AccorHotels has taken home the Gold Award for Excellence in CSR Strategy for Planet 21: Acting for positive hospitality and the Silver Award for Excellence in Mature Workforce Programmes at the 2016 Human Resources Excellence Awards recently held in Singapore.

The Group is honoured to be recognised for its long-standing and firm commitment to sustainable development and diversity initiatives.

“We are honoured to be recognised for Planet 21, our community and environmental programme. The full participation and support of our employees, partners and guests has taken Planet 21 to where it is today,” said Gaynor Reid, VP Communications & CSR AccorHotels Asia Pacific. “We remain committed to putting CSR initiatives at the very core of our business and to protecting the planet and its people.”

“We are proud to receive this recognition for Mature Workforce Practices as we believe that talent is ageless. We welcome mature workers to join the AccorHotels team by implementing initiatives to aid these workers in adapting to the work environment. With an ageing population across most countries in the region, Age-Friendly Programmes are even more critical today,” said Patrick Ollivier, Chief Talent & Culture Officer of AccorHotels Asia Pacific.

“More importantly, the integration and retention of our mature workforce has reinforced the essence of our values and helped create a nurturing work environment,” he added.

Between 2011 and 2015, AccorHotels raised awareness and participated in concrete initiatives on local and global scales. For example, AccorHotels Asia Pacific hotels have made significant progress in the areas of child protection, well-being in the workplace, biodiversity, water and energy consumption management and responsible food and beverage with almost all hotels banning endangered seafood products like shark's fin. In five years, water consumption has been cut by over 9%, energy consumption by 5.4% and carbon emissions by 6.4%.

The HR Excellence Awards is one of Asia's largest awards dedicated to celebrating achievements within the HR profession. Winners of the HR Excellence Awards set the benchmark for the HR industry and are recognised as the top performers not only in Singapore but across Asia. Since its inauguration in 2013, the HR Excellence Awards has celebrated organisations in Asia that push for excellence and outstanding human capital strategy and execution. Winners are judged and selected by an expert panel of senior HR leaders.

With more than 20 years' commitment to sustainability, AccorHotels is a leader in CSR in the tourism and hospitality sector. The group is committed to continuing to improve its sustainability credentials, with bold new 5-year targets set earlier this year. Planet 21 [2016-2020] is structured into four areas of action enlisting its employees, customers, partners and local communities with two key priorities in food and beverage with targets to reduce food waste by 30% and 100% of renovated or new hotels to be low carbon buildings (owned and leased hotels).

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ABOUT ACCORHOTELS

AccorHotels is a world-leading travel & lifestyle group and digital innovator offering unique experiences in more than 4,000 hotels, resorts and residences, as well as in over 2,600 of the finest private homes around the globe. Benefiting from dual expertise as an investor and operator through its HotelServices and HotelInvest divisions, AccorHotels operates in 95 countries. Its portfolio comprises internationally acclaimed luxury brands including Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel Legend, SO Sofitel, Sofitel, onefinestay, MGallery by Sofitel, Pullman, and Swissôtel; as well as the popular midscale and boutique brands of Novotel, Mercure, Mama Shelter and Adagio; the in-demand economy brands including ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget and the regional brands Grand Mercure, The Sebel and hotelF1.

With an unmatched collection of brands and rich history spanning close to five decades, AccorHotels, along with its global team of more than 240,000 dedicated women and men, has a purposeful and heartfelt mission: to make every guest Feel Welcome. Guests enjoy access to one of the world's most rewarding hotel loyalty programs - Le Club AccorHotels.

AccorHotels is active in its local communities and committed to sustainable development and solidarity through PLANET 21, a comprehensive program that brings together employees, guests and partners to drive sustainable growth.

Accor SA is publicly listed with shares trading on the Euronext Paris exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and the OTC marketplace (Code: ACRFY) in the United States.

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AccorHotels press contact

Lynn Lee

Sustainable Development & Communications Director

AccorHotels Asia Pacific

Email: lynn.lee@accor.com

Tel: +65 98803234