Governance

Get to know our management team and members

HARP is coordinated by the EcoVadis Sector Initiative team and a dedicated EcoVadis Program Manager.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is HARP’s highest decision-making body. It comprises Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) representatives from each HARP member company. Every member assigned a program referent to HARP. The members meet monthly or quarterly, depending on the projects in progress.

Caroline Tissot
Accor
Patrick Mayhew
Avendra
Paul McArdle
Entegra
Anu-Saxena
Hilton
Sopan Shah
IHG
Stéphane Masson
Marriott
Adrian Oyekanmi
Radisson Hotel Group
Alana Carlton
Foodbuy

Coordination office

Annette Quincy
Sector Initiative Director at EcoVadis
Laurien De Block
Sector Initiatives Program Manager at EcoVadis

Members

The Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement (HARP) currently has eight members.

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Prospective members shall

  • Fit the industry profile of the members of the Sector Initiative
  • Have a sustainable procurement vision and a first set of associated time-bound goals
  • Sign an EcoVadis Enterprise Agreement with the Sector Initiative membership addendum
For more details, see the documents below:
Detailed membership requirements Anti-Trust Statement

Application process

  1. Interview with EcoVadis Sector Initiative Program Manager
  2. Conduct the EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Maturity Assessment
  3. CPO/CSO Interview with the EcoVadis Sector Initiative Director
  4. CPO/CSO presentation to the Initiative Members
  5. Potential objections from existing members will be vetted by the EcoVadis senior management team and must be evidence based

Ecovadis Sector Initiatives trademark meeting rules

Meetings among some or all members of an EcoVadis Sector Initiative cannot be held under the EcoVadis Sector Initiative ™ if EcoVadis is neither informed nor present at the meeting. Under no circumstances may the actions taken by members at such meetings be associated or linked to the respective EcoVadis Sector Initiative or EcoVadis. Statements, or any other kind of communication, must not be published under the EcoVadis Sector Initiative ™ without EcoVadis’ prior consent.

Become a member

HARP membership is open to hospitality companies that are committed to sustainability and fulfill the HARP membership requirements. As part of the application process, each applicant must present their case to the HARP Steering Committee. There are two application slots per year.

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