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Qatar Airways launches voluntary carbon offset programme for corporate and trade clients

Published on April 28, 2022

Qatar Airways has launched a voluntary carbon offset programme for its corporate and trade clients. The programme enables customers to offset their own carbon emissions via a dedicated web portal before or after a flight and uses the IATA industry best practice for calculating CO2 emissions, and has been designed to simplify the process for […]

Why sustainability is crucial to restaurant success

Published on April 25, 2022

Online delivery and takeaway orders are continuing to rise in our digital-first, often-remote world. While consumers will always want fresh ingredients and a variety of menu offerings, something else is increasingly paramount to their order decisions: a restaurant’s sustainability efforts. With the increasing urgency behind climate action, there’s never a better time to unpack key […]

Hilton Boosts Eco-Conscious Travel Across Properties in Asia Pacific

Published on April 21, 2022

Singapore - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) promotes conscious travel across its properties in Asia Pacific by making sustainable practices more accessible for guests, as travellers now seek more meaningful experiences. Honouring this year's Earth Day theme, "Invest in Our Planet", Hilton has released its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which emphasises its renewed commitment to taking real-world […]

Egypt's dialogue for a sustainable future

Published on March 31, 2022

Egypt launched its first national dialogue on climate change in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on Saturday as part of the country's preparations for hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in November. Held on the same day Earth Hour is observed, Egypt used the occasion to announce the nation's National Climate […]

Starbucks wants to become the gas station of the future for EVs

Published on March 25, 2022

With 15,000 locations across the U.S., the coffee chain is betting it can convince electric vehicle owners that it’s the perfect place to charge up. By 2030, there could be 26 million electric cars in the U.S., which means we’ll need more than 10 times as many EV chargers. Starbucks, with its 15,000 locations across the country, […]

Mandarin Oriental commits to responsible procurement across all F&B outlets

Published on March 14, 2022

This expansion of commitment reflects stepping away from serving a number of ‘luxury’ seafood items, including bluefin tuna, caviar and abalone, unless they can be certified to the robust standards of the Marine Stewardship Council or Aquaculture Stewardship Council. Hong Kong - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) has pledged to expand its responsible procurement efforts to […]

The Grand Egyptian Museum, the first eco-friendly museum in Egypt, is being readied for its grand opening

Published on March 1, 2022

Twenty years since the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak laid its foundation stone, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is inching closer to completion. At nearly 500,000 sq. m and with an expected cost of more than $1bn, the GEM will be the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation. The displays will show objects chronologically from prehistory to […]

New travel start-up Faircations focuses on sustainable travel

Published on February 24, 2022

The topic of sustainability is increasingly occupying the travel industry. With the German platform Farircations, a new company is now being launched that focuses specifically on sustainable package and individual holidays. Booking sustainable holidays should be as easy as reaching for the organic food shelf in the supermarket. At least, that is the claim of […]

Etihad Airways chief says carbon offsets avoid the real challenge of cutting CO2

Published on November 22, 2021

Carbon offsets, used by airlines to show they’re neutralizing greenhouse gas emissions, avoid the real challenge of cutting back on carbon dioxide, Bloomberg reported, citing Tony Douglas, CEO of Etihad Airways in an interview at the Dubai Airshow on Wednesday. “It’s a short-term stopgap if you haven’t got a more sustainable alternative, but it’s […]

Bain & Company to reduce business travel emissions by 35 per cent per employee

Published on October 11, 2021

Bain & Company announced a set of bold new sustainability commitments. The firm pledged to further reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions—from activities such as heating and powering its offices—by 30 per cent over the next five years, and it plans to reduce its scope 3 emissions from business travel by 35 per cent […]

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