OUR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Adhesion and alliances
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INTERNATIONAL
TOURISM
PARTNERSHIP
(ITP)
Global platform that brings together the leaders in
Corporate Responsibility within the tourism sector. NH
Hotel Group participated in the following projects in 2014:
Materiality Study in the Hotel Sector
. ITP has promoted
the analysis and mapping of relevant ethical, social and
environmental aspects through the dialogue with and
the active participation of the stakeholders identified
by the hotel chains. As a result, a Materiality matrix
was obtained that will guide the next Corporate Social
Responsibility Master Plan and the current reporting
system of NH Hotel Group.
Youth Career Initiative (YCI).
The Company participates
in this alliance in Mexico D.F. focused on the professional
training and development of disadvantaged youth.
Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI).
Along
with 23 of the leading international hotel chains, NH
Hotel Group co-developed this methodology to calculate
and standardise carbon emissions. The Company is
part of the working group charged with preparing this
methodology, which has been created in collaboration
with the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the
International Tourism Partnership (ITP).
ADHESION and
aLLIANCES
GLOBAL COMPACT
NH Hotel Group adhered to the United Nations Global
Compact in 2006, following its 10 principles as an
internal reference framework for designing the Corporate
Responsibility strategy and management, in line with the
Company’s vision, values and principles, as well as the
transformation of its culture. The Annual Progress Report
2014 contains a letter signed by the CEO of NH Hotel Group
highlighting all the main initiatives and results achieved in
the year.
WORLD
TRAVEL & TOURISM
COUNCIL (WTTC)
NH Hotel Group is a member of this prestigious
international forum for the travel industry. The forum
includes the main companies of the business community
and works with governments to create awareness about
the travel and tourism industry. NH Hotel Group is part of
the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism
Council since April 2005.
ENTERPRISE 2020
Enterprise 2020 is the only business collaboration initiative
recognized by the European Strategy on Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). Its aim is to promote and spread
best business-led CSR practices based on collaborations.
NH Hotel Group is part of this platform through its
Employability Programmes for groups at risk of exclusion,
a high-impact collaborative initiative that began in 2007
and it has since trained a total of 2,780 persons and
employed 141.
SUSTAINABLE
EXCELLENCE
CLUB (SPAIN)
Business association comprised of over 20 companies that
promote sustainable growth. It has joint working groups
on corporate responsibility, environment, sustainability,
human resources, reputation and communications, ICT,
purchasing and corporate governance.
TOGETHER FOR EMPLOYMENT (SPAIN)
NH Hotel Group continues to participate in this initiative
aimed at improving the employability of Spain’s most
vulnerable groups in society, by promoting collaboration
amongst businesses, the public sector and third-sector
organizations. The project is led by Fundación Accenture,
Fundación Compromiso Empresarial and Fundación SERES.
NH Collection Porto Batalha
Porto, Portugal
