Impact|Partners – Clean the World

Clean the World and Green Key Partnership: Driving Sustainability and Social Impact in the Hospitality Industry

Clean the World — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:32:49 +0000

How Hotels Embracing Sustainable Initiatives Are Making a Difference The hospitality industry has recognised the growing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, with customers and investors seeking businesses that prioritise sustainability. In response to this demand, a new partnership has emerged between Clean the World and Green Key in England. This partnership offers ...

Hygiene Kits: A Holiday Gift for Your Community

Clean the World — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Football season just started. Kids are back in school. And you finally had your first pumpkin latte of the year. So that means the holidays will be here before you can say “Black Friday.” As you plan your company’s holiday party, consider doing something a little different and including a give-back element with Clean the ...

AdvoCare ‘Ladies Alive’ Attendees Assemble 32,000 Hygiene Kits for Families in Need

Clean the World — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

AdvoCare, a premier health and wellness company, recently donated more than 32,000 care packages to 11 women’s and homeless shelters after a series of Clean the World Hygiene Kit events. AdvoCare Independent Distributors assembled the kits in April during the company’s nationwide series of women-led events: Ladies Alive. “No one should ever go without basic ...

Wings of Faith Ministries: Changing Lives With Soap

Clean the World — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year, Clean the World provided more than 5,000 recycled soap bars to Wings of Faith Ministries in Tustin, California. The soap was used to support Native Americans connected to the Thoreau Native Outreach, Hope Center, NAOMI House (Native American Outreach Mission), and Tolani Lake Youth Project. The children at NAOMI House often arrive ...

Kenya Program Reduces Illness Among Students

Clean the World — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In March, Clean the World launched our “Soap in Schools” program in Kenya with the support of Starwood Foundation. During the nine-month hygiene education program, we provide soap and hygiene education to more than 4,000 primary school children who live in extreme poverty. The program started in February with a baseline study of students in ...

Laura Schwartz, Clean the World, Asembia, Wynn Las Vegas Team Up for Lifesaving Recycling Program

Clean the World — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

As an active Clean the World board member, professional speaker Laura Schwartz was especially proud to emcee the Asembia 2016 Specialty Pharmacy Summit at the fabulous Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Wynn has been a Clean the World partner since 2011, with contributing properties in both Las Vegas and Macau. There were 12,000 Asembia “heads in ...

Las Vegas Residents With Intellectual Disabilities Learn Job Skills

Clean the World — Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Opportunity Village is a wonderful organization that provides opportunities for people who have intellectual disabilities. It provides a service for these individuals to gain job skills and experience they might otherwise not have the chance to learn. Clean the World Las Vegas is proud to partner with Opportunity Village and the men and women who ...

Hotel Room Attendants Have a Personal Connection to the Hygiene Mission

Clean the World — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World often takes the time to visit hotels participating in our recycling program. It is a way to share the mission and empower the room attendants to make a difference in the world in a personal way. Attendants are on the forefront of the Global Hygiene Revolution. They are the ones who take ...

Hilton Sets the Bar for CSR in the Hospitality Industry

Clean the World — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

With more than 4,600 properties and 758,000 rooms, Hilton Worldwide sets a shining example of corporate social responsibility at a high volume in the hospitality industry. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly important characteristic of corporations all over the world. CSR is the way in which companies recognize their social and environmental impact, and develop ...

Honeywell Employees Assemble 2,000 Hygiene Kits for Homeless Kids

Clean the World — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Honeywell employees at a recent conference in Scottsdale, Arizona took a CSR break and assembled 2,000 hygiene kits for homeless kids in the Phoenix area. The kits went to the Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development, which helps young people between the ages of 12 and 25 who are homeless or escaping from abusive situations. Tumbleweed chief communications officer Ken ...

Program Studies Effect of Hand-Washing Education Among At-Risk Children in Kenya

Clean the World — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

We keep our kids home from school if they have a fever, an upset stomach, or the flu. Sometimes we even declare it a sick day if the tyke has the sniffles or a little cough. Why? There are a variety of reasons, but near the top of the list is the idea that we ...

Guest Supply: An Invaluable Partner and Model of Corporate Social Responsibility

Clean the World — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Something we realized early on at Clean the World is that there was no book out there explaining exactly how to operate a social enterprise focused on international soap recycling and hygiene education. We discovered a lot of things by trial and error. And one of the things we learned early on was the importance of ...

