Sustainability Europe Press Releases

April 1, 2011

Swedish Meetings Industry Takes Action For Sustainability Issues With Creation Of Trade Association Chapter

A group of leading Swedish meeting industry organizations has formed the Swedish chapter of the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC), a global organization that focuses on environmental and sustainability issues in the meetings industry. GMIC, a not for profit organization with members in over 20 countries, has a mission to advance meetings industry innovation through knowledge sharing, education, and research.

The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC)

Sweden

Press Release

January 17, 2011

Jànos Pàsztor, UN Special Adviser on Climate Change to speak at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)

Along the lines of its basic policy on environmental and social actions and within the framework of the Academic Year dedicated to Sustainable Development (SD) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is honoured to welcome Mr János Pásztor, Special Adviser on Climate Change to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon. Mr Pásztor will address the EHL students on 20 January 2011.

EHL

Lausanne, Switzerland

Press Release

January 17, 2011

Hotel Concorde Opéra Paris wins Green Globe 2011 World Summit

Green Globe Certification today announced, Hotel Concorde Opéra Paris has won the bid to host the Green Globe 2011 World Summit. Located in the heart of Paris, France, Hotel Concorde Opéra Paris was selected on the strength of its commitment to cultural heritage.

Green Globe Certification

Paris, France

Press Release

September 21, 2010

A luxury hotel in Sweden’s treetops | ft.com

Many hotels around the world offer guests the chance to get closer to nature, but only this one, in the forests of Swedish Lapland, lets them disappear within it. It’s 3am and, rather than sleep, I’m standing watching the early morning sun play on the branches outside my suite – a self-contained, mirror-clad cube, clamped to the trees four metres above ground. I’m utterly isolated, and from the ground outside, the cube is almost invisible. The silence is intoxicating.

ft.com

Sweden

Press Release

February 22, 2010

Environmental Value at Risk in the Hospitality and Leisure Sector

The CRC is a mandatory cap-and-trade scheme introduced by the UK government and directed at non-energy intensive, non-transport industries which are not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) or Defra’s Climate Change Agreements (CCAs).

PwC (UK)

United Kingdom

Press Release

September 17, 2009

Considerate Hoteliers Association forms Strategic Alliance with BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants)

The Considerate Hoteliers Association (CHA) is delighted to announce that it has entered into a strategic alliance with BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) – the organisation for hospitality professionals involved in financial management, revenue management and IT; and the UK’s authoritative voice in the hospitality industry on financial management, technical accounting issues, taxation, and hotel valuation.

HOSPA

United Kingdom

Press Release

July 21, 2009

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London Focuses on the Environment

Park Plaza Hotels believes that sustainable environmental practices reflect the expectations and desires of its guests, employees, stakeholders and partners in business. Throughout its nearly 40 hotels in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa, the company is committed to finding and implementing ways to mitigate its environmental impact through its TREE (Total Responsibility for Everyone’s Environment) and SEASON (Save Energy and Switch Off Now) initiatives. These focus on responsible water and energy usage and waste management.

PPHE Hotel Group

London, United Kingdom

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