Accor and ADEME sign new framework agreement to protect the environment
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Accor and ADEME sign new framework agreement to protect the environment
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Category: Worldwide
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2007-05-25
100 new hotels equipped with solar pannels
Gilles Pélisson, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Accor, and Michèle Pappalardo,
President of France’s Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME), today signed a
third framework agreement to expand their joint programs in six areas: renewable energy
development, energy management, waste prevention/management, international cooperation,
communication and eco-design.
The new three-year agreement will allow the partners to build on existing projects, with the longterm
goal of stimulating other initiatives in the hotel business.
With ADEME's backing, 100 new Accor hotels will be fitted with solar panels, bringing to 200
the number of Accor establishments equipped worldwide by 2010. Under a broad plan, ADEME will
help Accor identify and implement energy savings measures at its French hotels and introduce a
waste reduction program following an audit conducted by Accor. The initiatives will then be
deployed in Morocco, Tunisia, China, India and other countries where Accor is experiencing rapid
growth.
Underscoring Accor's commitment alongside ADEME to enhancing customer and employee
awareness of environmental concerns, the new pact also helps create awareness among the
general public about the advantages of renewable energy.
Ever since the first two framework agreements were signed in 2000 and 2003, Accor and ADEME
have been working together to reduce the hotel industry's impact on the environment. With
encouraging results in the field of waste prevention/management, energy management and
communication, the two partners decided to renew their agreement. With the help of ADEME,
Accor has reduced the environmental impact of its operations over the last six years by:
o Installing solar energy collectors for producing hot water in 24 hotels and a photovoltaic
system for generating electricity in one hotel (Ibis, Porte de Clichy).
o Conducting audits under ADEME's "Reduce Waste by 10%" program, resulting in a
significant reduction in waste and more efficient sorting at seven Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure,
Ibis, Etap Hotel and Formule 1 hotels in France.
o Building energy management awareness through a practical guide "In hotels, as in the
home, a few simple actions to conserve the environment" (100,000 copies in seven
languages distributed throughout Accor hotels worldwide) and a film “Together, Ever More
Responsible”.
Press Release
24th May 2007
This partnership figures prominently in the Earth Guest program, a new sustainable development
initiative deployed across the Group. The program is divided into two main sections: environmental
stewardship (ECO) projects dealing with water, energy, waste and biodiversity, and social
responsibility (EGO) projects focused on diet, health, child protection and local development.
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