Hospitality & Sports Textile Innovations

Hotels, resorts, and sports organizations generate enormous amounts of textile waste—from hotel linens to athletic gear. This course equips hospitality managers, procurement teams, and sports leaders with strategies to reduce waste, adopt innovative materials, and build partnerships that make sustainability a competitive advantage.

On-Demand

20 MINUTES

Entry Level

Course Description

Hospitality and sports are industries built on scale, service, and visibility—making textile use both a necessity and a challenge. Every year, millions of linens, uniforms, and sports textiles are discarded. This course provides a practical guide to rethinking materials, procurement, and operations. From Adidas Parley’s ocean-plastic sportswear to Marriott’s sustainable linen programs, you’ll explore leading examples of innovation while developing your own 30-day initiative to implement in your venue, team, or hotel.

Course Outcomes

What You’ll Learn…

  • The biggest sources of textile waste in hospitality and sports

  • How to integrate sustainable materials and design into operations

  • Procurement practices and partnerships that drive circularity

Your Results:

  • Complete a waste mapping exercise for your venue or team

  • Apply procurement checklists and partner models to your operations

  • Design and launch a 30-day Circular Innovation Initiative

Why This Course Matters?

The hospitality sector discards millions of tons of linens and uniforms annually, while the sports industry cycles through mountains of athletic apparel and branded gear. Addressing this waste is critical to cutting carbon emissions, conserving resources, and building consumer trust. This course empowers you to turn those challenges into opportunities for innovation, leadership, and measurable impact.

Skills Taught In This Course

  • Waste identification in hospitality and sports

  • Material innovation and sustainable design

  • Circular procurement and supplier management

  • Partnership building across the value chain

  • Action planning for circular initiatives

Top Job Titles Using These Skills

  • Hospitality Manager

  • Procurement Officer

  • Sustainability Manager

  • Event Operations Director

  • Sports Organization Executive

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The Learning Experience

This course is designed for:

  • Hospitality managers and hotel/resort procurement teams

  • Sports organizations and stadium/event operators

  • Textile suppliers serving hospitality and athletic markets

No prior experience is required—just curiosity and commitment to change. Through self-paced videos, case studies, and interactive exercises, you’ll learn on your schedule while joining an online community of learners committed to building a regenerative future. Optional forums and live webinars provide opportunities for deeper discussion and networking.

Hospitality & Sports Textile Innovations

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