Our Hotels
We are creating more sustainable stays that guests can feel good about by embedding responsible travel practices throughout the hotel experience.
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We’ve long believed that a great guest experience can also be a more sustainable one. We’re improving efficiency, reducing water and waste, preserving biodiversity and sourcing locally and responsibly, all while enhancing operations for our Team Members and supporting a great stay for our guests. Across our global portfolio, we’re preventing food waste through AI-enabled tools, partnering with owners to design and build more efficient hotels and scaling positive impact through responsible and sustainable sourcing. Together, these efforts bring sustainable innovation to life and help us act as stewards of the beautiful destinations we call home.
Sustainable operations
Hilton’s approach to sustainable operations integrates environmental responsibility with business performance, helping hotels operate more efficiently while delivering value to owners, Team Members, and guests. Through ongoing programs and investments, we are reducing emissions intensity, water use and waste generation and expanding initiatives including sustainable design, renovations and single-use plastics reduction.
We are advancing more sustainable dining by combining innovative technology, locally inspired concepts and smarter kitchen practices to minimize food waste and enhance the guest experience, demonstrating how purpose-driven operations can strengthen resilience and drive long-term impact.
Third-party certification
Hilton has maintained certification to three internationally recognized ISO management system standards across our global portfolio since 2014. This ongoing certification, verified annually through DEKRA’s comprehensive audit process, reinforces our leadership in sustainable operations and continuous improvement.
As the world’s largest hotel portfolio certified to these standards, Hilton provides independently verified assurance that operations meet the same high benchmarks everywhere. The result is stronger performance, reduced environmental impact, and confidence for guests.
ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems
Hilton helps our hotels create more sustainable stays by providing environmental management systems, developing programs, investing in solutions, and driving innovation that supports environmental performance and protects the destinations our guests love to visit.
ISO 9001
Quality Management Systems
Hilton hotels use quality management systems with processes to support great service, strong operations, and continuous improvement—so guests can expect the same trusted experience wherever they travel.
ISO 50001
Energy Management Systems
Hilton uses energy management systems to monitor and manage energy use across the hotels, with aim to reduce emissions and improve performance and efficiency, without compromising comfort.
Building and operating sustainable “green” hotels
Our owners and developers are critical partners in the advancement of a more sustainable future for the hospitality industry. Hilton developed Sustainable Design Checklists for these partners to support informed decisions on sustainability. Here are some examples of opportunities during design, construction, renovation, and conversion to incorporate energy efficiency and sustainable attributes in our hotels.
Roadmap to emissions intensity reduction
Our phased implementation strategy to reduce our emissions begins with operational shifts that require limited resources to implement, followed by investments in high-impact energy efficiency projects. In the next stage, we work toward off-site renewable energy procurement and end-of-life equipment replacement, as well as high-efficiency retrofits and electrification measures. The final phases of the roadmap focus on on-site renewable electricity generation and, as a last step, the purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets for any remaining unavoidable emissions. This waterfall approach enables Hilton to make informed decisions and has helped us chart the path to achieving our emissions intensity reduction goals.
Current practices that require no or low cost.
At the end of life, investing in higher efficiency mechanical equipment, ideally powered by electricity. The emissions associated with these investments often lasts over 20 years.
Enhancing efficiency with faster payback investments, often capturing tax or utility incentives to accelerate ROI.
Making investments in off-site renewable power in partnership with owners; opportunity to sell back to the grid and secure RECs.
Harnessing clean renewable power from the sun or deep inside the earth.
Purchasing annual high quality carbon offsets and RECs as a last resort to make up the balance.
Sustainability in the Traveler’s Journey
Many of today’s travelers are seeking more sustainable experiences and meaningful connections with the cultures and communities they visit. Our hotels are creating more sustainable stays that guests can feel good about by embedding responsible travel practices throughout the travel journey, whether a guest is traveling for work, leisure or group travel.
Here are some common examples of how guests might experience Travel with Purpose when they stay at one of our hotels.
Filter your hotel search to identify sustainable amenities including EV charging and Digital Key
Find sustainability certifications on booking portals
For groups, select pre-travel guidance for your event attendees to encourage sustainable travel choices
Access your room with Digital Key
Bring your reusable water bottle and fill up at one of our hydration stations
Charge your electric vehicle at one of our EV charging stations
For meetings & events, quantify the environmental footprint of your event through our Meeting Impact Calculator and work with the hotel sales team to address the emissions associated with the meeting
Consider our sustainability guidance for a memorable and sustainable event
Reduce plastic waste using our full-size shampoos & other amenities
Dry off with our longer-lasting towels and linens
Recycle with in-room bins
Save energy with our LED lighting
Purchase locally-sourced goods from onsite boutiques
Enjoy our plastic-free hotel slippers
Nourish yourself with fresh ingredients from on-property gardens and farms
Taste the difference of our local and responsibly-sourced, seasonal food
Find food preference options on menus
Savor a delicious, thoughtfully curated food and beverage experience, crafted with innovative approaches to help reduce food waste
Experience the local culture with immersive activities
Support local sustainability with eco-friendly experiences
Impact the community and help preserve our destinations with meaningful volunteer opportunities
Explore our destinations with property-provided bicycles
Plastics Reduction
Hilton is reducing single‑use plastics in our hotels through thoughtful operational changes and sustainable sourcing. By eliminating unnecessary plastics, replacing them with lower‑impact alternatives, and enabling reuse, we are creating more sustainable stays for our guests and reducing waste. These initiatives help protect the destinations guests love, improving guest convenience and enhancing the hotel experience.
