MCLEAN, Va.—Hilton Worldwide today released its 2013-2014 corporate responsibility report. The report highlights efforts, achievements, and priorities across the four focus areas of Hilton Worldwide’s corporate responsibility strategy, Travel with Purpose: creating opportunities, strengthening communities, celebrating cultures, and living sustainability.
“2013 was a year of tremendous progress for Hilton Worldwide. As we build on this momentum, we are mindful of the need to achieve this growth in a responsible and sustainable manner,” said Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO, Hilton Worldwide. “Travel with Purpose serves as the guide for growing our company in a way that benefits our business as well as the communities where we live, work and travel. I am proud of the progress we have made and will continue to make as we look to achieve our goals in the future.”
Since 2009, the company has reduced energy use by 13.6 percent, carbon output by 20.2 percent, waste output by 26.8 percent, and water use by 13.1 percent. The entire portfolio of hotels also has achieved ISO 50001 energy management system certification. Other key achievements highlighted in the report include:
Announcing the global “Open Doors” commitment, which aims to impact at least 1 million young people by 2019 by helping them to reach their full potential; launching the Global Youth Wellbeing Index, a tool for governments, businesses, and civil society to use to advance youth agendas, funding, and programs; hosting more than 600 career awareness events as part of Careers@HiltonLive, reaching more than 73,000 young people around the world; hiring more than 2,000 United States veterans and their families since launching Operation: Opportunity in 2013; training nearly 2,000 managers and department heads on child trafficking awareness and reaching more than 45,000 team members through Code of Conduct training; activating nearly 2,400 global projects and contributing 200,000 volunteer hours during Global Week of Service; participating in the Carbon Disclosure project; and supporting more than 700 hotels with the Living Sustainably environmental awareness campaign.
“Responsibility and sustainability are key parts of our long-term business strategy. We are proud of the work our team members and franchise partners around the world do to drive local solutions that result in new opportunities for youth, the development of responsible supply chains, conservation of scarce natural resources, as well as greater cultural understanding and support for human rights,” said Jennifer Silberman, vice president of corporate responsibility, Hilton Worldwide.
