Top Players in Hotel Industry Build Inclusive Sustainability Framework Accessible for all Hotels of the World
An initiative to set a common definition of hotel sustainability.
Bangkok, November 10, 2021 Minor Hotels, NH Hotel Group and other leading groups with 25,000 hotels total, launch an initiative to set a common definition of hotel sustainability to drive responsible travel and tourism.
In a unique cooperation between the World TravelandTourism Council, the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and leading hotel companies, in consultation with distribution partners and key TourismandTravel stakeholders, the hotel industry celebrates a responsible return to business with an initiative to raise the global basic level of hotel sustainability in a clear and transparent manner for all travellers and stakeholders.
The Basic Sustainability framework will critically deliver on a common starting point for hotel sustainability accessible to all hotel actors worldwide whether they are part of a large international Group or independents. Providing this common understanding for all hotels worldwide with actions that have a positive impact on planet and people will drive real change by stimulating the demand for responsible travel.
The Basic Sustainability framework reinforces and works in complement to the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance's Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality, which aims to enable every hotel to improve their impact, whatever their starting point on their sustainability journey. and will encompass four clear stages and practical tools that guide the industry towards a regenerative impact on our planet.
In the coming months, the hotel groups in this initiative, will work in close alignment with the WTTC, the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and key stakeholders, on finalizing the essential sustainability actions with a demonstrable positive impact, and collaborate to share tools and best practices with each other and the wider industry to ensure all hotels start on a pathway towards the targets of the COP 21 Paris Accord.
The sustainability basic framework is aligned with the main aspirations such as the UNWTO Glasgow Declaration and the UNSDGs decade of action.
Current partner groups include leading hotel companies such as Minor Hotels, NH Hotel Group, BarceloHotel Group, Huazhu including their affiliate Deutsche Hospitality, Accor, Indian Hotels Company Limited, Jin Jiang International (Holdings) Co., Ltd.including their affiliates Jin Jiang Hotels, Meli Hotels International and Louvre Hotels Group and Radisson Hotel Group.
The Basic Sustainability framework has now entered the development phase and will be launched in March 2022.
"We must all take responsibility for the impact that our industry has and there is no better way to do it than through uniting forces with other key industry players to achieve this common goal. In the rebirth of hospitality, after the toughest years in our history, we endorsethe Basic Sustainability framework with the aim of leading through example and the certainty that the project will be a turning point for the future of all stakeholders."Dillip Rajakarier, Group CEO of Minor International and CEO of Minor Hotels
This is a promising opportunity to leverage the strength and influence of the hotel industry to really make an impact. For years, the sector has been an engine for economic growth, social development and the coming together of cultures and now, together, we will also be the driving force to a more sustainable future. We, as part of Minor, endorsethe Basic Sustainability framework with great enthusiasm and the conviction that it is a huge step in the right direction.Ramon Aragones, CEO NH Hotel Group
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About Minor Hotels:
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator and investor, currently with over 530 hotels in operation. Minor Hotels passionately explores new possibilities in hospitality with a diverse portfolio of properties designed intelligently to appeal to different kinds of travellers, serving new passions as well as personal needs. Through our Anantara, Avani, Oaks, Tivoli, M Collection, NH Collection, NH, nhow, Elewana, Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Radisson Blu and Minor International properties, Minor Hotels operates in 56 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, South America and North America.
With dynamic plans to expand existing brands and explore strategic acquisitions throughout opportunistic markets, Minor Hotels pursues a vision of a more passionate and interconnected world.
For more information, please visitwww.minorhotels.com.
