CSR and Sustainability

📊 Roomex partnered with SQUAKE to introduce a carbon reporting feature for travel and accommodation for businesses, driven by client demand. The feature uses SQUAKE’s API and provides insights via monthly statements using the HCMI or DEFRA frameworks. According to Roomex's 2023 YouGov market research, 12% of businesses consider sustainable reporting a top challenge in corporate travel. Roomex CEO Garry Moroney highlighted the move as a step towards sustainable travel practices.

🌍 HBX Group, active in over 170 countries with 3,700+ employees, reveals its Sustainability Report and ESG strategy, unveiling a 3-year plan with 75+ ESG actions and joining the UN Global Compact. The firm's Sustainable Hotels Programme now includes 40,000+ certified properties, with a 900% increase in hotels adopting a no-single-use plastics policy, reaching 5,000 in just one year. The Think Big initiative in Quintana Roo, Mexico, assisted Mayan cooperatives in sustainability, contributing to over 12,000 trees planted globally and earning HBX Group Carbon Neutral certification for six consecutive years.

🛡 HBX Group, with over 3,700 employees in 170 countries, details its ESG plan with 75+ initiatives after a double materiality analysis and stakeholder consultation. They've joined the UN Global Compact and are aligning with the new European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), analyzing 4,000+ KPIs. Their Sustainable Hotels Programme includes 40,000+ certified properties and increased hotels with a no-single-use plastics policy from 500 to 5,000 in a year. The group's employees contributed to over 12,000 trees planted, and the company is Carbon Neutral certified for six years in Scopes 1 and 2 by Carbon Footprint LTD. Their Think Big volunteer program launched a pilot in Quintana Roo, Mexico, in early 2024, helping Mayan cooperatives with tourism and sustainability.

💸 HBX Group, with 3,700+ employees in 170+ countries, presents its ESG strategy with 75+ actions. Joined the United Nations Global Compact, aligns with the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) identifying 4,000+ KPIs. Sustainable Hotels Programme includes 40,000+ properties, with a 10-fold increase in hotels adopting a no-single-use plastics policy. The Think Big programme in Quintana Roo, Mexico, engaged employees in sustainable tourism. Volunteer hours increased by 40%, contributing to the planting of 12,000+ trees and achieving Carbon Neutral certification by Carbon Footprint LTD for six years.

🍕 Lussmanns Sustainable Restaurant Group, backed by Luke Johnson, is opening two new locations in London and Woburn, with the Highgate restaurant marking their first opening since 2021. The London site, formerly Côte Brasserie on Highgate High Street, will launch in the following months, while the Woburn site, previously Loch Fyne on the Woburn Estate in Milton Keynes, is set for an October opening. The Highgate restaurant will feature 130 indoor covers plus 30 in a garden, offering sustainable seafood like MSC-certified fishcakes.

🏖 SH Hotels & Resorts announced the 2027 opening of 1 Hotel San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, featuring 97 hotel rooms, 48 residences with terraces, gardens, water bodies, local cuisine, spa, and event space. The adjacent 1 Homes will offer 3-5 bedroom residences with private rooftops and amenities. The project emphasizes sustainable luxury and cultural integration.

🏡 Adrian Fullan’s Black Rock Hotels opened Gray’s at Bushmills, a 17-bed boutique hotel on the Antrim coast, supported by Ulster Bank. Ninebanks Hostel and Chalet in Northumberland, with a four-bedroom cottage, 28-guest hostel, and two-bedroom chalet, is on sale for £675k. Tribe London Canary Wharf awarded Green Key status for environmental efforts like partnering with Made Blue Foundation. The Glencarse Hotel in Perthshire, featuring five en-suite rooms and a restaurant, is on the market for £495k after 11 years under family management.

🚿 Tribe London Canary Wharf received Green Key eco-label for its environmental commitment. Partnering with Made Blue Foundation, the hotel encourages guests to reduce shower time by 15 seconds, saving approximately 100 litres of water per room per night. For each room, 5 pence are donated nightly to Made Blue's water project. Additionally, the hotel introduced reusable glass bottles and installed water filtration systems for all guests. They are the first Tribe to achieve this certification.

🚗 American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) released “Ground Monitor 2024-2025,” forecasting car rental rates in key business destinations. The sector is stabilizing after over three years of volatility, with moderate price rises expected in the next 12 months. The report covers 12 countries, examines price drivers, corporate car programs, and the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and smaller cars for emissions reduction. It also explores AI in fleet management. Price rise forecasts include 5% in Germany, 6% in the UK, and an average 4% in Australia, with up to a 15% drop for larger vehicles in France. Paris plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030. Full report available for download.