by Sarah Marjoribanks | Jul 17, 2020 | Side Bar, Sustainability
In a first for a South African hotel group, City Lodge has gotten rid of single-use plastic from its rooms and launched an all-new range of bathroom amenities which includes a zero bar. Developed by The Bespoke Amenities Company, the range will be available across all...
by Sarah Marjoribanks | Apr 28, 2020 | Side Bar, Sustainability
Stellenbosch wine farm Spier has won Gold in the Responsible Business category at the 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards, it was revealed by WTM Africa in early April. The awards evaluated previous winners in the WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards...
by Sarah Marjoribanks | Mar 19, 2020 | Side Bar, Sustainability
Thanks to the Event Greening Forum for this comprehensive look at how to reduce food waste in the events industry – well worth the read! It is estimated that one third of all food produced globally is wasted. This applies to South Africa and means that of the 31...
by Sarah Marjoribanks | Mar 11, 2020 | Side Bar, Sustainability
Radisson Hotel Group is launching a global roll-out plan of plastic reduction – including the introduction of bulk amenities in all hotels across the group’s portfolio by 2022. Radisson Hotel Group will implement bulk amenity dispensers across all brands by the...
by Sarah Marjoribanks | Mar 6, 2020 | Sustainability
South Africa has a newly revised national waste management strategy that has ambitious goals and waste reduction targets; one being to divert more organic waste away from landfill. The strategy recognises that organic waste represents the largest single waste type...