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Iberostar eyes 2030 carbon neutral goal

Operators
Will Payne
8 November 2022

Iberostar has pledged to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2030 – 20 years before the global goal set by the industry.

The firm aims to achieve the ambitious targets through training, "good energy practices, procedures and protocols" for efficiency, and energy-saving audits

The Spanish hotel group presented its roadmap towards decarbonisation at Cop27, which this year is being held in Sharm el Sheikh.

Iberostar will reduce its scope one and two absolute greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions by 85% for 2030 compared to 2019, and its scope 3 absolute GhG emissions by 50%.

The firm will achieve the ambitious targets through training, "good energy practices, procedures and protocols" for efficiency, and energy-saving audits.

It will also replace electrical appliances, water boilers, lighting and kitchen equipment with more efficient and automated appliances regulated – in some cases – by artificial intelligence.