Topic Sustainability

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ESG Conference revealed: Sustainable retrofitting costs and saves money
Less CO2, better yields
25.3.2020

Frankfurt/Main. The EU is developing an action plan for sustainable finance, which will also have a serious impact on investment properties. This has already led to numerous activities among fund managers and property owners, and tenants are increasingly involved as well. This also affects hotel properties. But there are already good examples available. The real estate ESG Conference in Frankfurt also provided much up-to-date information and numerous insights apart from that.

Sustainability News
27.2.2020

Wiesbaden. Guests' desire for more sustainability is having an increasing impact on tourism. In focus today: travel behavior, sustainable meetings, Hamburg Card Green, Mediterranean waste, waste avoidance at Radisson and TUI, transformation of traffic in large cities.

Pilot project: Invesco, IHG and Event Hotels take action on sustainability
27.2.2020

London. Invesco Real Estate, IHG, Event Hotels and the consulting firm Longevity have joined forces to collectively address the need to tackle climate change. This is the first time that an investor, owner and operator publically commit themsevles to work collaboratively on key sustainability issues.

EU reveals first hard measures for a Green Deal
20.2.2020

Brussels. By 2050, Europe is to be the first continent to be climate-neutral. For this reason, the EU wants to bring order into the certification jungle and give the cradle-to-cradle system a boost, making it a general principle. Greenwashing is also severely criticised. All this also affects the hotel industry.

Long-stay offers a lot of potential and new movement in real estate and concept
Smart focus on sustainability
23.1.2020

Munich. Serviced Apartments are more flexible, individual and closer to the guest than classic hotels. But are they also more sustainable? Developers and operators of long-stay offers are convinced that they are. Most are still working on their breakthrough strategies and would like to see greater commitment and collaboration from investors. Current developments could now bring a breath of fresh air ...

EU Green Deal: Housing is main force
16.1.2020

Berlin/Brussels. In the context of the announced "European Green Deal", the EU presented the corresponding investment plan in Brussels on Tuesday. Now, the Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss expects investments in Germany of roughly 100 billion euros in buildings and installation engineering by 2030.

Study urges investors and operators to place greater emphasis on sustainability
What's it to be - action or penalties?
15.1.2020

London. The hotel industry has grown by almost 20% worldwide over the course of the last ten years. Two million new hotel rooms place further pressure on the sector's sustainability. With these facts in mind, a new study by the hotel chain association ITP/International Tourism Partnership and IFC/International Finance Corporation urges investors in particular to focus on sustainable construction. And discussions with operators about who invests and who benefits from savings can be resolved through "green contracts". A new, intensive appeal to the industry.

Sustanaibility News
9.1.2020

Augsburg. Sustainability becomes part of everyday life. The following news flashes show the latest news: Fridays for Future's photo protest / Blue Angel also for software / SV Group helps the chicken / Meliá: Less CO2 through Blockchain.

The pressure on cruise ships, airlines and compensation is growing
Drifting slowly along on climate change
9.1.2020

Hamburg/Berlin. Cruise shipping will grow by 250 percent by 2050. Air traffic will quadruple. The business developing around compensating their emissions has taken on a dynamic all of its own, yet at the same time has come under increasing criticism. Voluntary commitments are no longer enough. Greater regulation, more pressure is needed. Expert voices are getting louder and clearer. Hoteliers should listen, as these voices will also penetrate their market.

Tourism’s Carbon Emissions must be reduced drastically
12.12.2019

Madrid. Experts assume that traffic-related CO2 emissions from tourism will continue to increase until 2030. At the same time, as the sector makes progress in achieving low-carbon travel, emissions per passenger kilometer might decline over the coming decade. Nevertheless experts say: It's not enough!

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