Marriott Contributions Add Up to 1.5 Million Bars of Soap for the Global Hygiene Revolution

Clean the World — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Marriott’s Spirit to Serve 2014 in Orlando. Just two years after Marriott International became an official Clean the World partner in 2012, the hospitality company has achieved a major recycling milestone. The total amount of soap contributed by Marriott hotels is enough for us to manufacture 1.5 million bars of recycled soap. Marriott has a ...

90,000 New Bars of Soap Manufactured Thanks to Schahet Hotels

Clean the World — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Clean the World Partner Relations Director Oscar Gonzalez visits our hotel partners whenever possible to thank them personally for their contribution to the Global Hygiene Revolution. We love spending time with housekeepers, because they are on the front lines every day and deserve the recognition. Oscar recently had the pleasure of visiting all the Schahet ...

Turning Stone Resort Casino Off to an Awesome Start

Clean the World — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Founded upon the Native American values of the Oneida Indians, the Turning Stone Resort Casino is dedicated to charitable causes and environmental sustainability. Which is why they have already recycled more than 8,000 pounds of soap and bottled amenities with Clean the World since late 2013. Joining the Global Hygiene Revolution demonstrates and reinforces Turning ...

Pacifica Hotels Reaches 5,000-Pound Milestone

Clean the World — Fri, 16 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

One of the awesome things about working with companies in the hospitality industry is that they typically have a strong commitment to community involvement. Pacifica Hotels is a great example. With giving back as a core value – Pacifica supports charitable organizations and encourages employee service. Those efforts are reflected in the company’s recent milestone achievement ...

Driftwood Includes Soap Recycling in CSR Initiative

Clean the World — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Driftwood Hospitality Management has a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Driftwood’s partnerships with virtually every major leading hotel and resort company include implementing socially responsible programs at the company’s owned and managed hotels. Now their CSR commitment extends to soap and bottled amenity recycling with Clean the World. Nearly half of Driftwood’s properties ...

Disaster Victims to Receive Liquid Soap From Clearly Natural

Clean the World — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Our friends at Clearly Natural are always ready to lend a hand. And boy are they ever quick to respond. When we started preparing to send personal hygiene supplies to areas of the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Clearly Natural contacted us right away. The manufacturer of natural glycerine bar soaps, body washes and liquid hand ...

Unilever Donates Soap by the Truckload

Clean the World — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A couple times every day, a UPS truck backs up to the loading dock at our Orlando warehouse and unloads dozens of bins containing discarded soap from hotels. We run the bars through our sterilization and recycling process. After the cycle is complete, we end up with boxes full of new soap bars that are ...

Las Vegas Sands Steps Up to Sponsor Hygiene Kits for Typhoon Relief

Clean the World — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

On Monday we asked our hospitality partners for corporate donations to fund the assembly and shipping of ONE Project Disaster Relief hygiene kits to the Philippines. Less than three hours later, Las Vegas Sands contacted us to offer $80,000, which will pay for 40,000 hygiene kits! That means 40,000 people will receive a resealable plastic ...

Marriott’s Sustainable Development Boosts Economies, Creates Jobs

Clean the World — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Marriott International has been an enthusiastic supporter of Clean the World since 2009. Their commitment continued to grow this year when Marriott’s Jeff Wolff joined us on a soap distribution trip to the Dominican Republic. Jeff is vice president of guest experience and rooms operations – Americas. Now Clean the World is mentioned in Marriott’s just-released 2013 ...

Marriott’s Jeff Wolff Visits the Dominican Republic

Clean the World — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Jeff Wolff has seen a lot of poverty in his extensive travels throughout the Caribbean and Latin American regions. However, his recent soap distribution trip to the Dominican Republic with Clean the World revealed just how challenging daily life is for so many people. “It is very different to view poverty from afar and then ...

How IHG Helps Clean the World

Clean the World — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Last week Clean the World was featured in the Priority Club Connect blog from IGH. —————————————————————————- In 2009, while on a business trip in Minneapolis, two Priority Club Rewards members decided that there must be more than a couple nights’ uses left in a bar of Holiday Inn soap. They researched the idea of recycling ...

Longboat Key Club & Resort Hits Milestone Number

Clean the World — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The following press release was issued by Longboat Key Club & Resort on Monday, Oct. 15: [Longboat Key, FL – October 15, 2012] Celebrating the one year anniversary of its participation in the Clean the World program, Longboat Key Club & Resort is proud to announce it has achieved a milestone number – the distribution of over ...

Thanks a Million, Starwood!

Clean the World — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Any way you slice it, a million of anything is a lot.When you are dead-set against doing something, you say you wouldn’t do it in a million years. A recording artist receives a platinum record for selling a million copies of an album. And who wouldn’t want to want to win a million dollars? But ...

