NEWS AND EVENTS

Jointly organised by SHA, Singapore Tourism Board and Enterprise Singapore, the Inaugural Hotel Sustainability Conference and Marketplace was held on 21 March 2022 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The Guest-of-Honour for the event was Mr Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth .

A key highlight of the event was the launch of Hotel Sustainability Roadmap which is co-developed by SHA and STB under the guidance of SHA Hotel Sustainability Committee. The roadmap sets out clear targets and strategies for hotels to adopt in their sustainability journey. To find out more about the Hotel Sustainability Roadmap, please check out the launch video here.

The full-day in person conference consisted of the following:

• Presentation on “Sustainability Study for the Tourism Sector”, by Mr Marcus Ng, Director and Leader of the Deloitte Southeast Asia Economics Advisory Practice
• Presentation on “Hotel Design and Sustainability”, by Mr Khoo Peng Beng, Director and Co-Founder, ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism
• Panel discussion “Certifications and Measurements for Hotel Environmental Sustainability” comprising panellists: Mr Bruno Cristol, Area General Manager, InterContinental Hotels Group, Singapore, Mr Eric Ricaurte, Founder & CEO, Greenview, Mr Sebastian Chung, Director of Safety, Health, Hygiene and Environment, Mandarin Oriental Singapore and Mr Justin Wu, Director, SG Eco Office, Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
• Panel discussion “Hotel Environmental Sustainability – Conservation and Waste Minimisation” comprising panellists: Mr Parveen Kumar, Hotel Manager, Grand Hyatt Singapore, Mr Melvin Lim, General Manager, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Mr Rainer Tenius, General Manager, Swissotel Merchant Court and Ms Stefanie Beitien, Head of Market Transformation, WWF-Singapore.

Both panel discussions were moderated by Ms Farizan D’Avezac de Moran, Senior Partner, GreenA Consultants.

Held alongside the Conference was a Hotel Sustainability Marketplace showcasing hotel sustainability solutions from 20 vendors.