Topic Sustainability

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The CO2 risk monitor CRREM refines benchmarks for investors
Just no stranded asset, please
8.11.2024

In future, the EU will use the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) to record the emissions of individual property types. The hotel industry has managed to be recognised and treated sensitively as an asset class in its own right. It has secured customised benchmarks. Serious investors and asset managers know this: Saving CO2 is definitely more profitable than sitting on stranded assets.

World Nature Conference: Premature cancellation
8.11.2024

The UN Conference on Biological Diversity COP16 came to a premature end because they were unable to agree on funding for species conservation. There was some progress, but the rifts between the countries tended to deepen.

EU taxonomy requirements not clear enough
8.11.2024

Investors and asset managers would like more clarity on Article 8 and Article 9 funds in the Taxonomy Regulation. In addition, they criticise the high consulting costs involved in assessing ESG risks, which forces them to call in external experts.

Nature conservation is a human right: first lawsuit worldwide
1.11.2024

Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) is the first organisation in the world to bring an action before a supreme court for better nature conservation legislation.

More and more hoteliers are tackling food waste
25.10.2024

In 2022, 1.05 bn tonnes of food were wasted. This not only causes enormous emissions, but also high costs. The number of initiatives and guidelines on this topic is increasing in the hotel and catering industry. 

Plastic free! Six Senses invites to webinar
25.10.2024

Together for a good cause: Six Senses invites hotel colleagues to a webinar on plastic-free hotel operations. The group, a pioneer of the sustainability wave, is happy to share its knowledge with colleagues and also provides the accompanying manual with practical tips. 

Sustainability News from 25.10.2025
25.10.2024

Exploring Paris by bike / Coffee grounds become soap / Helsinki most sustainable destination / KlimaLink platform calculates travel emissions / Switzerland: 2nd Sustainable Tourism Days

Germany's biodiversity in a fact check
4.10.2024

The global loss of biodiversity is continuing apace. Species diversity dwindles and genetic diversity is in decline. The current "Biodiversity fact check" provides an inventory for Germany. 

Figures show contradiction between green aspirations and air travel
Sustainability is becoming less relevant
4.10.2024

There are positive trends, but the desire for sustainable travel is just as great as the desire for air travel. Sustainability is still rarely the deciding factor when it comes to holiday travel. Frustrating: The gap between attitude and behaviour is widening, especially among young people. This and more is shown by the holiday travel behaviour of Germans.  

OYO resumes its global expansion plans
Back in the game
27.9.2024

With the recent acquisition of budget hotel brand G6 (Motel 6 and Studios 6) in the US, OYO is signalling to the market that they are back. Its founder, Ritesh Agarwal, who is looking for cash, promises more tech, more hotels, and triple profits by 2025.

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