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Accor celebrates 100th hotel in Australia to achieve globally recognised Sustainable Tourism Certification
Accor has reached a major milestone on its sustainability journey with the Sustainable Tourism Certification of its 100th hotel in Australia.
Accor has reached a major milestone on its sustainability journey with the Sustainable Tourism Certification of its 100th hotel in Australia by Ecotourism Australia.
This milestone brings Accor closer to its goal of having 100% of its network across the Pacific region achieve Sustainable Tourism Certification by the end of 2025.
The 100 hotels, resorts and apartments from all states and territories across Australia have each demonstrated their strong commitment to environmental, socio-economic, cultural and responsible management principles, implementing global best-practice sustainable tourism standards to achieve certification.
Adrian Williams, Accor Pacific Chief Operating Officer PM&E, stated:
"Just over a year after announcing our partnership with Ecotourism Australia, we have proudly reached the significant milestone of 100 Sustainable Tourism Certified hotels across the country, with Novotel Sydney City Centre being the landmark 100th certification, [...] This achievement underscores our commitment to sustainability and responsible tourism."
Elissa Keenan, Ecotourism Australia Chief Executive Officer, said the commitment by Accor was significant:
“Ecotourism Australia is proud to partner with Accor Pacific in support of its ambition to certify all Australian properties with our world-class Sustainable Tourism Certification. [...] We are pleased to see Accor Pacific are making significant commitment to, and progress on achieving their goal to certify every hotel in the world and reaching this incredible milestone in our region. [...] Ecotourism Australia looks forward to continuing to support Accor and its properties on their sustainability journey.”
Source: Accor
