CSR

At COP27, the Radisson Group joined Accor and Iberostar among the leading hotel companies to sign the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Declaration, which was presented at COP26 in the Scottish city in 2021, concludes with a commitment to "reduce emissions of greenhouse gases...

The 2022 edition of the GBTA Europe conference was unique in more ways than one. For the first time, the international business travel association devoted an entire day to a new Sustainability Summit, prior to its 'classic' event. It was also the first time that GBTA Europe had gone beyond the German market, the preserve of its...

French cities have no reason to be ashamed of their environmental commitment when it comes to business tourism. The latest Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) shows that Bordeaux has climbed from 9th to 5th place, while Paris has jumped from 55th to 25th. Of course, this ranking, which...

Like most hotel groups, is IHG satisfied with 2022 so far? Eric Viale - After a first quarter impacted by Omicron, we have seen a real upturn in business. Almost all our hotels are performing in line with, if not better than, 2019, with occupancy levels close to...

Freenow surveyed 4,554 professionals in 9 European countries: France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Romania and Poland. The aim was to map out the future of corporate mobility, and in particular the place and future of the company car. Today, three out of ten French people (29%) have a company car, but the future of this...

Following Air France's announcement of a massive order for sustainable aviation fuel, another major player in French business travel, the SNCF, is now unveiling a key investment in responsible energy. The rail company has signed its biggest ever contract for the supply of renewable electricity with Reden. The contract covers...

Following in the footsteps of other airlines which have announced large-scale orders for sustainable aviation fuel in recent months, the Air France-KLM group is now one of the major purchasers of SAF. This "sustainable aviation fuel" is seen as one of the major solutions for decarbonising air transport. Air France-KLM has announced the signing of a...

Accor has just launched, with the Women's Foundation, a booking platform dedicated to women victims of violence. Your group has also announced its intention to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of the year and, in the longer term, to achieve zero net emissions by 2050. Accor's commitment to...

Hospitality means knowing how to welcome and care for people", says Sébastien Bazin, CEO of Accor. We wouldn't be doing our job properly if we didn't take care of those in distress". As part of the social aspect of its CSR policy, the French hotel operator is joining forces with the Women's Foundation to offer a...

The 41st Triennial Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has just come to a close, can pride itself on having achieved a spectacular objective for the future of the planet... and of aviation. At the end of two weeks of intensive diplomacy by more than 2,500 delegates from 184 States and 57 organisations at the...

Businesses, government departments, private individuals: the plan to reduce energy consumption announced by the government at the Porte de Versailles exhibition aims to involve the whole of society in its objective of reducing energy consumption by 10%. A number of players in the travel and business tourism industries have heeded this call to reduce waste. Also in attendance...

British business travellers are getting ready to go back to business, but with a change of habits: this is the message sent by American Express in a new study published on 3 October. A survey of 1,000 professionals in the UK - 500 business travel decision-makers and 500 business travellers - was carried out between 25 and 29 October....

Slow to get off the ground, the production of sustainable aviation fuel is gaining momentum in the face of growing demand from airlines and, above all, the prospect of more stringent regulations on its incorporation into aircraft. With a reduction of 65 % in CO2 emissions compared with paraffin for current fuels and -88 % in...

EasyJet is planning to switch from orange to green. Not because the recognisable livery of the low-cost airline's aircraft is about to be changed, but because the company is resolutely committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. After signing up last year to the 'Race to Zero' programme, supported by the United...

It may seem paradoxical to hear the CEO of Aéroports de Paris, Augustin de Romanet, recently speaking to BFM, urging passengers "to be more reasonable when travelling by air". And yet, this position illustrates the climate challenges facing an entire sector which, without action on the part of its players, and also passengers, would see its emissions...

There are some changes that, despite their relative aesthetic 'sobriety', add a whole new dimension to an online tool. Such is the case with the tab recently integrated into the Uber for Business interface. A new "Sustainable Development" entry is now available to travel managers, who can access all the information they need on sustainable...

The Radisson Group has a clear ambition: to achieve 'zero net emissions' worldwide by 2050. This is a commitment to tackling climate issues that another major group like Accor had already announced at the beginning of last year. Similarly, Marriott also announced in September 2021 that it had sent its letter of intent to the...

On 13 September, Advito, BCD Travel's consulting subsidiary, received the Ecomobility Award organised by the SNCF in the Business Agency category. A well-deserved award, since Advito has developed a specific tool to help companies reduce their carbon emissions in business travel. "The aim is to help customers travel more efficiently", says David...

The choice is symbolic. Wooden trophies were awarded yesterday evening at the first Grands Prix de l'Ecomobilité, organised by the SNCF. Fifty or so entries from companies and travel agencies specialising in business travel were examined by the jury, which was made up of six leading figures and chaired by...

"Travelling or doing something for the planet, should you choose? After a scorching summer, which was also marked by an unprecedented wave of fires, the theme chosen for the 16th edition of UnivAirPlus was a timely one, without opportunism. "When I chose this topic in January, I didn't know that we were going to be experiencing a summer with...