WSHA Planet Conscious Amenities Pack
Supply Chain Optimisation High Ambition Mover Project
Working towards Net Positive Hospitality.
Vision
A prosperous and responsible hospitality sector that gives back to the destination more than it takes.
What is Net Positive Hospitality?
Net Positive strategies aim to put more back into society, the environment, and the global economy than they take out. By working together as an industry, we have the collective power to ensure that our destinations and communities are protected and regenerated now and for future generations..
Amenities Pack Pilot Information.
Thank you for your interest in joining the world’s first Planet Conscious Amenities Pack launched as a High Ambition Mover Project by the Supply Chain Optimisation Impact Committee through World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.
Below you will find more details on the Pack and also a survey so we can gather more information on your requirements and your initial thoughts regarding involvement. We are collecting this so we can collate amounts, locations and frequencies and get the best possible pricing. All information will be treated as strictly confidential so please be as detailed as possible.
As leaders in the hospitality industry, our collective commitment to peer collaboration is essential to achieving a net-positive future—one that is responsible, worthy, prosperous, and sustainable.
The High Ambition Movers Projects have been create to help make change happen quickly - the Amenities Pack will be made available at scale, to create immediate impact, and to generate learning that can be applied more widely.
This innovative initiative also aims to significantly reduce Scope Three emissions and liabilities, propelling us further along the Pathway to Net Positive at the same time as addressing governance such as CSRD and CSDDD.
Project Objectives:
Global Accessibility: Exclusive discounted access for Alliance members to the best in class sustainable, Planet Conscious Amenities Pack.
Rigorous & Verifiable Vetting: Guaranteeing the highest standards with the benefit of third party audits and verification.
Customization Options: Offering tailored packaging and branding solutions.
Amenities Pack Details
Benefits of WSHA Planet Conscious Amenities Pack Initiative
Leverage bulk buying power and influence of the Alliance to drive down costs and make sustainable change possible
Access exclusive discounts for Alliance members to the best in class sustainable, Planet Conscious Amenities Pack
Optional free mini audit of your current Amenities Pack so you can measure both the qualitative and quantitative impact of the change
Inspire other industries to join the Pathway to Net Positive
Create a collaborative feedback process that enables continuous improvement and evolution of the Amenities Pack providing a bespoke solution for the industry by the industry
Bring in other Alliance members and external experts such as materials scientists to ensure constant innovation and that the Amenities Pack is best in class globally
Go beyond sustainability through our ESG Credits System to support local and global projects that are contributing to offsetting carbon and creating social impact
Make it easier for you to make the choice to be more planet conscious and fulfil governance requirements for sourcing
Create impact measurement and reporting that can be used to demonstrate success against sustainability objectives
Build further dialogue and communication with guests on the issue of sustainability
What is the purpose of the pilot?
Utilising the alliances collective buying power to optimise supply chain sustainability in the most efficient and cost-effective way for the hospitality industry. Greenwashing especially with dry amenities is rampant and members need to have access to the most up to date and relevant information to help them make key decisions on implementing these changes internally whilst also making cost savings.
Each member will have access to ESG credits through purchasing these products at no cost to them or the alliance. This ESG reporting will directly benefit the alliance members on their ESG goals throughout the year and will allow them to direct these credits towards their own specific projects or directly back to the Alliance.
What products are in the pack?
We are working towards providing the full pack which will consist of toothbrush, toothpaste (separate and together as a dental kit), razor, shaving cream (separate and together as a shaving kit), comb, hairbrush, sewing kit, vanity kit (made up of nail file, cotton buds and facial pads or whichever combination but also available separately), cotton balls, shower cap, hygiene bag, shoe horn, shoe mitt, loofah.
Is the pack customisable?
The Amenity Pack is customisable. Each brand/hotel can decide on how the packaging is branded and choose their own version of the pack.There are 5 different types of packaging: Kraft Paper Sachets, White Paper Sachets, Kraft Cardboard Box, White Cardboard Box and our Luxury Sugarcane Embossed Cardboard box.
What is the expected saving?
The success of this project is about bringing the best in class sustainable and ethical available products to the members and making them accessible for all at reduced rates that are derived from the Alliance’s collective buying power.
How do we know that the pack is truly Planet Conscious?
The manufacturers are being fully vetted, verified and certified by Deep Trace a global risk consultancy specialising in human rights due diligence and supply chain impact tracing. This will enable us to identify and address human rights and environmental risks and implement measures to prevent and mitigate adverse impacts.
Each element of the Amenity Pack has been thoroughly evaluated and verified to be the best in class currently available in the marketplace from a single supplier, whilst keeping within a suitable price range for hotels. Bespoke switches have been made that remove more plastic from the kit and replace materials with sustainable options. It is not just the products but the packaging and the end-of-life that determines the options offered.
Beyond Bamboo’s bespoke gold standard ‘Essential Criteria’ process means that not only are the manufacturers but also each individual product and packaging goes through a rigorous and stringent vetting and verification process to ensure that it is not only the best in class sustainably but also ethically sourced. This ensures that you get full transparency and no greenwashing whilst also considering the end of life and circularity of each product. By purchasing these products through the Alliance, members will be able to avail of Beyond Bamboo’s ESG Credits. These credits will be allocated towards local and global ESG projects and contribute to their ESG goals and reporting. At the end of the year each member that purchases products through the Alliance or Beyond Bamboo will receive a detailed report on the amount of ESG credits their business obtained and the projects they supported.
We are also partnering with a global logistics, distribution, warehousing and compliance organisation that renowned for their sustainable practices. Through this partnership we will be offering opportunities for cross-member bulk ordering and warehousing to reduce environmental impact for delivery and storage,
What is the timeline and commitment expectation for the pilot?
We would like to confirm pilot participants by end of October with expected launch before end of Q4 2024. The commitment expectation will be totally flexible based on the requirements of the brands and hotels. We will be asking the pilot participants to support further development of the Amenities Pack with feedback and recommendations in all areas of the project.
What are the next steps?
The next steps for joining the pilot are for you to complete the survey below so we can better understand your objectives, requirements and also how you would like to be involved (number of properties, geographical areas, size of pack, branding etc). We look forward to working with you in partnership on the Pathway to Net Positive. Thank you for joining us.