Sustainable Cleaning: Innovations for a Greener Hospitality Sector

The eighth edition of the prestigious BW Hotelier Indian Hospitality Summit & Awards (IHA 2024) commenced with a tribute to Ratan Tata for his immense contribution to the hospitality industry in India. Hosted a BWH Spotlight: Sustainability in Cleaning on the topic of Sustainable Cleaning: Innovation for a Greener Hospitality Sector, moderated by Dr Nitin Shankar Nagrale, Founder & General Secretary – HPMF; CEO India and Emerging Markets – QualityNZ. 

Indira Paul, Area Director Brand Implementation, Quality Management & Housekeeping, RHG, stated, “At RHG, we target Net zero by 2050 with a complete scientific approach. But we have planned to achieve this milestone by 2030.”

Somer Gundogdu, President of Emerging Markets, Diversey, added, “People, Planet and Profit are everything for us. Everything has to make sense to the people and the planet while demonstrating economic values.”

“In terms of style and working in Singapore, everyone is looking at the operational efficiency at work as the core right now, and then sustainability is look up as the second option,” commented Brijesh Pratap Singh Rathore, VP - South Asia (Professional) & Global Strategic Accounts (APAC), Diversey  on operational efficiency and sustainability.

“Despite being an emerging country, we are giving very less to the world,  we are the least carbon producing country”. We collaborate with partners, who come up with waste management, energy saving equipments, demand control to put our efforts to this step,” emphasised Rohit Wangnoo, Executive Director, Wang Hospitality Equipment Pvt Ltd on collaborations and efforts.

The two-day BW Hotelier Indian Hospitality Summit & Awards (IHA 2024) encompasses over 20 sessions where hospitality veterans and experts across the nation gather in order to provide diverse knowledge and insights. The Summit & Awards is a testament to BW Hotelier’s commitment towards revolutionising Indian hospitality by honouring the Crème de la crème of the industry.