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BSR Insight Article: Biodiversity Conservation and Human Development
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
The private sector is recognized as an essential actor in supporting development and poverty reduction, and companies themselves are increasingly recognizing the business opportunities associated with engaging in development challenges. However, the complex interrelationship between poverty and biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) requires that companies take an integrated perspective to these issues in order to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of host communities. Yet, today many companies have programs that support biodiversity conservation and separate programs that support local economic development, and in some cases these programs are in conflict. To make positive contributions to sustainable development, companies need to integrate the objectives of these programs and unlock the synergies among business, conservation, and poverty reduction. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Branding Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism: A Q&A on Hilton’s LightStay Program
Interview with Christopher Corpuel, Vice President, Sustainability, Hilton Worldwide, by Eva Dienel, Communications Manager, BSR
After two years of development, Hilton Worldwide rolled out a new system to analyze the environmental impacts of its 3,600 properties. The company’s LightStay program measures energy, water, waste, and carbon impacts throughout 200 areas of hotel operations including housekeeping, paper product use, food waste, chemical storage, air quality, and transportation. In 2009, following the first year of the program, Hilton reported that the company has conserved enough energy to power 5,700 homes for a year, enough water to fill more than 650 Olympic-size pools, and the carbon emissions equivalent of taking 34,865 cars off the road. Hilton’s Christopher Corpuel spoke with us about how Hilton is using LightStay to save money—including more than US$29 million in utility costs alone in 2009—and elevate sustainability as a global brand standard. In its 3,600 properties around the world, Hilton has a variety of brands and also different operating models (some hotels are owned, some are managed, and some are franchised). Given that context, how does this program work at the ground level? Read more
BSR Insight Article: How Sustainability Can Transform the Travel and Tourism Sector
Kara Hurst, Former Vice President
In the past, social responsibility in the travel and tourism sector was equated with “ecotourism.” However, companies such as Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, and Starwood are now implementing innovative solutions that also reduce the environmental impact of their operations, save money, and benefit local economic development. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Minding the Gaps: Three Unmet Needs for Climate Leadership
By Besty Fargo and Ryan Schuchard
Building on our article last week on why climate matters for every company, managers should be aware that there are some important, and very specific, opportunities for creating business value while promoting climate stability. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Hero for Troubled Waters: A Q&A with Sylvia Earle
Interview with Sylvia Earle by Eva Dienel, Communications Manager, BSR
The ringtone for renowned ocean explorer Sylvia Earle’s royal blue mobile phone is the hollow ping of a sonar device, a constant but unnecessary reminder to its owner that the world is mostly ocean, what Earle calls our planet’s “life-support system.” Earle, a 2009 TED Prize winner who will be speaking at the BSR Conference 2009, recently sat down to talk with us about her new book, The World Is Blue (released today by National Geographic Books), and why business should put nature—and especially the world’s water resources—on the balance sheet. Read more
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