Proper Hotels began with the sentiment that every city needs a proper, good place to stay, a vibrant hub for locals and visitors alike. The brand now has multiple hotels and residences in California and Texas, and in ist aspiration to be a good neighbour, has launched a company-wide initiative, called Proper Giving, that aligns each of those properties with important local causes.

As for a best practice that demonstrates the UN's approach to economic sustainability, we highlight Boutiquehotel Stadthalle. Located in the heart of Vienna (Austria), Boutiquehotel Stadthalle is a family-run hotel comitted to sustainability. In fact, it was the first city hotel ever to achieve a zero energy balance! Boutiquehotel Stadthalle futher demonstrates its concrete steps in accordance with the UN SDG's, and has renovated 17 of its rooms and dedicated each one to one of the SDG's.

Hoteö Con Corazón ("Hotel with a Heart") is a social impact hotel brand that invests ist Profits (approximately 75%) in education and work. With two locations in the developing regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, and Granada, Nicaragua, guests who stay at Hotel Con Corazón support local communities to build a better future. Since 2008, the Profits of the hotels have enabled Hote Con Corazón to support an average of 250 students per year through its education programmes.

The Locanda Mistral is a small, family-run hotel in the unspoiled Valle Maira in Piedmont, Italy. Embedded in spectacular natural surroundings, the owners Manuela and Renato, set out to run their hotel in the most sustainable way.

In 1998, five highly-dedicated women founded Frauenhotel AG, the non-profit public limited company behind Sinn & Gewinn Hotels. Non-profit status means that Profits are not distributed to shareholders, but are instead invested in the continued advancement of social entrepreneurship.