Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc · LSE:IHG
Intercontinental Hotels — ESG Presentation (February 2025)
14 slides from Intercontinental Hotels's sustainability presentation, Feb 18, 2025
Slide 1: Update on Carbon & Energy
Update on Carbon & Energy 18 February 2025
Slide 2: Catherine Dolton, Chief Sustainability Officer
Catherine Dolton Chief Sustainability Officer 2
Slide 3: IHG's purpose, ambition and strategic priorities
IHG’s purpose, ambition and strategic priorities OUR PURPOSE OUR AMBITION WHAT WE DO WHY WE DO IT Provide True To be the hotel company of choice Hospitality for Good for guests and owners OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES HOW WE MAKE IT HAPPEN RELENTLESS BRANDS LEADING CARE FOR FOCUS ON GUESTS AND COMMERCIAL
Slide 4: Journey to Tomorrow
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Journey to Tomorrow Aligned to our purpose of True Hospitality for Good and building on years of important progress, Journey to Tomorrow puts IHG on a longer-term path to positive change for our people, communities and pla
Slide 5: Reducing our emissions
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Reducing our emissions Focuses on three principal objectives centred on reducing carbon, strengthening resilience and meeting future demand from guests, whilst delivering value to owners 1. 2. 3. Implementing Pioneering Su
Slide 6: Energy efficiency
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Energy efficiency Implemented through measurable targets and Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) Annual energy Reporting compliance Focus on initiatives Progress on ECMs reduction target and focus on with payback periods i
Slide 7: Introduced the Low Carbon Pioneers programme
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Introduced the Low Carbon Pioneers programme The initiative is a first of its kind in our industry; focused on increasing adoption of carbon reduction practices across IHG’s estate Holiday Inn Express Madrid Airport Iberos
Slide 8: Renewable energy
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Renewable energy Helping hotels to quickly reduce emissions, particularly in regions with carbon-intensive electricity grids 1. On-site renewables (e.g. solar) 2. Community solar 3. Negotiating contracts for renewable ener
Slide 9: Support for owners
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Support for owners Access to tools and resources 9
Slide 10: Choices for guests
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Choices for guests To make stays more sustainable During booking – App features Growing future demand for sustainable stays: – Certified / Low Carbon Pioneer – ESG data for corporate clients >65% – Meeting for Good of corp
Slide 11: The external landscape
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet The external landscape Challenges that are outside IHG’s control and which impact the speed at which IHG can decarbonise Macro factors Energy infrastructure National regulations Carbon accounting standards Industry factors
Slide 12: Our carbon performance and targets
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Our carbon performance and targets Good progress with lowering intensity, however total emissions up due to requirement for greater clean energy infrastructure and the continued growth in IHG’s system size Improved efficie
Slide 13: Reporting and ratings performance
Progress on strategic priorities: care for our people, communities and planet Reporting and ratings performance IHG provides extensive disclosures and participates in questionnaires and rating indices 13
Slide 14: Update on Carbon & Energy
Update on Carbon & Energy 18 February 2025
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