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Websites:

"Green" Hotels Association: Committed to encouraging, promoting and supporting ecological consciousness in the hospitality industry

Industry Watch: Hospitality (Washington Post)

The International Hotels Environment Initiative (Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum)

Youth Career Initiative: Empowering and protecting our children -...a business and community partnership with the international hospitality industry to utilise the global resources of the industry and allied partners to enable young people at risk in poor countries to obtain education and training in the tourism sector [initiative of Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum and the International Hotels and Restaurants Association, being launched in South Africa, India, Brasil, Central America, Mexico, and the Carribean] (Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum)

Other materials:

2003:

IUF and Shangri-La Group Reach Agreement [Indonesia] - Shangri-La Jakarta Conflict at an End (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 27 Mar. 2003)

Evidence 'suppressed' on benefits of smoking ban [UK] - Evidence of thousands of lives could be saved each year by outlawing smoking at work has been suppressed by the Government because it fears a ban will prove too expensive for bars, clubs and hotels, anti-smoking campaigners claimed yesterday. (Marie Woolf, Independent [UK], 19 Mar. 2003)

Fiji: No Trade Union Rights at Turtle Island Resort -...The IUF-affiliated National Union of Hospitality, Catering and Tourism Industries Employees (NUHCTIE) has repeatedly assisted resort employees seeking union representation, but each time Mr. Evanson has responded by firing union members. (IUF, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 18 Mar. 2003)

Beverly Hilton Hotel to pay $220,000 to Group of Job Applicants in Age Bias Case (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 26 Feb. 2003)

Accor hotel group vows to protect children - International hotel group Accor has signed a code of conduct to protect children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism. Accor has signed up to the ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) code. Western tour operators have joined previously, but Accor is the first big hotel group to do so. (Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, 20 Feb. 2003)

Deaf Job Applicant to Receive $75,000 for Disability Bias in EEOC [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] Settlement with Holiday Inn-Northglenn - Company to Also Conduct Comprehensive Training as Part of Consent Decree (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 18 Feb. 2003)

Radisson Prince Charles Hotel loses harassment case - A former banquet worker has won a judgment of more than $200,000 against the Radisson Prince Charles Hotel and Suites. [USA] (Al Greenwood, Fayetteville Observer, 7 Feb. 2003)

2002:

EEOC settles race discrimination suit with the Mirage for $1.14 million - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled a major race discrimination lawsuit against The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for over $1 million. (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 27 Nov. 2002)

ICFTU Welcomes Accor Group Announcement of Withdrawal from Burma [closes two hotels] (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 31 Oct. 2002)

• {···français} La CISL se réjouit du retrait du groupe Accor de Birmanie (Confédération internationale des syndicats libres, 31 octobre 2002)

Court OKs gay man's suit against MGM Grand [USA] - A divided federal appeals court has ruled that an openly gay man is entitled to bring a sexual harassment lawsuit under the U.S. Civil Rights Act, even though all his accused tormentors were fellow male employees. (Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun, 25 Sep. 2002)

Spotlight on corporates reveals need for global rules - Some corporations continue to abuse the rights of people, destroy the livelihoods of communities, and pollute water and forest resources for future generations, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth International published today. The report graphically illustrates the need for governments to agree to introduce tighter rules for multinationals at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg. (Friends of the Earth, 16 Aug. 2002)

• Call for 'global enviro rules' - The environmental group, Friends of the Earth, on Friday called on world leaders meeting at the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg to introduce global rules for business....In the report the environmental group mentions the mining giant, Rio Tinto that is prospecting for gold in the Poboya protected forest in Indonesia despite opposition from local people. South Africa's chemical company Sasol also comes under fire. (South African Press Association, 16 Aug. 2002)

• full report: Clashes with Corporate Giants: 22 campaigns for biodiversity and community (Friends of the Earth, Aug. 2002) 

includes section entitled "Towards binding corporate accountability"

also includes the following case studies:

18. Malta: Ax Holdings, Carlson Companies, Regent Hotels (golf course on agricultural land)

Marriott settles D.M. [Des Moines, Iowa] bias case [USA] - Marriott International will pay $115,000 and apologize for canceling the Des Moines convention reservation of an Arab-American group immediately after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Madelaine Jerousek, Des Moines Register, 16 Aug. 2002)

