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The ways the hospitality industry deals with the COVID-19 crisis provides insight into the crisis management endeavors in building a business case for disaster and climate resiliency. The Sustainability in Hospitality Panel is supported by experts across many fields. The panel's goal is to have sustainability anchored ...

The business case for sustainable hotels establishes the benefits for each of the different participants in a hotel development project.  By working together to integrate sustainability into the development of new builds and retrofits, the best financial benefits are realized for all parties along the hotel value chain ...

Sustainability is the carrying out of economic activity without depleting resources or having harmful impacts now or for future generations.  Sustainability in building developments must be considered from the very earliest stages, as the potential environmental impacts are considerable.  Once the decision to erect a n ...

Blockchain technology recasts conventional approaches to sustainable development and accelerates SDG progress – if deployed responsibly.  The three areas where blockchain could be an SDG game changer are (1) building resilient and transparent supply chains; (2) creating stronger and more accountable public institutions ...

The built environment – residential and commercial real estate and infrastructure development – accounts for around 13% of the world’s GDP.  Research shows the construction materials comprise 50%-60% of the total cost in construction projects.  When sourcing materials, companies need to consider their environmental imp ...