White towels feel like a design choice. Clean. Neutral. Safe. But in hotels, whiteness isn’t aesthetic. It’s operational. And behind that operational decision sits a system that shapes labour, cost, risk — and increasingly, how sustainability shows up in everyday hospitality. White Is a Risk Decision, Not a Style One Hotels don’t choose white towels because they look better. They choose them because white towels can be: aggressively washed heavily bleached mixed across rooms

This piece follows on from “Why the Future of Work Depends on Small Businesses Giving Young People a Chance ” , which explored why early, real-world exposure to work matters more than polished career advice or corporate programmes. The question now is practical: What can a small business realistically do — without a dedicated HR team, budget, or formal scheme — to make that opportunity real? This isn’t about solving youth unemployment. It’s about designing small, workable ent