• Marriott settles suit by Arab-Americans [USA] (United Press International, 16 Aug. 2002) 

Motel maid wins $19,650 in sexual harassment suit [USA] -...The lawsuit had been filed against Rest Well Corp., doing business as a Quality Inn/Econo Lodge, and YTD Brothers, doing business as a Days Inn (Sara Lee Fernandez, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 10 Aug. 2002)

Ex-Trop worker accuses VP of sexual harassment [USA] - A former Tropicana Casino and Resort employee has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired because he refused the sexual advances of a senior executive and because he complained about the alleged actions. (Joe Weinert, Press of Atlantic City, 9 Aug. 2002)

Resort faces bullying inquiry [Australia] - A top Gold Coast international hotel [Sea World Nara Resort] is under investigation over accusations of workplace bullying. (Greg Stolz, Courier Mail [Australia], 8 Aug. 2002)

Labor unions decry use of surveillance methods [South Korea] - CAPS, a security company, blocked access for labor union members to the union's homepage in April...More and more companies are adopting containment policies against labor unions, blocking homepages and adding surveillance to labor activities. Labor unions say that such diversionary moves suppress unions, but it is hard to judge whether the new policies are illegal or not. [refers also to action taken by Korea East-West Power Co, Hotel Lotte, Jaeneung Education Institute Co.] (Lim Bong-soo, JoongAng Ilbo [South Korea], 8 Aug. 2002)

Days of smoking in front bar numbered [Australia] - The smoker's front bar is under threat, with the State Government announcing plans for more limits on smoking. Health Minister Lea Stevens yesterday announced a taskforce to prepare for "strong tobacco-control legislation" but stopped short of using the word "ban". The taskforce has been charged with advising on ways to "protect staff and patrons from exposure to tobacco smoke" in hotels and gaming venues. (Jill Pengelley, Advertiser [Adelaide, South Australia], 7 Aug. 2002)

The hotel GM and his 'chin-chin' [Philippines] -...Last July 19, "R" [a massage therapist with the Clark Hatch Fitness Center located at the Dusit Hotel Nikko in Manila] filed charges of sexual harassment and attempted rape at the Makati Prosecutors Office against Fujimoto [the hotel's general manager] and the management of the hotel. Makalaya (Manggagawang Kababaihang Mithi ay Paglaya), a national women workers' organization, is providing legal and moral assistance to her. (Rina Jimenez-David, Inquirer [Philippines], 2 Aug. 2002)

Union wants answers about mold [Hawaii, USA] - Local 5 opposes a new tower until Hilton finds out what went wrong with the Kalia Tower - Faced with unanswered questions about the Hilton Hawaiian Village mold problem and its effect on hotel workers, union leader Eric Gill went on the offensive yesterday (Tim Ruel, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 30 July 2002)

South African Community Growth Fund Celebrates Tenth Anniversary - The Community Growth Fund invests in South African companies committed to sustainable development and triple bottom line reporting [refers to companies that went through protracted process before qualifying for CGF investment: South African Breweries, Rand Water, Naspers Group; companies removed from the CGF: Western Deep Level mine, Hoskens Consolidated Investments, Liberty Life; companies that refused to submit to CGF's social audit: Aspen Pharmacare, Sun International, Vanadium Corp. (William Baue, SocialFunds.com, 17 July 2002) 

Hotels who exploit staff to be targeted [Ireland] - The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is to set up special teams of labour inspectors to target hotels suspected of exploiting staff and paying "slave" wages. (online.ie, 16 July 2002)

HK monks win battle against big business, for now [Hong Kong] - A small band of Buddhist monks has won a battle against Hong Kong's big business, convincing the government to scrap a planned hotel near their temple and home of the world's largest bronze Buddha. (Reuters, 15 July 2002) 

Threats of Violence and Intimidation Intensify Against Shangri-La [Hotel] Workers [Indonesia] (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations, Asia & Pacific Regional Secretariat, 10 July 2002)

