• Key drivers for the hospitality sector (costs, customer expectations, regulation)
• Irish and wider regulatory context
• Business benefits for hotels (efficiency, reputation, resilience)
  Interactive element: Group discussion on current practices and challenges within your hotel

2. Sustainability Basics Made Simple (25–30 mins)

• Climate change, carbon footprints, energy, waste and water – explained in a practical way
• Demystifying common terminology
• What sustainability means in a hotel context
  Interactive element: A potential quick team quiz / myth-busting exercise to build engagement

3. Practical Actions by Department (45–60 mins)

• Housekeeping, kitchen, front office, maintenance/facilities and procurement
• Realistic, low-cost actions that can be implemented immediately
  Interactive element: Breakout activity where teams identify actions relevant to their own departments

4. Behaviour, Engagement & Guest Communication (20–30 mins)

• The role of staff in driving change
• Encouraging guest participation
• Communicating sustainability authentically (avoiding greenwashing)
  Interactive element: Group brainstorming on how to engage both staff and guests

5. Quick Wins & Next Steps (15–20 mins)

• Priority actions to take away
• Introduction to the concept of a “green team”

Optional next steps for deeper support or training

Interactive element: Each group identifies 2–3 actions they can realistically implement

• Key drivers for the hospitality sector (costs, customer expectations, regulation)
• Irish and wider regulatory context
• Business benefits for hotels (efficiency, reputation, resilience)
  Interactive element: Group discussion on current practices and challenges within your hotel

2. Sustainability Basics Made Simple (25–30 mins)

• Climate change, carbon footprints, energy, waste and water – explained in a practical way
• Demystifying common terminology
• What sustainability means in a hotel context
  Interactive element: A potential quick team quiz / myth-busting exercise to build engagement

3. Practical Actions by Department (45–60 mins)

• Housekeeping, kitchen, front office, maintenance/facilities and procurement
• Realistic, low-cost actions that can be implemented immediately
  Interactive element: Breakout activity where teams identify actions relevant to their own departments

4. Behaviour, Engagement & Guest Communication (20–30 mins)

• The role of staff in driving change
• Encouraging guest participation
• Communicating sustainability authentically (avoiding greenwashing)
  Interactive element: Group brainstorming on how to engage both staff and guests

5. Quick Wins & Next Steps (15–20 mins)

• Priority actions to take away
• Introduction to the concept of a “green team”

Optional next steps for deeper support or training

Interactive element: Each group identifies 2–3 actions they can realistically implement

• Key drivers for the hospitality sector (costs, customer expectations, regulation)
• Irish and wider regulatory context
• Business benefits for hotels (efficiency, reputation, resilience)
  Interactive element: Group discussion on current practices and challenges within your hotel

2. Sustainability Basics Made Simple (25–30 mins)

• Climate change, carbon footprints, energy, waste and water – explained in a practical way
• Demystifying common terminology
• What sustainability means in a hotel context
  Interactive element: A potential quick team quiz / myth-busting exercise to build engagement

3. Practical Actions by Department (45–60 mins)

• Housekeeping, kitchen, front office, maintenance/facilities and procurement
• Realistic, low-cost actions that can be implemented immediately
  Interactive element: Breakout activity where teams identify actions relevant to their own departments

4. Behaviour, Engagement & Guest Communication (20–30 mins)

• The role of staff in driving change
• Encouraging guest participation
• Communicating sustainability authentically (avoiding greenwashing)
  Interactive element: Group brainstorming on how to engage both staff and guests

5. Quick Wins & Next Steps (15–20 mins)

• Priority actions to take away
• Introduction to the concept of a “green team”

Optional next steps for deeper support or training

Interactive element: Each group identifies 2–3 actions they can realistically implement

• Key drivers for the hospitality sector (costs, customer expectations, regulation)
• Irish and wider regulatory context
• Business benefits for hotels (efficiency, reputation, resilience)
  Interactive element: Group discussion on current practices and challenges within your hotel

2. Sustainability Basics Made Simple (25–30 mins)

• Climate change, carbon footprints, energy, waste and water – explained in a practical way
• Demystifying common terminology
• What sustainability means in a hotel context
  Interactive element: A potential quick team quiz / myth-busting exercise to build engagement

3. Practical Actions by Department (45–60 mins)

• Housekeeping, kitchen, front office, maintenance/facilities and procurement
• Realistic, low-cost actions that can be implemented immediately
  Interactive element: Breakout activity where teams identify actions relevant to their own departments

4. Behaviour, Engagement & Guest Communication (20–30 mins)

• The role of staff in driving change
• Encouraging guest participation
• Communicating sustainability authentically (avoiding greenwashing)
  Interactive element: Group brainstorming on how to engage both staff and guests

5. Quick Wins & Next Steps (15–20 mins)

• Priority actions to take away
• Introduction to the concept of a “green team”

Optional next steps for deeper support or training

Interactive element: Each group identifies 2–3 actions they can realistically implement