Here are some of the ways that many hotels are working to reduce plastics, shrinking our environmental footprint and enhancing our guests’ experience. Hilton works to scale these initiatives through brand standards, innovative partnerships, and optimized pricing for hotels through Hilton Supply Management.
Full-size bath amenities
are required by brand standard across Hilton’s global portfolio, avoiding 3.7M+ pounds of plastic usage annually as compared to miniature bottles
Removing unnecessary plastic wrapping
around items such as
slippers and cups
Extending longevity of items before replacement
such as televisions and gym equipment
Reusable dishware, drinkware and flatware
must be used in restaurants at all full-service, luxury and lifestyle hotels
Sustainable laundry bags
made from cloth or recyclable paper
Reusable cups
in guest rooms and gyms
Digital Key
is offerered at more than 80% of Hilton’s properties, eliminating 100+ tons of plastic annually
Plastic-free beverage options
at meetings and events
Digital signage and QR codes
instead of printed materials
Guest room ameninties
such as toothbrushes, shaving razors and combs, are increasingly made from more sustainable materials, such as cornstarch, bamboo, wheatstraw or wood
Key cards
made from bamboo or recycled plastic
Straws, stir sticks, and cocktail picks
must be made of natural or biodegradable materials
Water refill stations or on-site bottling
are available at more than 70% of hotels globally, providing guests the opportunity to hydrate with reusable bottles or cups
Single-use amenities
available on request instead of automatically provided
Reusable bottle options
for guests to use during stay
Source with Purpose. Scale positive impact.
As the world’s largest hospitality-focused procurement and supply chain provider, Hilton Supply Management (HSM) delivers end-to-end solutions and 24/7 support to 25K+ properties globally, sourcing in partnership with 4K+ suppliers. Through our global responsible sourcing strategy, Source with Purpose, HSM prioritizes responsible, sustainable, sustainable and local sourcing to create positive economic, environmental and community impact.
FAQs
Hilton continues to advance sustainability across its hotels through operational programs and partnerships, including:
- Reducing waste across hotels and exceeding its 50% waste reduction goal
- Becoming the first hospitality company to join the U.S. Food Waste Pact
- Expanding food waste reduction programs such as Green Ramadan
- Providing practical tools like Water and Energy Efficiency Playbooks
These initiatives help hotels operate more efficiently while reducing environmental impact.
Travel with Purpose is implemented on property through actions like reducing energy, water, and waste, eliminating single-use plastics, reducing food waste and investing in community investment initiatives such as career development, volunteer efforts and local partnerships.
- Food waste reduction programs like Green Ramadan and AI-powered platforms
- Energy and water efficiency playbooks for hotels
- Sustainable design and sourcing standards
- LED lighting and renewable energy programs
- AI-powered food waste tracking (Winnow) in 220+ hotels
- Partnerships like the U.S. Food Waste Pact
- Programs like Green Ramadan and Too Good To Go
These efforts achieved measurable reductions and avoided millions of meals of waste.
Green Ramadan is a food waste reduction initiative implemented across hotels. In 2025, it expanded to 45 hotels in 14 countries, helping eliminate 2.6 tons of food waste while earning global recognition for sustainability impact.
- “Source with Purpose” strategy for sustainable and local sourcing
- Supplier assessments through EcoVadis
- Focus on human rights, environmental impact, and ethical supply chains
Hilton is reducing plastic through operational changes, sustainable sourcing, and brand standards that eliminate unnecessary items, replace plastics with alternatives, and promote reuse.
- Full-size bath amenities replacing mini bottles
- Reusable dishware, cups, and laundry bags
- Biodegradable straws and stir sticks
- Reduced packaging on guest room items
- These changes significantly reduce waste across the guest experience.
Guests may experience Travel with Purpose at every stage of their stay, including:
- Planning: Sustainability features like EV charging and Digital Key
- Staying: Refill stations, recycling in-room, and reducing plastic with full-size amenities
- Dining: Enjoy locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and lower-waste dining
- Exploring: Participate in eco-friendly activities, supporting local businesses, or volunteer activities in the community
These everyday choices help Hilton guests reduce their impact while creating more meaningful travel experiences.
Hilton is certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, and ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems. These systems support great service, strong operations, continuous improvement, energy performance and efficiency, and environmental performance while protecting the destinations our guests love to visit.
Hilton’s certifications are achieved through a rigorous audit process conducted by an independent, ANAB-accredited body and provide transparent, credible assurance that environmental and energy management systems are independently confirmed. As the world’s largest hotel portfolio certified to these standards, Hilton provides independently verified assurance that operations meet the same high benchmarks everywhere, resulting in stronger performance, reduced environmental impact and confidence for guests.
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