GlobeSt.com national executive editor, Natalie Dolce, joins Hilton executives to assemble hygiene kits.
CHICAGO—GlobeSt.com recently joined Hilton representatives in Chicago to assemble 100 hygiene kits that were donated to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Hilton's corporate responsibility strategy, called Travel with Purpose, hopes to redefine and advance sustainable travel globally.
Hilton was the first in the hospitality industry to make a commitment of this kind to soap recycling, and its program with Clean the World remains the largest in the industry—the company plans to double its social impact and reduce its environmental footprint in half by 2030.
Through the program, hotels' partially used soaps and amenities are shipped to Clean the World's collection and recycling centers where they are processed, remanufactured into new soap bars and prepared for distribution to homeless shelters, community centers and medical facilities in impoverished communities around the world.
In 2016, Hilton's All Suites hotels, which include Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites, became the first in the industry to make participation in a soap recycling program a brand standard. Two of the Focused Service brands, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn, will be kicking off a similar standard in early 2019.
To date, working with Clean the World, Hilton has diverted millions of pounds of waste from landfills and distributed nearly 7 million bars of recycled soap in 38 countries across the globe. The remanufactured new soap has gone to homeless shelters and medical facilities in impoverished communities both in the US and around the globe.
With more than 4,600 properties and 758,000 rooms, Hilton Worldwide sets a shining example of corporate social responsibility at a high volume in the hospitality industry. Partnership with Clean the World is another way Hilton places emphasis on that social responsibility. Clean the World has more Hilton affiliates than any other hospitality flag.
“The success of Clean the World hinges on the support of great partners like Hilton,” said Shawn Seipler, founder and CEO, Clean the World.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
