SINCE ITS FOUNDING, ACCOR HAS CONSTANTLY INNOVATED TO PROVIDE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH HIGH-QUALITY, VALUE-CREATING PRODUCTS IN HOTELS AND SERVICES. THANKS TO ITS EXPERTISE AND ABILITY TO CONTINUOUSLY RESPOND TO EMERGING CONSUMER NEEDS AND LIFESTYLES, ACCOR HAS BECOME A WORLD LEADER IN EACH OF ITS CORE BUSINESSES.
• With 4,000 hotels and more than 450,000 rooms, Accor Hospitality is the world’s largest non-US hotel chain operator. The global leader in the economy and midscale segments, we want to quickly become a forefront player in upscale and luxury hotels on all continents.
• With 30 million users in 40 countries, Accor Services is the undisputed global leader in service cards and vouchers. We provide our customers with an extensive range of solutions designed to improve employee well-being and the company’s business performance.
With 30 million users in 40 countries, Accor Services is the undisputed global leader in service cards and vouchers. We provide our customers with an extensive range of solutions designed to improve employee well-being and the company's business performance.
Accor North America, a division of Accor, owns, operates and franchises a balanced portfolio of more than 950 hotels in the United States and Canada, representing more than 101,000 rooms. With a large portfolio of one to five star hotels, our brands are found every day in key gateway cities and suburban locales.
Valuing Diversity
At Accor, a key element to our success is respecting the differences that each individual brings to the organization. We understand that in order to achieve excellence in our business, decisions must be made based on the widest range of perspectives and contributions from the widest range of employees. We strive to create an environment that reflects the many different cultures, ideas, perspectives and experiences, as well as a workforce that represents the communities we serve.
Our Diversity Mission Statement was established to capture and summarize this belief and is the foundation around which we establish our goals and initiatives. “To be a truly inclusive organization that values and promotes the differences among our business objectives.”
We believe that promoting diversity makes our company stronger and smarter. Therefore, our focus on individual contributions is recognized as a means of fostering our environment to achieve maximum business ideas and results. That’s why, since 1996, Diversity Awareness education has been provided in a way that makes expanding our knowledge of diversity fun.
Our commitment to diversity is extended to organizations that represent a broad spectrum of individuals so that we become a part of the communities where we live and work. Our sponsorships and partnerships with non-profit organizations allow us to strengthen our visibility and enhance our image and reputation in an effort to achieve mutual goals. Diversity is not only the right thing to do; it also makes good business sense.
For information on the Accor Pinnacle Program and Diversity in Franchising, please see the section titled Accor Franchising North America.
An Active Commitment to Protect The Planet
Launched in 2006 to further our sustainable development initiatives, the Earth Guest program provides a tangible response to growing environmental concerns. All Accor properties have made a commitment to be sensitive to our fragile environment. Here are just a few ways we protect our environment and conserve natural resources:
• Participation in the EPA WAVE and Energy Star programs for energy and water conservation
• Water saving shower heads and faucet aerators
• Using environmentally sensitive Ecolab™ laundry and cleaning products
• Technologically advanced heating and cooling systems to reduce consumption of power
• Corporate office recycling program
• Printing our 5 million directories on recycled paper using soy ink
• Use of florescent lighting, which consumes 75% less energy than conventional bulbs.
