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Sustainability in travel should be more than a badge. Despite global initiatives like Travalyst and sustainability filters on Booking.com, many credible certifiers and truly sustainable accommodations are being left out. The result? A system that rewards surface-level compliance while sid...
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TL;DR: Recycling Isn’t the Hero We Thought It Was
Recycling has been marketed as the silver bullet for sustainability, but it’s often a distraction from the real issues: overproduction, corporate irresponsibility, and lack of proper infrastructure.
Companies like Tetra Pak, Coca-Cola, an
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The way you communicate your green initiatives to your customers and stakeholders plays a huge part on spreading sustainability, and more importantly, in creating real impact and change of mindsets.
Take, for instance, my recent stay at a 4-star hotel. In the bathroom they had a little card telling...
The other day, I encountered an advertisement for Mout Cider on television. The add simply highlighted three compelling aspects: a fully recyclable glass bottle, the cider’s vegan status, and the company’s partnership with World Wildlife Fund that protects endangered species. While lounging at home,...
Many of our hospitality clients have asked what the best carbon offsetting projects are in Ireland, particularly as these businesses strive to become carbon neutral. In a previous Opinion Piece, I have highlighted how I find carbon offsetting problematic: Carbon Offsetting - who can I trust? (fifty...
Prenote: I am not saying Recycling is a bad thing, but our current main stream systems of recycling have failed us.
In July 2019 The Guardian shared an article titled “Humans have made 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic since 1950” If you missed it the link is at the end of this blog.
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