Away on Business - Green is still gold - Business travelers can take credit for inspiring at least one trend in the lodging industry that has stayed strong despite the bumpy business conditions of the last two years. That's the growing environmental awareness or "green" movement in hotels and motels that has affected everything from how often sheets are washed to the kinds of lighting put in guest rooms. (Michael Conlon, Reuters, 8 July 2002)

Labor board files complaint against Mission Linen [USA] - The National Labor and Relations Board has issued a complaint against Mission Linen for unfair labor practices...The complaint makes 16 separate charges against the Flagstaff plant, alleging that management at the plant promised wage increases and increased benefits if employees refrained from joining the union. The complaints also allege that management at the plant threatened employees with firing and loss of benefits if they tried to organize. (Arizona Daily Sun, 3 July 2002)

The Climate Neutral Challenge - Global warming, until recently the lonely province of tree-huggers and wonks, is fast becoming a mainstream issue – and one, as some executives are learning, with profit potential...In the U.S., one can now book hotel rooms and flights and buy products – from household cleaning solutions to carpets – that are certified as having no net climate impact. (Katherine Ellison, on Business for Social Responsibility website, 1 July 2002)

ILO Reaffirms Need to Reinstate Dismissed Shangri-La Jakarta Unionists [Indonesia] (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 28 June 2002)

• {···español} Solidaridad internacional con los/as trabajadores/as del Hotel Shangri-La de Yakarta al tiempo que la OIT afirma la necesidad de su reintegro [Indonesia] (UITA - Unión Internacional de los Trabajadores de la alimentación, Agrícolas, Hoteles, Restaurantes, Tabaco y Afines, 2 julio 2002)

• {···français} L’OIT réaffirme la nécessité de la réintégration des travailleurs/euses de l’hôtel Shangri-La de Djakarta [Indonésie] (UITA - Union internationale des travailleurs de l’alimentation, de l’agriculture, de l’hôtellerie- restauration, du tabac et des branches connexes, 1 juillet 2002)

Hotel legal dispute drags on [Indonesia] - Despite pressure from the International Labor Organization for the rehiring of some dismissed workers, the Shangri-La Hotel management is insisting on awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on its appeal. (Jakarta Post, 26 June 2002)

Workers File Disney Hotel Complaint [USA] - A union representing striking workers at two hotels [owned by Tishman Hotel Corp. and managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc] on Walt Disney World property has filed complaints alleging intimidation by the hotels' management, a union leader said Thursday. (Mike Schneider, Associated Press, 30 May 2002)

Docklands boosted by $700m development [Australia/Indonesia] -...new Shangri-La hotel [to be built in Melbourne]...A long-running dispute involving the Kuok group and workers on the Shangri-La hotel in Jakarta yesterday prompted the ACTU president Sharan Burrow to put the company on notice in its dealings with unions on the Docklands project..."We remain concerned about this group's attitude to working people, particularly given their failure to convince their Indonesian partners to respect freedom of association and the right to collectively bargain," she said. (William Birnbauer, The Age [Australia], 17 May 2002)

{···français} Recommandations en direction des entreprises françaises investissant en Birmanie - À la demande de la CFDT, de la CGT et de FO, le Point de contact national chargé de veiller au respect des Principes directeurs de l'OCDE (PCN) a examiné les difficultés qui se présentaient aux entreprises françaises ayant des activités en Birmanie. Cet examen a principalement porté sur le respect des droits sociaux, particulièrement sur la lutte contre tout travail forcé. Le PCN a audité deux groupes français, Total et Accor (CFDT - Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail, 3 mai 2002)

• {···français} le texte intégral: Recommandations du Point de contact national français à l'intention des entreprises au sujet de la question du travail forcé en Birmanie (OCDE point de contact national français, 28 mars 2002)

Muslim Workers Allege Discrimination at Plaza [New York]: Eight Muslim employees of The Plaza hotel yesterday filed a federal complaint - charging they've experienced humiliating insults by the hotel's management since the Sept. 11 attack. (Pete Bowles, Newsday [New York], 23 Apr. 2002)