Sysco Guest Supply Provides Generous Soap Donation

Clean the World — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Recycling and distributing soap can be a bit challenging at times. But somehow things just always work out. And after more than three years, we are still amazed every day when the pieces just fall into place. The team at Sysco Guest Supply. An important piece of the puzzle recently fell into place when the ...

Las Vegas Sands Celebrates Sustainability Achievements

Clean the World — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Properties owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. have been forerunners in the movement to recycle soap. Now the company has published its inaugural Environmental Report, which is the first environmental study in the gaming industry to be formally verified by the Global Reporting Initiative, a leading non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental and social ...

Grand, Green Achievement for Oregon Hotel

Clean the World — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Grand Hotel in Salem, Ore., is now an EarthWISE-certified business. The flagship property of VIP’S Industries has been a Clean the World partner for more than two years. The hotel and Bentley’s Grill, which is an on-property restaurant, are the first hotel and restaurant in Oregon’s Marion County to be EarthWISE certified. The certification ...

Starwood Passes Sustainability Milestone

Clean the World — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Summary: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Passes Sustainability Milestone with Clean the World – More than 50,000 Hotel Rooms Recycling Soaps and Bottled Amenities Collection of guest room amenities in less than one year exceeds 278,000 lbs. of hygiene products recycled and distributed to stop the spread of preventable diseases worldwide Less than one year after becoming ...

Tons of Soap Success at Walt Disney World Resorts

Clean the World — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Walt Disney World Resorts, which include all properties in Florida, California, and a new resort in Hawaii, are flexing their collective muscle with regard to helping Clean the World. And they’ll need all the muscle they can get to lift such an impressive amount of soaps and bottled amenities. Since becoming one of Clean the ...

Kalahari Resorts Goes ‘Beyond Expectations’

Clean the World — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The tagline tells the story. Our partners at Kalahari Resorts have gone “Beyond Expectations” by collecting more than two tons of amenities in the first three months since partnering with Clean the World. Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., an authentically African-themed resort, collected 16,969 soap bars (2,891 lbs.) in less than 90 days. Together ...

Las Vegas – Top Performing Properties

Clean the World — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Feb. 29 marked the official opening of the Las Vegas Recycling Operations Center, but Clean the World is already witnessing great enthusiasm for soap recycling among our top performing properties in the Western Region of the United States. In fact, of Clean the World’s more than 1,300 hotel partners throughout North America, our top four performers ...

LATHER Donates Nearly 200,000 Bars of Soap

Clean the World — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

LATHER, a branded and custom amenities provider to distinctive hotel properties, recently made a gracious donation to Clean the World with the purpose of promoting better hygiene opportunities for children and families in need. The Pasadena, Calif.-based company donated nearly 200,000 bars of soap to help advance Clean the World’s global hygiene revolution. The soaps ...

Westin Diplomat Collects 24,000 lbs. of Soap

Clean the World — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla., leads all U.S. -based Starwood Hotels and Resorts properties in amenities contributions through the Clean the World soap collecting and recycling program. In two full years, the resort has collected more than 24,000 pounds of soaps and bottled amenities (shampoos, conditioners, body washes, lotions and gels) ...

Pineapple Hospitality Donates 90,000 Bottled Amenities to Clean the World

Clean the World — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Summary: Eco-friendly body washes, lotions and conditioners to be distributed domestically, bringing comfort and improved hygiene to children and families in homeless shelters, rescue centers and missions. As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, with all of its traditional abundance, one Missouri-based company is giving from its bounty to help Clean the World. Pineapple Hospitality, ...

Positive Impact: Central Florida Marriott Business Council

Clean the World — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Central Florida Marriott Business Council, a sponsor of the Inaugural Clean the World Gala, is showing what kind of impact a dedicated group of hotel properties can have when they make a decision to help Clean the World. The council of 17 Central Florida hotel properties, representing a variety of Marriott brands throughout the region, ...

A Ton of Soap to Help Clean the World

Clean the World — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The global hygiene revolution has taken root in the hospitality industry, not only among hotels, but among hospitality vendors as well. Sysco Guest Supply, one of the nation’s largest providers of soaps and bottled amenities to the hotel industry, recently made a generous donation to Clean the World. The New-Jersey based company shipped more than ...

PRESS RELEASE: World Vision Partners with Clean the World to Deliver Recycled Soap Worldwide

Clean the World — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Orlando, FL. — March 18, 2010 —World Vision has partnered with Clean the World to provide hygiene products as part of their overall mission to tackle the causes of poverty among children, families and communities around the world. Clean the World collects the gently used bar soap and bottled amenity products that are routinely thrown ...