How can hotels effectively balance guest luxury with meaningful sustainability practices? In this episode of the Sustainability Stories Podcast, host Radhika Arapally explores this intriguing question with Jacqueline Kneebone, Head of Sustainability and Wellness at Lore Group. Jacqueline shares her journey into sustainability, emphasizing the intertwined nature of wellness and sustainability and how these concepts shape her work. Jacqueline discusses the sustainability initiatives at One Hundred Shoreditch (a Lore Group hotel), highlighting the hotel's adaptive design approach and efforts to reduce single-use plastics and incorporate renewable energy. She elaborates on the advanced phase of sustainability that the hotel has entered, focusing on mandatory ESG reporting and establishing carbon baselines. The conversation also covers Jacqueline's continuous learning journey, including her participation in the ESG Executive Program at King's College, and how she upskills her team and stakeholders in sustainability practices. Jacqueline talks about the importance of making sustainability convenient and commercially sound to ensure buy-in from all stakeholders. The episode concludes with insights into the future of sustainable hospitality, the challenges faced, and the innovative partnerships and community projects that One Hundred Shoreditch is involved in, such as their collaboration with Made Blue for responsible water use and Earnt for community volunteering. Listeners are encouraged to stay updated by subscribing to the Sustainability Kiosk newsletter and to explore further learning opportunities mentioned in the show notes. This episode is part of the podcast series "Hotel Sustainability Stories #BeyondCOP28," featuring sustainability stories from participating Green Collection hotels. This episode celebrates the first anniversary of the Green Collection hotels by Global Hotel Alliance, highlighting their journey and achievements in sustainability over the past year. We also explore the positive impact that the Green Collection is having on the environment and local communities. Here are some of the key takeaways: GHA is working with its member hotels to implement several sustainability initiatives The Green Collection is having a positive impact on the environment and local communities. GHA has seen members paying +85% more and staying +13% longer at The Green Collection hotels. Notes: Earnt Community Volunteering: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7CcstBIIoo/Future Plus, sustainability management reporting platform: https://www.future-plus.co.uk/Made Blue Partnership for Responsible Water Use: https://loregroup.com/made-blue/Hotel Information on Sustainability: https://www.onehundredshoreditch.com/hotel-info/sustainability/ESG Executives program at Kings College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/business/executive-education/open-course/the-kings-eea-executive-esg-programme-for-hospitality-leaders Follow Sustainability Kiosk: WebsiteLinkedinYoutubeInstagramFacebook About Sustainability Kiosk: Sustainability Stories Podcast is the podcast arm of Sustainability Kiosk, a pioneering platform dedicated to assisting hotels in exploring and implementing innovative sustainability solutions in energy, water, food, waste, and consumables. Our mission is to support hotels in reducing emissions and achieving cost savings, while ensuring a balance between environmental stewardship and profitability. Each solution we offer is rigorously vetted for transparency and ease of understanding, enabling hoteliers to make informed decisions. Through our "Sustainability Management Partnership," we provide comprehensive training programs and have successfully collaborated with 43 hotels across the Middle East and Africa, driving impactful sustainability initiatives. We are proud members of the Emirates Green Building Council and accredited consultants for food waste management by The PLEDGE on Food Waste.
