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Environmental protection must be an overall approach. With this in mind, Accor has developed numerous partnership actions.
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| The Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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The Tour Operator Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development.
Following the United Nations Conference on sustainable development held in April 1999, the World Tourism Organisation,
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNESCO
have consulted with various tour operators to launch a working group on how to take sustainable development into account in the tour operating business.
It is aimed at creating a think tank to reflect on implementing and disseminating environmentally-friendly practices.
It was materialised by the signing of a Public Commitment by Accor on March 12, 2000 at the Berlin ITB (international tourism fair).
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| ADEME |
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In may 2007, Gilles Pélisson and Michèle Pappalardo,
president of the Agency
for the Environment and Energy Resources (ADEME) signed
a third framework agreement. The three-year cooperation agreement
covers five main areas:
- Support to renewable energies especially solar panels development (100 hotels will be fitted with solar panels by 2010)
- Energy efficiency in buildings
- Deployment of a waste reduction program
- Eco design
- International cooperation especially in Tunisia, Morocco, China and India
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| Nausicaa |
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Nausicaa and Accor undertake new
actions!
On 27 May 2003, Accor and the National Sea Centre at Boulogne-sur-Mer,
Nausicaa,
renewed their partnership to protect coastlines and the seabed.
From their initial effort at the Red Sea hotels in 1999, the
partners are now expanding the operation to other locations,
mainly Accor Vacances leisure hotels.
Committed to generating awareness among its customers about
their holiday site, Accor, benefiting from the skills and expertise
of Nausicaa, has developed an activity program for both adults
and children. The program includes underwater excursions, diving,
contests for children, a sea festival, and other events, as
well as training for hotel managers and activity coordinators,
and documents to create awareness and provide information on
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| WWF |
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In Australia, Accor has set up a partnership
with the World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) which qui involves paying 1 dollar
to the WWF for every room booked at the Novotel and the Ibis Homebush Bay.
The Novotel Cayenne also works with the WWF in its environmental awareness operations (beach cleanups, biodiversity protection). |
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