The International Tourism Partnership (ITP) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) are working unite hotel industry efforts to calculate and communicate carbon impact by agreeing on a standardized methodology and metrics informed by the GHG Protocol standards. The Carbon Measurement Working Group includes as Accor, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, MGM Resorts International, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Red Carnation Hotel Collection, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Premier Inn – Whitbread Group, and Wyndham Worldwide.
The coalition was formed to address inconsistencies in hotel companies’ approaches and to devise a unified methodology based on available data. Currently, carbon measurement metrics vary widely, and the number of methodologies and tools in use make transparency within the industry difficult to achieve.
As part of a multi-phased approach, the group has and will continue to engage a broad cross section of stakeholders to solicit input and feedback. The objective of the first phase is to have standards available for the 2012 RFP season.
