• Applications now being accepted for emerging business leaders who want to advance environmental, clean energy policies at state and federal level
• Winning applicants to receive $20,000 grants, mentoring from seasoned executives and entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, DC (May 8, 2018) – 1 Hotels, a mission-driven, nature-inspired luxury lifestyle brand with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and South Beach and the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) announced today that applications for the 2018-2019 1 Hotels Fellowship at E2 are now being accepted through July 9, 2018. The unique fellowship program is designed to support and develop projects lead by early and mid-career entrepreneurs and emerging business leaders aiming to advance environmental and clean energy policy and advocacy across the United States.
“We started this opportunity to help America’s future leaders get a head-start on their visions of how a strong economy goes hand in hand with a clean environment,” said E2 Director of Membership and State Engagement, Gail Parson. “Our winners last year impressed us with their diversity and breadth of ideas, and I, for one, cannot wait to see what the next class has in store.”
The program will award 10 fellows with $20,000 each along with guidance and support from seasoned executives to complete projects strategic to the goal of advancing policies that are good for the environment and good for the economy. Winners are also awarded membership into E2’s Emerging Leaders program and will be connected to their local E2 chapter to have access of all the benefits of E2 membership.
“As a mission-driven hotel brand, we are thrilled to support the next generation of change-makers at the intersection of business and the environment,” said 1 Hotels Founder and the Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, Barry Sternlicht. “This second group of emerging leaders has an enormous opportunity in front of them to not only advance their own projects but establish the 1 Hotels Fellowship at E2 as a go-to platform for environmentally minded future visionaries.”
E2 and 1 Hotels launched the fellowship program last year. The inaugural group of E2 fellows includes early-career professionals from six states in who developed and are executing programs to:
- Create a state-based clean energy leaders group;
- Develop an online marketplace for commercial energy efficiency;
- Create an online story bank that connects the dots between federal clean energy programs and growing business opportunities; and
- Identify ways businesses can help cities meet their renewable energy commitments.
For more details, including links to apply for the 1 Hotels Fellowship at E2 and information on the 2017-2018 fellowship class, visit https://www.e2.org/fellowship/.
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Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) is a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors, and professionals from every sector of the economy who advocate for smart policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment. Our members have founded or funded more than 2,500 companies, created more than 600,000 jobs, and manage more than $100 billion in venture and private equity capital. For more information, see www.e2.org or follow us on Twitter at @e2org.
As a luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service. 1 Hotels, which launched in 2015 with the opening of exclusive properties in Miami’s South Beach and Manhattan’s Central Park, followed by Brooklyn, located on Pier 1, in February 2017, is inspired by a simple idea: those that travel the world also care about it. 1 Hotels upholds this vision by channeling nature through design and culinary partnerships, while connecting with the local community and taking sustainable steps to make a big difference. Additional information can be found at www.1hotels.com.