Jose Luis Santos - Work Builds Character

9 May 2023
In this episode, we meet Jose Luis Santos. Jose Luis has a decade of experience in strategy and entrepreneurship focusing on tourism and sustainability. He has worked for multinational companies such as Oliver Wyman and Amadeus, and now he leads Ecostars, a sustainability certification for hotels. Within one short year, Ecostars has become the most popular hotel sustainability certification across Europe. Similar to Ecostars, its sister Ecofoodies certification, covers sustainability certification for restaurants and foodservice outlets.

Find Jose Luis on LinkedIn here.
Learn about Ecostars here.
Learn about Ecofoodies here. 
Follow Ecostars on Instagram here.

Also mentioned in the show: ISLAMIC ARTS BIENNALE 2023
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