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It’s a fact. If we don’t act now, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans in 2050. As part of our commitment to reduce the Group’s environmental impact, Accor goes further than the competition and announces a new commitment to eliminate all guest-related single-use plastic items
In a new five-year plan, China is taking major steps to rid the nation of single-use plastic waste. On January 19, China announced its plan to ban single-use plastics across the country.
Accor has committed to join the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and remove all single-use plastic items from its hotels by the end of 2022. In addition to its previous commitment to eliminate all plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, Accor will remove individual plastic
So, from January 1, 2020, as pledged by Hi Fly President Paulo Mirpuri in 2018, all Hi Fly’s own flights are taking to the air without any single-use plastic items on board.
All Hyatt brands worldwide will move to large-format bathroom amenities and reduce single-use water bottles by June 2021
Attention has turned in recent months to how much plastic can be found in our oceans - but what about the plastic in our skies? The Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways recently revealed that it uses some 27 million single-use plastic coffee cup lids every year.
Hotels may drag their feet on introducing sustainability measures because of the time and effort initially required. But as new surveys by French hotel chain Accor prove, environmental and social responsibility pays off big time for businesses.
The Singapore integrated resort is the first MICE facility in the region to obtain the ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification, which improves sustainability throughout the entire event management cycle
Through embracing cutting-edge technologies that minimise our energy use and utilising renewable energy where possible, Marina Bay Sands is operated with the highest commitment to reduce our carbon footprint.