Sustainable Hospitality Podcast
Attention hospitality professionals! Juggling the endless responsibilities of running a successful hotel business while trying to prioritize sustainability can feel like an impossible task. The Sustainable Hospitality Podcast is here to help you navigate this challenging landscape and make sustainability an achievable goal for your business.
Hosted by industry experts Amy Wald and Kathy Sue McGuire, ISSP-SA, this weekly podcast features engaging interviews, actionable insights, and real-world success stories from the world of sustainable hospitality. Tune in every week to discover how you can balance profitability, guest satisfaction, attract talent and achieve environmental responsibility in your hospitality business.
We will break down the myths that sustainability is time consuming and costly. You will also learn about regulations, standards and frameworks to be on the lookout for.
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Whether you're a hotel owner, manager, or hospitality professional looking to implement eco-friendly practices, reduce your carbon footprint, and attract sustainably-conscious minded guests, the Sustainable Hospitality Podcast is your go-to resource for all things green hospitality.
Join us as we explore the latest trends, best practices, and innovative strategies for creating a more sustainable and successful future for the hospitality industry.
Sustainable Hospitality Podcast
Episode #63: Protecting Our Waters | Jack Lighton
Jack Lighton is the Executive Director of 4ocean Foundation, the philanthropic arm of 4ocean, one of the world’s largest global ocean cleanup companies dedicated to ending the ocean plastic crisis.
Since 2017, 4ocean’s professional, full-time captains and crews have removed over 40 million pounds of plastic pollution from the world’s ocean, rivers, and coastlines.
4ocean has built a vibrant lifestyle brand with a digital network of over 25m active followers enabling campaigns to reach billions of hearts and minds who can help 4ocean address the ocean plastic crisis.
Mr. Lighton works with philanthropists, foundations, and corporations to significantly scale 4ocean’s local and global clean up operations, with a bold goal to exceed over 100m pounds of plastic pulled in the next five years.
Mr. Lighton is the immediate past CEO of SeaLegacy, a global nonprofit recognized for their award-winning advocacy campaigns that resulted in the significant expansion of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) which are critical to restoring and re-wilding the ocean.
Prior to SeaLegacy Mr. Lighton spent nearly ten-years as President & CEO of Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) where he worked with the community to transform the center’s visibility, visitation, and conservation impact, repositioning the center into one of Florida’s most visited and respected scientific and cultural facilities.
Mr. Lighton’s career began in management consulting where he spent two-decades with the firms Harris Interactive-Nielsen and J.D. Power & Associates managing diverse teams based in Detroit, New York, London, and Singapore.
Mr. Lighton lives in Palm Beach County, Florida and contributes his time to multiple boards including:
-Friends of Manatee Lagoon (founding board member)
-Discover The Palm Beaches (Executive Committee)
In his free time, Mr. Lighton enjoys:
-Advocating for animal rescue and traveling the United States in his family’s motor-coach named, “Karl.”
Mr. Lighton’s comprehensive professional achievements are viewable on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacklighton/
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