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Environment

Protecting Our 1 World

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Nourish

Our renowned chefs curate culinary masterpieces, respecting local culture and honoring the natural world through:
• Energy-efficient certified kitchen equipment
• Natural fuel cooking
• On-site composting
• On-site organic gardens
• Green For Life (GFL) monitoring
• Locally sourced core menu items
• Zero-waste cocktails, dinners, and events
• Elimination of all items from unethical production and farming practices
• Elimination of all single-use plastic

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Share Our Message

We have the unique opportunity to share the ethereal beauty and vulnerability of nature with the world, and we’ll never take that for granted. 

1 Hotels was founded on specific principles that drive our operating practices across our brands. As a new company, we have the unique opportunity to integrate sustainability into our practices and standards from the very beginning.

Employees

MISSION Members

Together, we’re redefining conscious travel. When you join our cause-driven loyalty program, MISSION, you can offset the climate impact of your stay by using your rewards to support conservation & carbon drawdown products in India, Kenya, and the US. Plus, as a member of our extended family, you’ll also gain access to exclusive upgrades, insider offers, custom programming, and beyond.

Our Partners

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NRDC

NRDC works to safeguard the earth – its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. We've partnered with NRDC for hotel packages with donations, proceeds from t-shirts sales during our 2018 Earth Day Every Day campaign, and as a resource for sharing content with our audiences.

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Oceanic Global

Oceanic Global is an environmental advocacy organization that connects with universal passions of art, music, fashion, hospitality, technology, and more, meeting people where they're already engaged. We've partnered for happy hours, special events, and a year-long film series, “Films for Thought.”

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The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy focuses on taking on the planet’s biggest, most important challenges by focusing on priorities that science shows are the most urgent and where their innovation and expertise can be game changers. We've partnered for hotel packages and events and as a local charity partner for 1 Hotel Central Park.

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Intersectional Environmentalist

Intersectional Environmentalist represents an inclusive version of environmentalism that advocates for both the protection of people and the planet. We participated in the IE Accountability Program, a unique framework that empowers businesses to reframe a collective approach to sustainability and diversity through an intersectional lens. We also sponsored and participated in IE’s “The Future Is” Summit.

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CarbonClick

CarbonClick was born to make climate action simple and transparent for businesses and customers alike, supporting the planet and humanity through projects we all care so much about. We've partnered with CarbonClick for our carbon offsets.

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Legend Energy Advisors

Legend Energy Advisors supports us in our pursuit of being the world’s most sustainable hospitality company. We work together to install connected devices throughout our energy and water infrastructure and actively monitor resource consumption. Our infrastructure retrofits and upgrades save energy, water, gas and of course, emissions to make us more climate resilient.

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Housing Works

Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS with a mission to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS. We've partnered for our 1 Less Thing initiative, where we ask guests to leave behind gently used clothing that's donated to Housing Works to distribute to those in need.

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Audi

Audi and 1 Hotels have a shared vision of creating a more sustainable future. For Audi, this includes a commitment to offer a U.S. model lineup that's 30% fully or partially electrified by 2025 and becoming one of the first automakers to implement an internal carbon price program. The Audi e-tron is the Official Electric Vehicle of 1 Hotels properties.