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Marriott plans to save 1 billion plastic straws a year

July 25, 2018

By Madeleine Cuff
Stirring up plastics and tourism.
Pizza hut and straws

The last straw: How Pizza Hut is cutting plastic waste

July 10, 2018

By Michael Holder
Swapping plastic straws for paper straws was not a straightforward decision, head of supply chain Steve Packer explains.
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Hawaii’s long and winding road to sustainable tourism

June 18, 2018

By Heather Clancy
As Hilton, United Airlines and others are learning, educating visitors and local residents alike is critical for future progress.
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Episode 82: Greening the big Apple; Peter Seligmann's graceful exit

June 30, 2017

By Joel Makower and Lauren Hepler
In this week's episode, selling sustainable tourism, a chat with Honolulu's first resilience officer and the future of urban mobility.
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Episode 80: Sustainable tourism, VERGE Hawaii preview, the coming electric bus

June 16, 2017

By Joel Makower and Lauren Hepler
In this week's episode, the GreenBiz team covers the journey to sustainable tourism, BMW's investment in electric buses and the fate of globalized corporations.
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Is this a greener approach to laundry? Ask Hilton and Hyatt

February 9, 2017

By Heather Clancy
Some adopters of a bead-cleaning system from British-born Xeros saved more than 1 million gallons in the first year.
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The dirt on tourism and climate change

January 5, 2017

By Mike Hower
The tourism industry is both a victim of and contributor to a warming planet. Here's a closer look.

MGM Grand on leaving its Las Vegas utility

July 6, 2016

WithCindy Ortega

MGM Resorts International has become a leader in large-scale renewable energy installations on its properties.

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How Yalmaz Siddiqui, MGM Resorts International, got the job

June 13, 2016

By John Davies
Landing a VP gig in sustainability isn't impossible, but close to it. What set him apart?
bleach coral

For the tourism industry, there’s no vacation from climate change

June 9, 2016

By David Wigder
Tour operators of Australia's Great Barrier Reef unite to demand the government divest from coal.