Creating a sustainability roadmap for the hospitality industry - webinar reply

How can an entire industry take meaningful action on sustainability? In this webinar, Hospitality New Zealand (HNZ) and thinkstep-anz share how they developed a practical sustainability roadmap for over 2,500 hospitality businesses across New Zealand.

Join Megan Williams (HNZ) and Martin Fryer (thinkstep-anz) as they explore how a Materiality Assessment can help organisations identify what matters most, engage stakeholders, and build a strategy that turns ambition into action.

What you’ll take away:
A step-by-step look at how to run a meaningful materiality assessment
How stakeholder voices shaped a strategy rooted in what really matters
The 12 sustainability priorities now guiding New Zealand’s hospitality sector
Tools and initiatives making carbon reduction simple and free – like the Low Carb programme and the Cogo dashboard
Tips for small businesses to start their journey – even with tight time and budgets

Whether you run a café, manage a hotel, or shape strategy for a peak body – this session is packed with ideas, tools, and real-world examples to help you drive positive change.

🎯 Sustainability does not need to be overwhelming – it just needs a roadmap. Start here.

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🔖 Chapters / Timestamps

00:56 – What is a materiality assessment? (Martin Fryer, thinkstep-anz)
05:02 – The process behind the hospitality sector assessment
08:54 – Introducing HNZ and their values-based approach (Megan Williams)
11:30 – The 12 sustainability focus areas for hospitality
13:40 – Highlight: Low Carb Programme and the Cogo dashboard
15:45 – How HNZ is rolling out the strategy nationwide
18:01 – Surprising insights from the materiality matrix
20:15 – How to get involved or volunteer
21:18 – Tips for small businesses starting out
22:54 – Final advice: Start small and build momentum
23:49 – Wrap-up and where to learn more