sustainable development

Unsurprisingly, some, like the International Air Transport Association (IATA), say they are "deeply frustrated" by the proposed revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). Others, such as Ourania Georgoutsakou, CEO of Airlines for Europe (A4E), declare themselves dissatisfied with a reform that "does not fully succeed" in…

The third edition of the SNCF Ecomobility Grand Prizes, organised every two years, was held on Tuesday evening. Around fifty applications were submitted, with 44 ultimately being validated. The main criteria for scoring the applications were based on modes of transport for professional travel, commuting, and…

Cities on a human scale, surrounded by nature and beautiful landscapes, bearing the marks of their rich past but looking towards the future, and all easily accessible by TGV from Paris: Switzerland offers everything that appeals to event organisers today. Namely, compact destinations where everything is done on foot or...

To be a guardian and protector of nature, rather than its master and owner: this is the spirit of a seminar house in the Chateauform group located in the upper Chevreuse Valley, the Château Regen'Ronqueux. A name that says a lot about the venue's ambitions. That is, not just to offset or limit the footprint of professional events, but to regenerate...

The timing is obviously well chosen. As the Football World Cup kicks off this Thursday, and before the team led by Kylian Mbappé makes their debut on June 16th, the Accor group is unveiling a partnership with Inspired By KM, the association founded in 2020 by the French captain. Its mission: to create a...

Fair, but could do better regarding CSR. Accor already sees almost all of its hotels using an environmental measurement tool and four-fifths eliminating at least 57 single-use plastic products, while food waste has been reduced to 149g/cover, below the initial target of 235g…

The game of communicating vessels. If the Radisson group has lost a property in Dubai – the Radisson Blu Dubai Media City closed at the end of April for renovation before changing hands next year – it has already compensated for this loss with the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Barsha Heights. Located in a district…

Without SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels), there can be no growth in air transport; without e-SAF, there can be no future; but there can be no sustainable future without a parallel reduction in air traffic. Already until 2040, by which time the expansion of these sustainable fuels will have significantly reduced emissions, but also after that. Even though...

Until 2030, all is well. But what about after that? While the strategy for decarbonising air transport is largely based on the integration of sustainable air fuels, these "SAF" capable of reducing the environmental impact of 60% flights, the risk of running out of fuel by 2035 is looming. In all...

Year on year, the Clef Verte label continues to expand among professionals committed to more responsible tourism. This year, the number of hotels, residences and other tourist accommodation solutions, including campsites, self-catering cottages and youth hostels, has passed the 3,000 mark. After growth of 45% last year, already symbolising a...

Remember that you're going to die... but not just yet! And even much later, if all goes well, according to the predictions of the Stanford Center on Longevity, which foresees a future with more and more centenarians. It's on this basis that Novotel has unveiled the ambition it intends to share with its customers,...

A minor revolution in Spain, where Pedro Sánchez's government has just announced the introduction in January 2026 of a national public transport season ticket costing €60 a month for those over 26 and €30 for those under that age. The pass will give subscribers unlimited travel on the whole of Spain's public transport network.

On 22 November last, COP 30 came to an end in Belem, Brazil. That's two years, almost to the day, after the start of COP 28 in Dubai. From the Amazon to the Emirati desert, a single guideline for the world is emerging, a single imperative: to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions....

Unveiled by UNIMEV in spring 2024, the Cléo Carbone footprint calculation tool has been endorsed by the Association pour la transition Bas Carbone (ABC). Following a six-month audit covering 27 criteria divided into four main areas - technical and methodological framework, carbon support, transparency of sources and communication - the...

When you think of MICE in Austria, you might think of the country's major cities such as Vienna, Innsbruck or Salzburg. However, there is one village in the heart of the Tyrol that hosts internationally renowned conferences and congresses every year. That village is Alpbach, just an hour and a half by car from Munich and 45 minutes from Innsbruck. Alpbach: the...

For over 30 years, the Air France Foundation has been working to help children and young people in precarious situations. It supports community projects in France and abroad. It works in three areas: access to education and employment, raising awareness of environmental issues and humanitarian sponsorship. "We are...

Flight AF1602, operated by regional subsidiary HOP!, flew from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg with new standards of comfort. On board, Business and Economy customers benefited from new, lighter and more comfortable seats made in France, a free high-speed Wi-Fi connection and an elegant, bright cabin. From now on...

American Express GBT is boosting its data on the carbon emissions of hotels used by business travellers. Already a partner of the start-up Chooose, selected by TMC to enhance the carbon footprint reporting of flights offered to its customers, Amex GBT is extending this partnership with the integration of functions relating to hotels. From...

The Air France-KLM group will be the first to test the European label for in-flight emissions. The fact that the airline group is one of the largest, if not the largest purchaser of sustainable aviation fuel, is no doubt one of the reasons for its voluntary participation in the programme launched at the end of 2024 by the...

In its latest Responsible Business 2024 report, the Radisson Group highlights the progress it has made in terms of sustainability and responsibility. With, for example, more than half of its hotel portfolio certified or 95 hotels using 100 % of renewable electricity, 33 % reduction in carbon emissions per m²...