Now, boys also trafficked [from Nepal] to India, finds a new study -...Many boys are working in the carpet factories under highly exploitative conditions..."The boys as young as six years of age have to work for at least 11 hours and at maximum 18 hours a day"...Those working in the hotels have to sleep on the tables, if not on the chilly floor..."Most of the trafficked boys don’t get money for the first three years, as the money has to go to the traffickers." (Tilak Pokharel, Kathmandu Post, 17 Apr. 2002)

Decision by Shangri-La [Hotel] to resist court order to reinstate wrongfully dismissed workers [Indonesia] [text of letter from ICFTU to Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia] (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 15 Apr. 2002)

Indonesian Government, Hotel Owners Resist Court Decision to Reinstate Wrongfully Dismissed Shangri-La Jakarta Workers (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 12 Apr. 2002)

Pakistan: Violation of child labour rules on increase in Sialkot [including hard labour in commercial centres and hotels] (from Pakistan Newswire, in Child Labour News Service, 1 Apr. 2002)

Shangri-La Case Goes to Supreme Court [Indonesia]: The Shangri-La Hotel labor dispute looks set to enter world labor case history with the hotel’s management appealing the case – based on the definition of what constitutes a legal strike – to the Supreme Court. (Laksamana.Net [Indonesia], 28 Mar. 2002) 

Former Shangri-La Hotel Workers Win Case [Indonesia] (english translation of article in Koran Tempo [Indonesia], 27 Mar. 2002)

Victory for IUF affiliated hotel workers in Korea against sexual harassment [South Korea]: The IUF's Korean hotel workers affiliate has ended a major recognition battle in the Cheju Island Paradise Casino...Over 100 workers...have won the right to a new and independent union able to negotiate on their behalf....Workers have successfully negotiated an agreement to set up a Joint Union/Management Counter Measures To Avoid Sexual Harassment Committee (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 18 Mar. 2002)

Threat to arrest IUF general secretary as Indonesian Minister fails to show for Shangri-La dialogue: With two patrol cars from the Jakarta Central police station headed to the Shangri-La Hotel to arrest IUF general secretary Ron Oswald, Shangri-La union members whisked him away and out of reach of local police. (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 16 Mar. 2002)

Spotlight on unions and women: Barbro Budin of the IUF [International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations] -...Women suffer from musculoskeletal disorders linked to repetitive work and this is a real scourge in both Northern and Southern countries. Some women become completely paralysed after a few years’ work, particularly in the food industry, hotels and agriculture...In agriculture, a new ILO convention should help us to fight pesticide abuse more effectively. These pollutants have caused many deaths and brought other serious health problems to women, such as sterility. (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 12 Mar. 2002)

• {···español} En primer plano: Barbro Budin de la UITA [Unión Internacional de Trabajadores de la Alimentación, la Agricultura, Hotelería, Suministro de Comida, Industrias Tabacaleras y Afines] -...Las mujeres sufren muchos más problemas músculo-esqueléticos vinculados a tareas repetitivas, que son un verdadero flagelo, tanto en los países del Norte como en los del Sur. Algunas mujeres quedan completamente paralizadas luego de algunos años de trabajo, principalmente en la industria alimentaria, en la hotelería y en la agricultura...En la agricultura, un nuevo convenio de la OIT nos ayudaría a combatir mejor los abusos en la utilización de plaguicidas. Esos agentes contaminantes ocasionaron ya muchas muertes y problemas graves de salud a las mujeres, como abortos o esterilidad. (Confederación Internacional de Organizaciones Sindicales Libres, 12 marzo 2002)

• {···français} Gros Plan sur les Femmes - Barbro Budin (UITA- Union internationale des travailleurs de l’alimentation, de l’agriculture, de l’hôtellerie-restauration, du tabac et des branches connexes): Les femmes souffrent davantage de troubles musculo-squelettiques liés à un travail répétitif, qui est un vrai fléau, autant dans les pays du Nord que du Sud. Certaines femmes deviennent complètement paralysées après quelques années de travail, notamment dans l’industrie alimentaire, dans l’hôtellerie, et dans l’agriculture...Dans l’agriculture, une nouvelle convention de l’OIT devrait nous aider à mieux lutter contre l’abus des pesticides. Ces polluants ont causé beaucoup de morts et entraîné de graves problèmes de santé chez les femmes, comme des avortements, ou la stérilité. (Confédération Internationale des Syndicats Libres, 12 mars 2002)

