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A platinum plaque for a climate-friendly office building: project controller Drees & Sommer is delighted to have been awarded the highest certificate by the DGNB. Recycling management, a green façade and an energy concept made it possible. Hotels can also learn from this.
When plants, birds or insects visibly and tangibly disappear, alarm bells should ring. Where landslides bury hotels, the story of biodiversity risks has long since begun. In future, company directors will be held accountable for ignoring biodiversity risks. Norms, legislation and expectations are increasing. And investors are loving it!
The (EU) standards and definitions for sustainable hotel properties and their financing are made in London. Ufi Ibrahim founded the Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) in October 2020 in London, which is a pool of dedicated hotel investors, operators, banks and lawyers today. They all want to collaborate, they want to protect their assets from stranding.
According to a study, the combination of a plant-based diet, switching production as well as CO2 storage in agriculture could produce negative emissions. One researcher doubts the results.
There have always been economic crises in waves. Now, an experienced scientist predicts the entire world that states will go bankrupt within ten years if no immediate action is taken on climate change and the global economic situation.
a&o has published its first sustainability report. In 2025, they want to be the first emission-free hostel chain in Europe. The report will be published annually in the future.
Three out of four business travellers in Germany often forgo flights and prefer to take the train, according to a new study. Business travellers are raising their own standards.
Best practice concerning sustainability: The privately managed Ringhotel Teutoburger Wald in northern Germany has become nearly entirely self-sufficient when it comes to energy. Through a mixture of photovoltaic, combined heat and power plants, energy storage and intelligent load management, the energy savings alone are enormous. The owners Olaf and Rainer Kerssen know all the details.
The effects of the pandemic contributed to the EU achieving its 2020 climate and energy targets, especially the one on energy efficiency. Reporting on the climate and energy performance of the EU and its member states lacks transparency, which makes it difficult to learn lessons.
The current uncertainty in the market environment is making investors more cautious. However, according to a recent survey, they expect returns to remain robust, as not only financing costs but also rents are likely to rise. In these hesitant times, ESG becomes the decisive investment criterion...