Lifelines, risks and experiments

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If capital is hard to come by recently, in particular for hotel refurbishments, then debt funds could be a solution. Our fund specialist Beatrix Boutonnet sees this as a lifeline: The model is similar to that of the banks.

Which path to sustainability do you choose when you are travelling as a chain in over 100 countries? "Who says it's easy?" asks Brune Poirson, Chief Sustainability Officer at Accor. She certainly tackles things pragmatically and looks to the future. Solutions can be found for water shortages and expensive energy. And with a luxury brand from the Accor portfolio, it reduces waste: How about an a la carte breakfast instead of an overloaded buffet? If you do nothing sustainable, you increase the risk to your own business - which is why she motivates her colleagues. An interesting conversation.

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