US Government Human Rights Report Cites Shangri-La Hotel For Abuses [Indonesia] (IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 5 Mar. 2002)

Prison Blues; Starbucks, Nike, others profit from inmate labor [at U.S. prisons] - A partial list of companies that have worked within the prison system, directly employed prison workers, or contracted with companies that employ prison workers, either currently or in the past: Allstate, Best Western, Dell Computer, Eddie Bauer, Hawaiian Tropical Products, J. C. Penney, Kmart, Kwalu Inc., Konica, Lockhart Technologies, McDonald's, Merrill Lynch, Microjet, Microsoft, New York, New York Hotel and Casino, Nike, No Fear Inc., Omega Pacific, Parke-Davis, Planet Hollywood, Prison Blues (jeans), Shearson Lehman, Starbucks, Target, TWA, Victoria's Secret, Union Bay, Upjohn, Washington Marketing Group (Erica Barnett, In These Times, 4 Mar. 2002)

Desperately seeking a sustainable vacation [Arizona, USA]: Phoenix begins to meet the challenge - Several hotels and resorts [& golf courses] are slashing their water use and employing innovative strategies to lessen the strain they put on Phoenix's over-taxed desert environment. (Koren Capozza, Environmental News Network, 1 Mar. 2002)

The Road to Johannesburg: Will Sustainability Be the Coming Norm or a Passing Fad in Travel? In anticipation of next year's World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, the travel and tourism industry is taking stock of what it has accomplished since the Rio summit. What can the industry report in Johannesburg? [refers to companies taking steps to protect environment, including Nepal Electric Vehicle Industry Ltd. in Nepal, Punta Cana Resort and Club in Dominican Republic, Borneo Eco Tours in Malaysia] (Michael Seltzer, BEST - Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel, Conference Board, 28 Feb. 2002)

Anti-union violence in Warsaw Marriott Hotel: On February 14 Andrzej Jakubiak, chair of the Enterprise Commission of ICFTU affiliate NSZZ “Solidarnosc” at the Marriott hotel in Warsaw, Poland, was brutally attacked and beaten by hotel security personnel. (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 22 Feb. 2002)

SFF, unionist in clash [Namibia]: A trade union leader was yesterday allegedly harassed by members of the Police Special Field Force (SFF) outside the Safari Hotel in Windhoek for his role in a protest by hotel workers. (Conrad Angula, The Namibian, 21 Feb. 2002)

Local Utilities and Labor Union Assist Hotel and Restaurant Workers In the Nation's Capital in the Aftermath of 9-11 [Washington, D.C.]: It was an opportunity for hotel and restaurant workers [laid off since 11 September] to apply for discounts on their utility bills...Volunteers from Pepco, Washington Gas, Verizon and the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) were on hand to process applications and answer questions regarding utility discount programs. (PRNewswire, 25 Jan. 2002)

Karachi: Hotel's workers release demanded [Pakistan] - Trade unions have demanded that all those workers of Pearl Continental Hotel who are being kept in "illegal detention" at a CIA centre be released immediately. At a press conference at Karachi Press Club on Monday, trade union leaders also urged the authorities to institute an independent inquiry, led by a senior member of the judiciary, into the hotel's fire incident. (Dawn [Pakistan], 22 Jan. 2002)

DSP [Deputy-Superintendent of Police] CIA admits to wrongful confinement of PC [Pearl-Continental Hotel] employees [Pakistan] (The News-Jang Group of Newspapers [Pakistan], 12 Jan. 2002)

Rally Protests Illegal Detention and Intimidation of Pearl Continental Hotel Workers [Pakistan]:...Police from Pakistan's Central Investigation Agency (CIA) detained the hotel workers following an electrical fire at the hotel on 6 January. They were held for more than 48 hours without charge, which is illegal...This new instance of harassment involving police is merely the latest in a series of incidents in which Pearl Continental management have attempted to suppress union activities. (Asia & Pacific Regional Secretariat of IUF - International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, 10 Jan. 2002)

