Page 30 - Annual Report 2013 Corporate Responsability

NH Poznan - Poznan, Poland
INITIATIVES AND ALLIANCES
International TourismPartnership (ITP) (Global).
Global platform that brings together the
leaders in sustainability in the tourism
sector. NH Hotel Group participated in the
following projects in 2013:
Youth Career Iniative.
NHHotel Group participates in this alliance
in Mexico D.F. focused on professional training and development of
disadvantaged young people.
Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI).
Co-developers,
along with 23 of the leading international hotel chains, of this
methodology to calculate and standardise carbon emissions.
Sustainable Excellence Club (Spain)
A business association comprised of 22
companies that promote sustainable growth.
It has joint working groups on corporate
responsibility, sustainability, environment,
communications and reputation, purchasing,
human resources, ICT and corporate
governance.
Juntos por el Empleo (Together for Employment—Spain)
Commitment to improve the employability of Spanish society’s most
vulnerable groups, promoting collaboration between the public and
business sectors and third sector organisations. It is led by the Accenture
Foundation, Fundación Compromiso Empresarial and the SERES
Foundation. This initiative is focused on sharing, integrating individual
initiatives and developing key projects to work together in order to
achieve a collective impact.
Cervantes Institute (Global)
In 2013, NH Hotel Group renewed its agreement with the Cervantes
Institute and is the only hotel group to be part of the institute’s Circle
of Friends. This agreement is focused on promoting Spain around the
world and giving both parties international visibility, allowing for
increased dissemination of the Company’s cultural values.
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