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London. "The only bird flying through the storm is the eagle – so the headwind keeps them above it." With this distinctive sentence, Glenn Mandziuk emboldened his guests to hit the ground running in terms of sustainability as well. The new CEO of Sustainability Hospitality Alliance is forging a holistic global network hoping for political influence, among other things, via partnerships with WTTC and UNWTO. The number of hotel groups that have become a SHA member has doubled over the past eight months. SHA strives at becoming the main voice across the industry as it announced on its 30th anniversary in London three weeks ago.

Munich. Sustainability doesn't just cost money. It also provides opportunities for profit. For example, through the material cycle. Building components can be reused and emissions thereby reduced. There will be marketplaces where primary and secondary materials can be purchased. It will soon even be possible to trade valuable materials such as steel on a new stock exchange. For the hotel industry, which can currently only grow through conversions, this is a huge issue.

Bremerhaven. Travel companies and associations want to calculate a uniform standard for CO2 emissions. To this end, 22 members just joined forces in Bremerhaven - to form the new, transnational association KlimaLink. This also applies to hotels. 

Kiel. The behaviour scientists are chasing after every detail, especially concerning travel behaviour on the topic of sustainability. Very slowly, consumers seem to be ready to act and not just talk. The willingness to pay compensations for CO2 is increasing. Eco labels in hotels are still not having the desired effect. Now, the first evaluation of a long-term research project took place.

Munich. The topic of ESG was omnipresent at Expo Real 2022: Investors and operators know that compliance with ESG criteria is becoming inevitable. What remains unclear, however, is who pays for which costs, who benefits most from the necessary measures, and how the progress of a sustainable property can be calculated at all. A panel discussion with Arbireo Capital, Arabella Hospitality and Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting aimed to shine some light into the hotel darkness.

Augsburg. Today in focus: More and more Green Jobs / Real Estate & ESG Survey / German SME Survey / Radisson's 1st ultra-fast electric charging point / Kempinski's 1st ESG Report / RIU's 1st ESG Report / Platform for Climate-Tech Innovations.

Hamburg. Many sustainability alliances, cooperations or certifiers are far too concerned with emissions or the environment and far too little with people and employees, complains Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt. That's why he founded the "Meaningful Tourism Center" in Hamburg. And is looking for more positive examples from the hospitality's "human resources" world.

Brussels. The European business travel associations want to enforce a CO2 documentation obligation with comparable measurement results for the entire travel chain as an EU regulation. According to a position paper, hotels would then always have to include the CO2 footprint in their price offers, bookings and invoices.

Augsburg. There is no sustainability without the use of digital technologies. This message has now also reached German companies: 9 out of 10 companies implement their climate goals with digital technologies. Nevertheless, many companies still lack sufficient data and their IT specialists lack climate knowledge.

Bern. HotellerieSuisse believes that voluntary savings targets set by politicians, which the businesses themselves can achieve, are a good way to achieve this and has, among other things, co-founded an energy-saving alliance for this purpose.