Sustainability Statement

A Triple-Bottom-Line Approach to Hospitality

EarthView is our in-house sustainability program that integrates environmental and philanthropic initiatives into the core of business practice. EarthView represents our commitment to implementing sustainable and innovative practices that will benefit the environment, our local and global communities, and the performance of our business.

Environmental and Social Initiatives

Caring for the Planet and Its People

Independent Collection hotels are part of an industry-leading approach to corporate responsibility. We are always seeking to further our environmental stewardship practices, and we partner with organizations that work for social good. Below are some of the ways we put our ethics in action.

2010

Energy-Efficient Products and Processes

Properties begin using energy-efficient CFL bulbs, recycling in all guestrooms, use of recycled-content paper products, implementation of towel and linen reuse program.

2011

Clean the World

EarthView partners with Clean the World.

2012

Energy Star Property

All IC hotels are benchmarked in EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager.

2013

United Way

IC partners with United Way.

2014

EarthView Bottles and Property Initiatives

EarthView water bottles sold in IC guestrooms. We introduce electronic guest folios, L’Occitane amenities and dispensers. We become part of TripAdvisor’s Green Leaders program.

Autism Speaks

IC begins supporting Autism Speaks by raising awareness and funds for autism spectrum disorders.

2015

Bike Program

Bike program is implemented in IC hotels.

2016

LED Lighting

IC hotels convert to energy-efficient LED lighting.

2017

Literacy Program

We begin our “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” Literacy program.

EarthView Water Bottles

$1 of sales from each water bottle is donated to Water.org, an organization that provides innovative, market-based solutions that change lives every day through safe water and sanitation.

Clean the World

Clean the World is the world’s first and only high-volume soap recycler. This non-profit collects the soap discarded each day in hotel guestrooms and recycles it. The recycled product is distributed to at-risk communities in the U.S. and developing countries to prevent millions of hygiene-related deaths. 762 pounds of soap have been recycled and converted to 4,136 new life-saving bars of soap for children and families in need worldwide.

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