{"id":4150,"date":"2011-09-20T11:09:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unrbep.org\/?p=4150"},"modified":"2011-09-20T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T18:09:56","slug":"p2rx%e2%84%a2-announces-the-national-sustainable-lodging-network-an-online-community-for-hospitality-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/p2rx%e2%84%a2-announces-the-national-sustainable-lodging-network-an-online-community-for-hospitality-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"P2Rx\u2122 Announces the National Sustainable Lodging Network, An Online Community for Hospitality Practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"

NATIONAL \u2013 The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx\u2122) announces the launch of the \u201cNational Sustainable Lodging Network,\u201d an online community of sustainable hospitality practitioners and an information clearinghouse to support the work of this community, found online at www.SustainableLodging.org<\/a>.\u00a0 Public interest in \u201cgoing green,\u201d personal ethic, and market demand have led to a growing community of practice in the sustainable hospitality area.\u00a0 As a result, there has been an explosion of state and local sustainable hospitality programs in recent years and a proliferation of information on how to \u201cgreen-up\u201d hospitality operations.<\/p>\n

Wendi Shafir, Green Lodging and Hospitality Lead for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 notes, \u201cThe hospitality industry has a large environmental footprint in terms of resources including energy, water, and materials.\u00a0 Many hotels and chains have successfully reduced their energy and water consumption through a variety of initiatives such as installing energy-efficient lighting, switching to an ozone laundry system, composting and recycling, and at the same time improved their hotel’s bottom line.\u00a0 The National Sustainable Lodging Network offers an opportunity to share successes and best practices with others in the industry who embrace similar goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

P2Rx created the National Sustainable Lodging Network in order to facilitate information sharing amongst the private and public sectors.\u00a0 SustainableLodging.org brings lodging operations together with federal, state, local, and tribal sustainable hospitality programs, including environmental agencies, tourism boards, and lodging associations.\u00a0 The goals for the site are to provide forums for sustainable hospitality practitioners to share information on practices and challenges; elevate sustainable hospitality programs and the facilities that participate in them; increase the adoption of sustainable hospitality practices nationwide; and foster innovation in sustainable lodging through the exchange of ideas.<\/p>\n

The National Sustainable Lodging Network benefits its users by helping them to build networks<\/em> among sustainable hospitality practitioners; gain access to and share content<\/em> related to sustainable lodging initiatives; and find tools and information resources for measuring the outcomes<\/em> of these practices.\u00a0 Some of the features of the Network include:<\/p>\n