Evidence of businesses shifting their practices toward sustainability can be seen all over. Restaurants are eliminating single-use plastics, large companies are integrating more environmentally conscious policies into their day-to-day operations, and solar panels and other technologies are saving businesses money and reducing their carbon footprint. The hospitality industry is jumping into this accelerating trend. Bluedot Institute student Dorje Dixey spoke with Joel Costa of 1 Hotels in San Francisco about the many unique and innovative ways they are providing guests with all the luxuries of a high-end hotel, while offering education and tools that enable guests to make more informed and eco-friendly choices.
“The pressure is on for the big companies to realize how much of an impact they have. The big names out there that have thousands of hotels and different brands, their operations really do need to be overhauled. There are a lot of these initiatives that are not yet implemented in these large chain hotels. We are all in this together — it’s not just us as one company trying to do this. Everyone has to work toward this larger goal.” –Joel Costa, 1 Hotels
Bluedot Living periodically showcases student work from the Bluedot Institute: a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting students and their teachers in creating local, solution oriented projects that address the environment and climate change.