Beyond Green—a brand of independent hotels focused on sustainability—closed 2025 with 20 new property members globally while introducing an expanded service platform.
In 2025, Beyond Green formally integrated its consulting services into the core brand as part of an effort to strengthen its ability to support hospitality companies, destinations and mission-aligned organizations across North America. The brand also introduced an urban-focused inspection framework designed to better assess sustainability opportunities within city-based hotels, reflecting the continued growth of urban properties within the Beyond Green portfolio.
“Coordinated, collective action is critical to tourism’s climate transition, and we need more real-life examples of impactful leadership done right,” Nina Boys, vp of Beyond Green, said in a statement. “Our member hotels are showing that sustainability and exceptional guest experiences are not mutually exclusive—they reinforce one another.”
Of the company’s new members, several North American hotels have been notable for their measurable impact and innovation, including Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The hotel achieved 100 percent solar-powered energy sourcing in 2025, drawing approximately 7,000 kWh monthly and avoiding more than 5.8 tons of CO₂ emissions.
The Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur expanded partnerships with organic and regenerative farms, including a 12-acre regenerative agriculture project that will supply the California property and local restaurants. Produce from these collaborations will begin appearing on Sierra Mar’s menus in 2026.
Meanwhile, incorporating its long-standing “Inspired by Nature” program, The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach, Fla., achieved significant waste-reduction milestones in 2025, including the reuse of 2,500 wooden key cards, elimination of 35,000 disposable tasting spoons and diversion of more than 11,000 glass bottles from landfill.
For its part, The Ranch at Laguna Beach in California composted nearly 20,000 pounds of food waste in 2025 and eliminated an estimated 40,000 plastic key cards by transitioning to wooden alternatives. Its Bottles to Bunkers program repurposed more than 116,000 glass bottles into sand for golf course bunkers, while water refill stations and aluminum bottle conversions prevented nearly 300,000 single-use plastic bottles.
Covering more than 550,000 acres, Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve in Raton, N.M., continued its large-scale conservation effort with a major stream restoration project supporting the recovery of native Rio Grande cutthroat trout.