• KARACHI: Workers kept in illegal detention (Dawn [Pakistan], 11 Jan. 2002)

Honduras looks to develop northern coast; Garifuna fight to keep beaches (Traci Carl, Associated Press, Environmental News Network website, 2 Jan. 2002)

2001:

Debate Emerges Over Economic Boycotts [regarding use of economic boycotts by advocacy groups, such as NAACP boycott of Adam's Mark hotels in USA over alleged racial discrimination] (Deborah Kong, AP, in Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2001)

NICARAGUA: Pornography, Sex Tourism Harm Country's Youth, NGOs Say - Child rights activists in Nicaragua have said the country's children are increasingly becoming victims of Internet-based child pornography, sex tourism along the country's borders and prostitution in the country's ports...Save the Children Alliance representative Coleen Littlejohn said the tourism industry can take measures to combat sex tourism, including publicizing the problem to hotel and bar workers. (UN Wire, 7 Dec. 2001)

• {···español} Niños víctimas de pornografía (Rosario Mendoza Corea, La Prensa [Nicaragua], 7 diciembre 2001)

AFL-CIO Statement on Trade Union Rights in Indonesia and the Lockout at the Shangri-La Jakarta Hotel (AFL-CIO, 5 Dec. 2001)

ILO calls for reinstatement of dismissed Shangri-La Workers Union members at the 5-star Shangri-La Jakarta Hotel [Indonesia] (Asian Food Worker, 15 Nov. 2001)

NAACP Pickets Adam's Mark Hotels As Part Of National Boycott [USA]: Action Spurred by Complaints of Discriminatory Practices Toward African Americans (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP], 11 Aug. 2001)

• company website: Adam's Mark Drops Litigation Against NAACP - Hotel Chain To Seek Exoneration at November Trial: Following a federal judge's refusal on Friday to grant an injunction limiting an NAACP boycott, Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts said today that it will drop its litigation against the NAACP. Fred S. Kummer, Adam's Mark president and chief executive officer, said the hotel chain will "concentrate all our efforts on exoneration for Adam's Mark by a jury of our peers" when the Black College Reunion lawsuit goes to trial in Orlando, Fla. in November. Kummer said he is hopeful that he and Mr. Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, will both reach out to find common ground before the November trial date. (Adam's Mark Hotels, 6 Aug. 2001)

Green Room and Board: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts has created a valuable resource for hotels that want to lesson their environmental impact....The firm has released a 2001 update of its manual "The Green Partnership Guide: A Practical Guide to Greening Your Hotel," which details how hotels can begin protecting the environment while generating positive media coverage and saving money. (Anne Moore Odell, SocialFunds.com, 6 Aug. 2001)

Hotel Chain Sues NAACP Over Boycott: The Adam's Mark hotel chain sued the NAACP Friday, claiming the civil rights organization's call for a boycott was illegal. (Guardian [UK], 28 July 2001) 

• NAACP Renews Ban On Adam's Mark Hotels: Florida Commission On Human Relations Finds Hotel Chain Discriminates (NAACP, 18 July 2001)

Whitman Recognizes 34 Organizations for Energy Savings (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 20 Mar. 2001)

When business and conservation join forces: Eco-alliance formed to develop, manage Pico Bonito Park [Honduras] (Jon Kohl, Honduras This Week, 12 Feb. 2001)

2000:

Unfair Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards (Human Rights Watch, Aug. 2000)

The business response to HIV/AIDS: impact and lessons learned [Section 5, "Profiles of business activities in response to HIV/AIDS", includes profiles of American International Assurance, Thailand; The Body Shop, Japan; Warsaw Marriott Hotel; Larsen & Toubro, India; Volkswagen do Brasil; Molson Breweries, Canada; Chevron Nigeria; Standard Chartered Bank, UK; International Hotel & Restaurant Association; Anglo Coal, South Africa; Eskom, South Africa; ALMS, Czech Republic; Teddy Exports, India; Bristol Myers Squibb, USA; The Shell Company of Thailand] (Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum in collaboration with UNAIDS and Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS, 2000)