Initiative eco-responsable et RSE

💸 Edgar Suites, avec un score de 81,7, a obtenu le label B Corp, rejoignant plus de 7,000 entreprises mondiales, dont 475 en France. B Corp exige que les entreprises respectent des normes sociales et environnementales sur plus de 200 critères. La grille est revue tous les 18 mois par B Lab, qui a audité Edgar Suites. Avant cela, Edgar Suites était déjà une entreprise à mission depuis 2022 et avait reçu le label Clef Verte en 2023.

🌳 Hébergements touristiques adoptent des mesures de gestion durable: réduction des déchets via tri, recyclage, compostage, et choix de produits d'entretien naturels. Incitation à l'utilisation d'énergies vertes, ampoules LED, régulateurs de pression d'eau, et contrôle de la température pour diminuer l'empreinte carbone. Sensibilisation des clients aux écogestes et anti-gaspillage. Préférence pour les produits locaux, circuits courts, et activités rurales telles que l'agritourisme. Encouragement à la mobilité douce via covoiturage, transports en commun, navettes électriques, et location de vélos. Labels comme Clef Verte, Ecolabel Européen soulignent l'engagement écologique. Politique de sobriété numérique appliquée à l'équipement et à la gestion des ressources numériques.

🏕 Minor Hotels Europe & Amériques partners with Deepki to advance their ESG leadership in the hospitality industry. The company adopts Deepki's ESG platform to move towards carbon neutrality, leveraging actionable insights to improve global sustainability practices. With a sustainability roadmap over ten years old, Minor Hotels is aligning with the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below 1.5ºC. The group commits to a 46.2% reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2019 levels, aiming for a 90% reduction in emissions across the value chain by 2050.

📊 Rejolt becomes the market's first to offer carbon scoring for corporate meal trays, with 25 million meal trays delivered annually generating about 5,000 tons of waste. Aiming to reduce this impact, they've launched a carbon scoring system, grading meal trays from A to E based on 11 criteria, including packaging and menu composition. The initiative is part of Rejolt's broader approach to providing tools for companies to enhance their CSR efforts. The carbon scores are similar to the eco-scores on over 400,000 food products.

🏠 Caldea, the largest thermal leisure center in Southern Europe, announces a comprehensive transformation on its anniversary, featuring a new identity, revitalized spaces, a star-lit lagoon effect, relaxation areas, wellness services, sports club improvements, and refined dining. The renovation includes a new brand strategy, complete space revamps, and a boutique hotel in the iconic glass tower, set to open in 2026. The ambitious project, reinforcing Andorra's allure, is expected to complete in two and a half years, with a second phase of renovations and new attractions planned for next spring.

🎮 Disneyland Paris collaborates with approximately 4,000 companies during the last fiscal year, most of which are French. This includes both traditional artisans and high-tech specialists, including women-led enterprises, ensuring a tangible economic impact locally and nationally. Disneyland Paris emphasizes supplier diversity as a key opportunity across all sectors, hosting the Europe Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Conference by WEConnect International, demonstrating their commitment through engaging panels and workshops.

🏡 Luniwave, winner of the 2024 Innovation Trophies by L’Echo Touristique, has raised €1 million from investors including Campus Fund, Climate Point, Inovexus, Insavalor, Side Angels, Super Capital, and BpiFrance, which provided €400,000 in dilutive financing. Founded by Eloi Bonte, Léonard Grynfogel, and Arthur Dumoulin, the company aims to help hotels in their ecological transition with a fun and rewarding approach. With Lunishower, Luniwave reduces hotel water consumption by 30% while maintaining comfort, supporting the eco-friendly travel experience. The funding will boost Luniwave's European and international expansion by meeting new traveler expectations.

💡 Purple Alternative Surface, a French startup, completed a €10 million funding round, including investments from SUEZ (€2 million), B.A (€1 million), BPI (€1 million), banks (€4 million), AAP PICSUR (€1 million), and AAP CORIFER (€1 million), to innovate in complex plastic waste recycling into paving tiles for urban areas. Co-founder Pierre Quinonero highlights the importance of developing durable recycling solutions for industries and communities.

🏖 On 18 September, Var Tourism launched an online training platform, la fabrik des Compétences Tourisme, with 22 courses offered by 10 industry experts, announced by Christian MOURISARD and Guillaume DECARD from the FROT Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Var Tourism respectively. This initiative aims to enhance the skills of tourism professionals in Var.

📌 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), with Saudi Arabia's Tourism Ministry, reports the pandemic's heavy impact on women's and youth employment in travel and tourism. Nearly 70 million jobs were lost globally, with women and youth in hospitality and service sectors disproportionately affected. In 2022, 42 million women and over 16 million youths were employed, down 13% and 15% from 48.4 million women and nearly 19 million youths in 2019, respectively.