Atrium Hospitality launches WomenRISE program.

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coinciding with Women’s History Month in March, Atrium Hospitality today announced the launch of WomenRISE, the company’s new Hotel General Manager Development Program targeted to female leaders. Alpharetta, Georgia-based Atrium Hospitality is one of the nation’s largest hotel operators. Our company manages a portfolio of 80 hotels, representing well-known brands such as Hilton, Marriott, IHG, and Wyndham, in 28 states. Atrium operates approximately 20,000 guest rooms/suites and 3 million square feet of event space. WomenRISE Inaugural Class. “We’re excited to offer Atrium’s WomenRISE program to hasten the career paths of women in hospitality, a group that tends to be underrepresented at the General Manager level,” said Anneliesse Cooper, Chief Human Resources Officer, Atrium Hospitality

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Procure Impact, a B2B marketplace for products that support overlooked communities, have launched the Dignity of Work Pledge, an initiative to create 100,000 hours of paid employment for overlooked populations.Procure Impact’s B2B marketplace provides companies the opportunity to source responsibly and achieve social impact goals. Each vendor on the Procure Impact platform employs individuals facing barriers to work, including survivors of trafficking; veterans; at-risk youth; refugees; individuals with disabilities; and individuals who have experienced poverty; incarceration; homelessness; mental health issues and trauma; or substance use disorders.Procure Impact tracks the impact of each transaction made on its platform by calculating the number of shift hours created, making it easy for hospitality companies to report on their impact goals and measure their progress.By taking the Dignity of Work Pledge, hospitality companies commit to increasing the percentage of their purchases made with vendors on Procure Impact’s platform and to regularly report their progress, which will be shared on AHLA’s Responsible Stay website.AHLA’s Responsible Stay initiative unites members behind core sustainability principles, including responsible sourcing, energy efficiency, water conservation and waste reduction.“We believe the hospitality sector is uniquely positioned to harness its purchasing power to create unique and meaningful guest experiences and change millions of lives in the process,” said Lauren McCann, Procure Impact founder/CEO. “We are excited to partner with so many pioneers in hospitality who are building spaces and places grounded in belonging and purpose through the products that they feature and purchase.”Chip Rogers, AHLA president/CEO, said, “Responsible sourcing is all about delivering value to guests while creating positive social and environmental impacts. Procure Impact makes it easy for hospitality companies to do just that.”Founding partners who have committed and signed the Dignity of Work Pledge include Davidson Hospitality Group, Pyramid Global Hospitality, Sage Hospitality Group, CoralTree Hospitality, Atrium Hospitality, Pacific Hospitality Group, Modus Hotels and 21c Museum Hotels. Participating hotels manage more than 110,000 hotel rooms nationwide.“A job is one of the most transformative ways to help someone improve their life,” said Kenzie Vath, VP, strategic partnerships, Pacific Hospitality Group. “By purchasing through Procure Impact, we get quality products and know that our company is having a lasting impact in our communities by creating job opportunities for people who wouldn’t otherwise have access to work.”Chris O‘Donnell, COO, Atrium Hospitality, said, “At Atrium, we take social and environmental responsibility very seriously and see it as a business imperative because of the significant correlation to the lives and health of the communities we serve