EATON EXISTS AT THE NEXUS OF HOSPITALITY,

      IMPACT, CULTURE, AND WELLNESS 

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Founded in 2014 by Hong Kong born Asian-American Katherine Lo, Eaton is not only a place for travelers to lay their heads — it’s a place to experience belonging, creativity, and community. Here, hospitality is a means for community, creativity, and culture. Eaton DC, Eaton Workshop's flagship hotel in downtown DC, is a welcoming and inclusive cultural hub for kindred spirits, locals, and travelers alike, to convene, collaborate, and create. Within walking distance of the Smithsonian museums, Black Lives Matter Plaza, Capitol Hill, and the Convention Center, guests can be a part of the culture of a world-class city and enjoy the comforts of a boutique hotel.

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MISSION and VISION

 

Our mission is to transform hospitality into a force for creativity and social and environmental impact.

 We are driven by our vision of a kinder world which provides optimal conditions for people and communities to be fulfilled.

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CULTURE and WELLNESS

 

Each Eaton offers a diverse range of cultural programming that is deeply locally engaged, yet with an international, multicultural outlook. Eaton’s original programming in the fields of visual art, music, radio, film, talks, readings, theater, and new media explores the many intersectional connections between the sociocultural dialogues of our times. We exist to uplift and support local creatives and innovators, enabling them to elevate their work by engaging with our physical spaces and robust cultural programming. Our driving vision for our profound cultural programming is that Eaton offers optimal conditions for people and communities to thrive, intellectually, socially, culturally, creatively, and spiritually. Wellness plays just as vital a role in building community as culture. Eaton’s approach to wellness spans across mind, body, and spirit, propelled by the belief that to heal oneself is to heal the collective. Our driving vision for our profound cultural and wellness programming is that Eaton offers optimal conditions for people and communities to thrive. 

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SOCIAL and ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

 

People, planet, and profit hold equal weight at Eaton. We take all three into account when we’re making any decision. Every department, every team member, every location. The Triple Bottom Line is a new movement in business where the bottom line is not only measured by the financial bottom line, but equally by the social and environmental bottom lines. A profound shift in the purpose of business is underway, as businesses become more accountable to society and the environment and its stakeholders. We believe that this approach to business is not only profitable and ethical, but also necessary for the long-term survival of our planet and our species. Eaton is at the forefront of proving that a hospitality business can be both mission-driven and profitable.

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION

 

People, planet, and profit hold equal weight at Eaton. We take all three into account when we’re making any decision. Every department, every team member, every location. The Triple Bottom Line is a new movement in business where the bottom line is not only measured by the financial bottom line, but equally by the social and environmental bottom lines. A profound shift in the purpose of business is underway, as businesses become more accountable to society and the environment and its stakeholders. We believe that this approach to business is not only profitable and ethical, but also necessary for the long-term survival of our planet and our species. Eaton is at the forefront of proving that a hospitality business can be both mission-driven and profitable.

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SUSTAINABILTY and DESIGN

 

“Understanding the diversity of global communities is core to Eaton’s hospitality practice. Creating a sense of welcome is what our guests feel when they enter our spaces. That's a direct result of the work we’ve put into Eaton’s unique EDIT (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Thriving) curriculum that provides everyone at Eaton with the training and insight needed to build a better world. The results speak for themselves: two-thirds of our management team are people of color and two-thirds are women. We’ve been certified by the DC Mayor’s Trans Employment program as well as Hong Kong’s Most Inclusive Places to Work.”