For years, the most recognisable signs of greener hospitality were towel-reuse cards, paper straws and smaller toiletry bottles. Those measures still matter, but the centre of gravity has moved. The most consequential innovation is now often behind the walls or inside the kitchen: connected meters, occupancy-based controls, high-efficiency cooling, renewable power, water recycling, food-waste analytics and procurement systems that make resource use measurable.

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