Ricaurte, Eric, and Rehmaashini Jagarajan. "Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index 2020: Carbon, Energy, and Water". Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (1636761600)November 13, 2021. https://ecommons.cornell.edu/...
The Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index (CHSB) is the hotel industry’s largest annual benchmarking of energy, water, and carbon emissions. It is an industry-led global data collection and benchmarking initiative, with more than 18,000 hotels contributing information on their energy and water usage and greenhouse gas emissions. Open to hotels and hotel companies of all sizes, including major hotel brands, operators and owners, 55 nations and 20 international hotel chains representing all regions of the world participated. Published annually, it is freely available and offers a peer-based reference for benchmarking and estimating hotel energy and water usage and carbon footprints.
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