Jean Garris Hand attests in support of Hilton and AHLA

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Jean Garris Hand, the Vice President of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at Hilton and also the Global Head of Sustainability, attested in support of Hilton along with the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade & Export Promotion. The enquiry, known as “Sustainable Tourism for a Thriving Economy,” found out how to create a sustainable travel and tourism segment while harmonizing the requirements of industries, tourists and native communities.

Ms. Garris Hand’s written and oral testament emphasized how AHLA’s responsible stay inventiveness is supporting the hospitality sector behind determinations that are encouraging energy effectiveness, decreasing leftovers, preserving water, and obtaining sensibly at hotel establishments around the country.

Ms. Garris Hand said in her testament that by concentrating on these main values, AHLA and its associates are integrated in a promise to reinforce conservational programs, learning and means to deliver a ‘responsible stay’ for visitors, defend the prospect of the earth and back communities all over the country. AHLA associates, comprising Hilton, have encompassed these philosophies, leading the duty to lessen ecological footprints, surge the constructive influence that we have on our communities while increasing the visitor experience.

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