myDigitalOffice (MDO), the world’s fastest growing hotel performance management platform, is an online has released its Sustainability Calculation and Certification Program. This calculator allows hotel companies to enter information specific to their sustainable operating processes and apply for MDO sustainability certification. MDO Sustainability Certification can be included in an organization’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) materials, including requests for event proposals.
Today’s innovative companies are prioritizing sustainability and building a better future. Recent research shows that a new generation of travelers want to patronize establishments that align with their values and are willing to pay for sustainable services. Sustainable hotels care for the planet by consuming less resources and avoiding toxic waste. Many group RFPs now include requests for information on sustainability practices.
MDO co-founder and CEO Ali Moloo said: “MDO’s sustainability calculator and certification process help hotels and hotel companies better understand the direct environmental impact of their business. You will be given a certificate stating that as a guarantee.”
Several companies that have adopted a paperless nightly audit process via MDO’s myDocs software have already been certified for the measurable impact of reducing the number of by-products created by nightly property-level reporting and document printing. I’m here. Certified companies receive a personalized landing page with real-time sustainability data and a badge to use in their communications and materials.
For example, since adopting the myDocs Paperless Night Audit process in 2017, First Call Hospitality management has saved 175 trees, 71,437 gallons of wastewater and 31 pounds of landfill across its 14 hotel portfolio. increase.
Heidi Wilcox, owner and CEO of First Call Hospitality, said: “Now all her GMs are on board, and we have learned to immediately start training in digital document management when adding a new hotel to our portfolio.”
Since adopting MDO’s myDocs 18 months ago in April 2021, owner-operator McNeill Hotel Company has saved 207 trees, 164 gallons of wastewater and 20 pounds of landfill waste across its 24 hotel portfolios. contributes to savings.
“Like all hoteliers, the ESG efforts at McNeill Hotel Company are evolving to meet the demands of today’s travelers and, frankly, future generations,” said McNeill. President Travis Murray said. “Employing digital document management with MDO is one step for him to reduce our environmental impact as a company, and he is proud of the measurable results highlighted by MDO’s sustainability certification.” increase.”
MDO’s sustainability calculator is built on data and principles from the National Forest Foundation and Tree Canada. Since MDO began measuring the impact of moving his customer base to digital document management in 2018, the overall environmental impact has been substantial. As of October 2022, the combined efforts of MDO and its customers have generated 41,693 trees, 1,338,011 tons of CO2, 6,974 pounds of landfill waste, 9,293,415 kWh of energy, 15,848,919 gallons of wastewater and 867,809 gallons of oil. Contributes to savings.
In addition to the sustainability results, calculations show that a company with 10 hotels adopting the Paperless Night Audit process can save an average of $8,220 in the first year.
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