Building a Greener,Stronger, RegenerativeHospitality Industry
Global Green Hotel helps hotels and hospitality businesses turn sustainability into practical environmental action, stronger communities and better business performance.
What Is Global Green Hotel?
Hospitality, reimagined responsibly
Global Green Hotel (GGH) is a hospitality sustainability initiative focused on helping hotels and hospitality businesses understand, improve and communicate their sustainability performance.
GGH brings together sustainability, hospitality operations, research and business thinking to encourage practical solutions that create value for the environment, people, communities and hotel businesses.
A Note From Our Founder
“Welcome to Global Green Hotel. I started GGH because I believe hotels can protect the environment while becoming stronger, more efficient businesses — and I would be glad to explore what that could look like for you.”
Oliver Ouma
Founder, Global Green Hotel · Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality Management
Learn more about GGH's storyGGH Organization Profile
The complete introduction to Global Green Hotel
What GGH is, why it exists, how it creates value, and what makes it different — including the GGH at a Glance summary and the value-creation cycle.
Why Global Green Hotel?
An industry that depends on the planet
Hospitality depends heavily on natural resources, food, energy, water, people and local communities. That dependence brings real operational challenges:
Sustainability should not simply be an additional cost. Done properly, it can become part of better hotel operations, stronger communities, environmental responsibility and long-term business performance.
- Food waste
- High energy consumption
- Water use
- Waste generation
- Unsustainable purchasing
- Limited sustainability measurement
- Employee participation challenges
- Difficulty communicating credible sustainability efforts
- Pressure to remain financially competitive
03 — Our Vision
“A greener, stronger, and more responsible global hospitality industry.”
Our Mission
Practical. Measurable. Responsible.
“To help hotels adopt practical, measurable, and financially responsible sustainability practices that benefit the environment, people, communities, guests, and the hotel business.”
“Better hospitality is possible when sustainability becomes part of the way hotels operate, innovate and create value.”
The GGH Sustainable Hospitality Framework
Six pillars. One direction.
Rooted in regenerative hospitality — creating positive, lasting value for the environment, people, communities and business.
Free GGH Sustainability Check
How sustainable is your hotel?
Five quick questions — about two minutes — to see where your hotel is making progress and where opportunities for improvement may exist. No payment or sign-up required.
06 — Starting With Food Waste
Reducing Food Waste as a Business Strategy
GGH's initial research and development focus explores how hotels can reduce food waste while improving operational and financial performance.
“Reducing Food Waste as a Business Strategy: Developing a Financially Sustainable Food-Waste Management Model for Hotels in Hawaiʻi.”
- Measure
- Understand
- Improve
- Save
- Report
- Scale
Sustainable & Regenerative Travel
Travel Better. Leave a Positive Impact.
Sustainable and regenerative hospitality also includes the choices we make as travelers. GGH encourages travelers to respect local culture, support local communities and businesses, protect natural environments, reduce unnecessary waste, and choose hospitality experiences that contribute positively to the places they visit.
Explore responsibly. Support local. Leave a positive impact.
Respect Local Culture
Learn about and respect the people, traditions, and communities of the places you visit.
Support Local
Support local food, businesses, producers, and community-based experiences.
Protect Nature
Travel responsibly and help protect the natural environments that make destinations special.
Choose Responsible Hospitality
Consider hotels and hospitality businesses that are working to improve their environmental and community impact.
Traveler Pledge
Take the GGH Traveler Pledge 🌍
Small choices can make a meaningful difference when we travel. Join travelers who believe tourism should respect people, culture, communities, and the planet.
“I choose to travel with respect—for people, culture, communities, and the planet. I will support local where possible, reduce unnecessary waste, respect nature, and make more responsible travel choices.”
1 traveler has taken the GGH Traveler Pledge
Community Reviews
What people say about GGH
GGH is a growing initiative. Reviews will appear here as hotels, partners and community members share their genuine experiences — and yours could be the first.
Newsletter
Stay Connected With GGH
Receive occasional updates on sustainable hospitality, food-waste innovation, research and GGH initiatives.
Founding Participants
Become a GGH Founding Participant
“You don't need to have all the answers. We are looking for people and organizations willing to help us find better ones.”
GGH is inviting a small first group of hotels, researchers, hospitality professionals, sustainability experts, technology providers and strategic partners to help shape our early work.
Founding participants may contribute through pilot participation, research, technical knowledge, professional expertise, technology, community insight or financial support.
Support Our Work
Support GGH 🌍
“Together, we can help turn better ideas into measurable impact.”
Help us build a more sustainable and regenerative future for hospitality. Support for Global Green Hotel helps advance research, educational resources, pilot initiatives, industry collaboration, and practical solutions that can help hospitality businesses create positive environmental, community, and business impact.
There are many ways to contribute—share your expertise, participate in research, become a partner, join a pilot initiative, or provide financial support.
Financial contributions to GGH are voluntary. GGH does not currently represent contributions as charitable or tax-deductible.
Help Build the Future of Sustainable Hospitality
GGH is building partnerships with hotels, researchers, tourism organizations, communities and businesses that believe sustainability can create both environmental and business value.