Accor has been recognised for its industry-leading sustainability initiatives, taking home the Marie Claire Sustainability Award for Best Global Sustainable Hotel.
The awards, judged by an independent panel of industry and sustainability experts, aim to celebrate the brands, organisations, and products making a genuine effort to build a better tomorrow without greenwashing or misleading.
The accolade acknowledges various initiatives from Accor over the past year, continuing the Group’s longstanding commitment to sustainability.
In March 2021, Accor was the pioneering international hotel group to establish long-term science-based targets to minimise carbon emissions in line with the 1.5°C ambition of the Paris Agreement.
In November 2021, COP26 saw Accor pledge to ban single-use plastic for guests by the end of 2022 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, again the first international hotel group to do so. The company also signed the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism launched by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNTWO), reaffirming its net-zero commitment. In the same month, Accor also announced a new Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality, an initiative supported by the World Travel & Tourism Council, alongside 13 other members of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.
These commitments continue on a decade of groundwork in sustainability through Planet 21, a global sustainability programme founded by Accor in 2011. Planet 21 has seen Accor make significant progress in key priority areas such as reducing carbon emissions, food waste and plastic waste.
Climate action lies at the heart of Accor’s vision and business model with three main priorities – carbon, food, and waste plastics. Beyond that, the Group’s goal is to continue being a social elevator, providing and giving everyone equal opportunities and ensuring they can grow within the company and their communities.
