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Sustainability needs to mean more, not less! | By Arnaud Herrmann

Sustainable Development Director at AccorHotels

Synopsis

Arnaud Herrmann, VP Sustainable Development at AccorHotels Group, asks, and answers, four critical questions that hotel groups face when designing and implementing sustainability programs. These center on overcoming obstacles, identifying benefits, changing the mindset of owners, and designing buildings with sustainability in mind from the outset.

Arnaud Herrmann
Sustainable Development Director at AccorHotels
Accor
Accor
Paris, France
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Accor is a world-leading hospitality group consisting of more than 5,000 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. The group has one of the industry’s most diverse and fully-integrated hospitality ecosystems encompassing luxury and premium brands, midscale and economy offerings, unique lifestyle concepts, entertainment and nightlife venues, restaurants and bars, branded private residences, shared accommodation properties, concierge services, co-working spaces and more. Accor also boasts an unrivalled portfolio of distinctive brands and approximately 300,000 team members worldwide. Over 65 million members benefit from the company’s comprehensive loyalty program ALL - Accor Live Limitless - a daily lifestyle companion that provides access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences.