The Food Waste Benchmarking Study builds on existing food waste initiatives by the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index (CHSB), the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current food waste management practices, the state of data disclosure on food waste performance, and the wide-ranging impacts food waste has within the U.S. hospitality industry.
CHSB 2025 continues the annual benchmarking initiative carried out through a partnership between the Cornell University Center for Hospitality Research, participating hotels and Greenview. CHSB 2025 reinforces its role as the industry’s most robust and transparent benchmark for energy, water, and carbon performance in the hospitality sector.
Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research (CHR), in partnership with Greenview, supports the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index (CHSB), an industry-led global data initiative launched in 2013. This initiative enables hotels worldwide to calculate their carbon footprint and benchmark their energy, water, and carbon emissions efficiently and affordably, drawing on a dataset of over 27,000 hotels. Major hotel brands, operators, and owners participate in the CHSB, representing 1,072 geographies across 83 countries, 84 regions, 709 market areas, and 185 climate zones. The CHSB report is authored by Eric Ricaurte and Rehmaashini Jagarajan.
by Eric Ricaurte and Rehmaashini Jagarajan
Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking research reveals a general decrease in energy and water usage among the participating hotels. The decrease is largely associated with the pandemic.
This report examines the state of gender diversity and equity in the travel and hospitality industry, presenting industry-wide research and practical solutions to address persistent gaps in advancement, pay, and leadership.