140,000 kilos of towels and terry merchandise to be donated to animal shelters throughout the U.S. and Canada
MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton, in collaboration with Mars Petcare US, Inc., the world’s largest pet care firm, and world nonprofit Greater Good Charities, pronounces it’s going to donate greater than 140,000 kilos of retired towels, bathmats, washcloths and different terry merchandise from its lodge properties to native animal shelters throughout the U.S. and Canada.
This collaboration is a part of Hilton’s enterprise-wide refresh of towels and terry merchandise throughout its 22 totally different buying and selling manufacturers. With towel high quality among the many high visitor complaints, Hilton is taking steps to enhance the visitor expertise by changing its present towels with greater high quality, softer and extra sturdy terry merchandise for friends to take pleasure in.
As a part of that substitute course of, the hospitality large sought a solution to repurpose the retired terry merchandise. Through the continued partnership with Mars Petcare, groups at Hilton Supply Management, Hilton’s world procurement arm, discovered of a important want for towels in animal shelters. Towels and different terry merchandise play an important function in animal hygiene, make sure the consolation of animals, facilitate the care of new child animals together with puppies and kittens and help rescue missions for abused animals.
By collaborating with Mars Petcare and Greater Good Charities, Hilton Supply Management is facilitating the connection between Hilton-branded properties and native animal shelters to make sure retired Hilton towels, bathmats, washcloths and different terry merchandise are offered to shelter animals in want. As animal shelters throughout the nation proceed to face overpopulation and useful resource constraints, donations are wanted greater than ever.
As a results of this progressive collaboration, greater than 1,000 Hilton-branded properties will donate greater than 100,000 towels and different terry merchandise to a whole lot of animal shelters, with the potential to learn as much as 70,000 shelter animals housed in shelters throughout the U.S. and Canada.
These donations will prolong the lifetime of retired Hilton terry merchandise, whereas additionally supporting the communities the place Hilton operates and decreasing the prospect of retired merchandise going to landfill.
“At Hilton, we’re constantly seeking new and innovative ways to create a great stay for our guests while supporting the communities where we all live, work and travel,” stated Anu Saxena, president & world head, Hilton Supply Management. “This program is a testament to the ingenuity of our team members and the result of our continued belief that travel can be a powerful force for good. In partnership with Mars Petcare and Greater Good Charities, we will continue to find ways to positively impact the places that we all call home, build tomorrow’s sustainable travel experience and, at the same time, create a more hospitable world for people, pets and planet.”
There are greater than 1,200 resorts and 500 shelters throughout the U.S. and Canada enrolled in this system with further resorts anticipated to come back on board by means of the tip of the yr. With a twin deal with waste discount and constructive group affect, this system is impressed by Hilton’s Travel with Purpose atmosphere, social and governance (ESG) technique, which features a objective to cut back waste to landfill by 50 % by 2030.
“Greater Good Charities is excited to collaborate with Hilton and Mars Petcare to help keep shelter pets across the U.S. and Canada healthy and comfortable by providing towels and terry products,” stated Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities. “This program not only helps shelter pets and the people who care for them, but reusing these items helps the environment by giving them a new purpose. It’s truly a win-win.”
The initiative additionally marks the latest extension of Hilton’s ongoing partnership with Mars Petcare, which supplies pet-focused programming and advantages to friends in pet-friendly properties all through the U.S. and Canada. Across its portfolio of twenty-two world-class manufacturers, Hilton gives 9 pet-friendly manufacturers – together with Hampton by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Tru by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, Spark by Hilton and LivSmart Studios by Hilton – at greater than 5,800 pet-friendly places globally. Team members at these properties usually present details about native pet-friendly assets, together with native canine parks, close by 24-hour vets, pet shops and pet-friendly eating places within the space. Additionally, many resorts supply pet treats on the entrance desk, present pet bowls for visitor use, and provide waste luggage.
To be taught extra about Hilton’s pet-friendly choices by means of its partnership with Mars Petcare, please go to tales.hilton.com. To be taught extra about Travel with Purpose, please go to esg.hilton.com.
About Hilton
Hilton is a number one world hospitality firm with a portfolio of twenty-two world-class manufacturers comprising greater than 7,500 properties and almost 1.2 million rooms, in 126 international locations and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding imaginative and prescient to fill the earth with the sunshine and heat of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 3 billion friends in its greater than 100-year historical past, was named the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune and has been acknowledged as a worldwide chief on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for seven consecutive years. Hilton has launched industry-leading expertise enhancements to enhance the visitor expertise, together with Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the flexibility to e book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning visitor loyalty program Hilton Honors, the greater than 180 million members who e book immediately with Hilton can earn Points for lodge stays and experiences money cannot purchase. With the free Hilton Honors app, friends can e book their keep, choose their room, examine in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and take a look at, all from their smartphone. Visit tales.hilton.com for extra info, and join with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
About Travel with Purpose
Travel with Purpose is Hilton’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) technique to advance accountable journey and tourism globally. Through Travel with Purpose, we search to create constructive environmental and social affect throughout our operations, provide chain and communities. We observe, analyze and report the affect of Hilton’s portfolio of resorts by means of LightStay, our award-winning ESG efficiency measurement and administration system. Travel with Purpose capitalizes on Hilton’s world scale to function an engine of alternative within the communities the place we function and pave the best way to a net-zero future. Our technique aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn extra about Travel with Purpose at https://esg.hilton.com/.
About Greater Good Charities
Greater Good Charities is a 501(c)(3) world nonprofit organization that works to assist individuals, pets, and the planet by mobilizing in response to want and amplifying the nice. Greater Good Charities, with a Four-Star ranking on Charity Navigator and a Platinum Seal on InformationStar, has invested greater than $650 million in affect, together with money grants, in-kind provides, and programmatic help to charitable companions in 121 international locations since 2007. To be taught extra about how Greater Good Charities is amplifying the nice throughout the globe, please go to greatergood.org or comply with Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok.
About Mars Inc.
Mars, Incorporated is pushed by the idea that the world we would like tomorrow begins with how we do business right this moment. As a worldwide, family-owned business, Mars is remodeling, innovating, and evolving to make a constructive affect on the world. Across our various and increasing portfolio of high quality snacking, meals, and pet care services, we make use of 140,000+ devoted Associates. With greater than $47 billion in annual gross sales, we produce a number of the world’s best-loved manufacturers together with Ben’s Original™, CESAR®, Cocoavia®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, KIND®, M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, and WHISKAS®. We are creating A Better World for Pets by means of our world community of pet hospitals and diagnostic companies – together with AniCura, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, Linnaeus and VCA™ – utilizing innovative expertise to develop breakthrough packages in genetic well being screening and DNA testing.
For extra details about Mars, please go to www.mars.com. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
