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Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, National Director of Park Services Mary Bomar, Willard General Manager Herve Houdre celebrate Earth Day 2007 at Pershing Park
 
Awards
  • 2009 D.C. Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award
 
  • 2009 Business of the Year Award by D.C. Chamber of Commerce
 
  • 2008 Condé Nast Traveler World Saver Finalist Award more>>
 
  • International Hotel & Restaurant Association Honors Willard InterContinental  more>>
 
  • HotelWorld: Global Hospitality & Design Awards Finalist more>>
 
  • National Capital Region: Hartzog Award Nominee more>>
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Reports
  • Willard InterContinental Sustainability Report 2007  more>>
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Recent Articles
  • HotelNewsNow.com: A Smart Business Decision  more>>
  • HotelNewsNow.com: Four Steps to Engage Staff in Sustainable Development more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: Give Up Giving up!  Go Sustainable!  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: What Gets Measured Gets Managed  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: A Sustainable Wake-up Call  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: SD Boosts Bottom Line  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: Implementing a Sustainable Strategy  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: Coming to Terms with Sustainability  more>>
 
  • HotelNewsNow.com: Sustainability in the Kitchen, a Glossary  more>>
 
  • New Metric Emerges from Willard InterContinental’s Sustainability Report  more>>
 
  • The Washingtonian: Green Power  more>>
  • Hotel & Motel Management: Willard Announces Holistic Sustainability Program  more>>
 
  • The Washington Diplomat: Saving Green more>>
 
  • Examiner.com, Washington D.C. Going Green to keep the light on for ya more>>
 
  • Hotel & Motel Management: Associated Luxury Hotels and
    member hotels & resorts "greening up" more>>
 
  • USAE HAWDC - HAWDC to begin Green Initiatives more>>
 
  • Lodging Magazine: Energy Stars  more>>
 
  • Hotel & Motel Management: Compact fluorescents save energy more>>
 
  • Hotel Interactive: Willard InterContinental Introduces Sustainability Program more>>
 
  • Washington Times: Greening Luxury  more>>
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Videos
  • CCTV story on Sustainable Efforts at the Willard InterContinental more>> Opens a New Window
 
  • Willard No-Smoking campaign PSA (public service announcement)  more>> Opens a New Window
 
  • FOX 5 Willard's adopted school, Thompson Elementary students chorus  more>> Opens a New Window