On February 7th, 2024, at ibis Mexico Alameda, 22 Accor hotels participated in the Green Key certification ceremony. As a result, 80% of its establishments in Mexico are now officially certified, with the remaining 20% in the process.
The Presidium was made up of Mauro Rial, Chief Operations Officer of Accor Hotels, and Joaquín Arturo Díaz Ríos, CEO of FEE Mexico, with Javier López, Vice President of Operations for Accor in Mexico, Central America, and Cuba, as master of ceremonies for the event.
In the first instance, Joaquín Arturo Díaz Ríos emphasised: "Green Key is a complex programme to operate at the beginning because it requires a great effort and commitment from all areas, since through on-site control visits, to fulfill the purpose of Green Key, also that it is a verifiable, traceable, documented, evaluated and accredited action. He concluded by indicating that this is the beginning of a path toward continuous improvement in environmental matters".
Accor’s Mexican establishments reduce single-use plastics by offering their guests drinking water in reusable glass bottles, which they can refill in the dispensers. The chain is also committed to reducing its water footprint to 30% by 2030 and reaching net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Starting from more than 6,000 tons of CO2 per year that is equivalent to 500,000 trees planted.
Mauro Rial, Chief Operations Officer of Accor Hotels, spoke about the internal School for Change program, noting that "it is a training program for our staff to learn about the small and large actions we take to mitigate our operations and care for the environment. The Green Key certification is one more element on this path".
