Global hospitality company Hilton, and its philanthropic arm Hilton Global Foundation, announced the release of the 2023 Hilton Global Foundation Impact Report and the 2023 Hilton Travel with Purpose Report.
Hilton’s Travel with Purpose Report outlines the hospitality leader’s progress towards its Travel with Purpose environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy to drive responsible travel globally. Through carbon reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative and social impact targets aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, Hilton is working to reduce its emissions and create engines of opportunity while operating with accountability, integrity and transparency.
Hilton’s Travel with Purpose strategy is led by its 469,000 team members around the world, including 62,000 team members in Asia Pacific who are working to drive responsible travel throughout its business, operations, supply chain and among the communities where it operates. This year, Hilton has made the following progress (based on a 2008 baseline):
- Achieved a 1% reductionin carbon emissions intensity among its managed hotels and a 25.1% reduction in carbon emissions intensity among its franchised hotels.
- Reduced its water use intensityamong its managed hotels by 5%.
- Lowered its landfilled waste intensity by 63.7% among its managed hotels, surpassing its initial 2030 50 percent reduction target.
- Created more than 860,000 learning and career growth opportunitiesin 2023, contributing to more than 1.5 million opportunities since 2022.
- Contributed more than 377,000 volunteer hours in communities around the world, with a total of more than 2.5 million volunteer hours reported since 2017.
- ThroughHilton’s Team Member Assistance Fund, distributed more than $865,000 to a record number of Hilton Team Members impacted by disaster, crisis and personal hardship.
HILTON’S EFFORTS IN ASIA PACIFIC
Across its global footprint, Hilton continues to advance towards its ESG targets in Asia Pacific by supporting efficient resource management, waste reduction, learning opportunities, responsible sourcing and decreasing its carbon footprint.
- Reducing emission intensity: As the first major hospitality company to set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Hilton consistently sets new and enhanced targets backed by the latest climate science. In 2023, across Asia Pacific, there was a 36.6% reduction in emissions intensity, across 327 managed hotels in the Hilton portfolio and 93,750 rooms.
- Minimizing waste in guest amenities: By the end of 2023, Hilton properties phased out single-use miniature bottles and reduced use of bars of soap by transitioning to full-size shampoo, condition and soap amenities. In Asia, dry amenities (such as toothbrushes and razors) made from bamboo, wheatstraw and wood, using FSC-certified packaging will be offered. Hotels will also be encouraged to offer dry amenities only upon request. Hilton Singapore Orchardis the first hotel in Singapore to install a Nordaq in-house water filtration and bottling system to treat, purify, mineralize and bottle up to 500 reusable glass bottles per hour to further reduce plastic waste.
- Impacting local communities: Hilton Team Members are encouraged to champion causes and make an impact in local communities through volunteer efforts. In Hilton Jiuzhaigou, a pilot program provided guests with the opportunity to visit Tibetan families of Team Members, allowing Team Members to be ambassadors and shine the light on their own heritage. At DoubleTree Agra during Christmas, the hotel featured hand-woven and hand-crafted works from local artisans.
- Sustainably-sourced seafood: Hilton continues to advance on sourcing seafood responsibly from Marine Stewardship Council and Aquaculture Stewardship Council certified fisheries for Japan, Korea and Micronesia hotels, achieving 32% of sustainable sourcing in 2023.
The release of the 2023 Travel with Purpose report corresponds with the release of the latest Hilton Global Foundation Impact Report. The Hilton Global Foundation, Hilton’s philanthropic arm, works in partnership with the hospitality leader to drive progress towards its 2030 Travel with Purpose goals.