Hilton Worldwide Celebrates its Commitment to Living Sustainably with Earth Hour Projects around the World
March 25 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and its portfolio of 12 brands
announced today that for the fifth consecutive year, its Team
Members and franchisee employees around the world will unite to
protect the planet by participating in the celebration of Earth
Hour 2015 through a number of innovative projects including:
- Switching off of main building exterior
lighting and rooftop neon signage
- Dimming of interior lobby and reception
lighting
- Hosting candlelit dinners with low
carbon menus and sustainable cocktails
- Showcasing acoustic music sessions
including classical music and jazz in the dark
- Organizing candle making
activities
Earth Hour will take place from 8:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. local time
on Saturday, March 28, 2015, and hundreds of Hilton Worldwide’s
more than 4,300 global properties will once again be connecting
with guests in demonstration of their commitment to living
sustainably.
“Managing natural resources and energy use are key to Hilton
Worldwide’s overall long-term business strategy,” said Maxime
Verstraete, vice president of sustainability, Hilton Worldwide.
“Celebrating Earth Hour around the world is one of the ways hotel
teams work with guests to demonstrate how we conserve waste, water
and energy every day,”
Participation in Earth Hour is part of Hilton Worldwide’s
commitment to Living Sustainably, one of the four pillars of the
company’s responsibility and sustainability strategy, Travel with
Purpose. In January of 2015, Hilton Worldwide announced Meet with
Purpose, a concept designed to make it easier for meeting
professionals to reduce waste and incorporate sustainable practices
into meetings and events. In addition, the company achieved ISO
50001 certification in 2014 for energy management for its global
portfolio through a major upgrade to LightStay, its proprietary
measurement platform, which complements other global system-wide
ISO certifications of ISO 9001 and 14001.
The original idea for Earth Hour was conceived by WWF in 2007
during a meeting held at Hilton Sydney, and Hilton Worldwide has a
long history of supporting the event. It’s a way for individuals
and businesses to show how simple steps can make a significant
impact on addressing climate change. When this worldwide effort
began in Sydney, Australia more than two million people turned off
their lights for an hour and reduced the city's energy consumption
by more than 10 percent. It became a global movement in 2008 with
more than 50 million people participating, and today has become the
largest grassroots environmental movement in the world with more
than 7,000 cities and towns in 162 countries and territories and
hundreds of millions of people participating across seven
continents. In 2014 alone hundreds of millions of people
participated. This year’s theme focuses on climate change, one of
the biggest environmental challenges our planet faces today.
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality
company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service
hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service
hotels. For 95 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to
continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest
experiences. The company's portfolio of twelve world-class global
brands is comprised of more than 4,300 managed, franchised, owned
and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 715,000
rooms in 94 countries and territories, including Hilton Hotels
& Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels
& Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio - A Collection by Hilton,
DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn,
Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton
and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an
award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®. Visit
news.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with
Hilton Worldwide at www.facebook.com/hiltonworldwide,
www.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwide,
www.flickr.com/hiltonworldwide, and
www.linkedin.com/company/hilton-worldwide.
About Travel with Purpose
Travel with Purpose is Hilton Worldwide's commitment to provide
shared value to its business and communities around the world. As
the driving strategy for Hilton Worldwide's corporate
responsibility efforts, Travel with Purpose focuses on creating
opportunities for individuals to reach their full potential;
strengthening local communities where Team Members live, work and
travel; celebrating cultures and the power of travel; and living
sustainably through the measurement, analysis and improvement of
the use of natural resources. Visit
www.hiltonworldwide.com/corporate-responsibility and
www.hiltonworldwide.com/sustainability for more information.
Lindsey Daniels+1.703.883.5986lindsey.daniels@hilton.com
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