This paper critiques the Accor Annual Report 2013 and discusses environmental management, implications for facilities manager, technology platforms adequacy assessment, and expenditure on renovation and maintenance.
Table of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................2Environmental Management of Accor.......................................................................................2Procurement...........................................................................................................................2Energy Management..............................................................................................................2Transportation........................................................................................................................3Waste Management................................................................................................................3Implications for Facilities Manager and Issues..........................................................................3Technology Platforms Adequacy Assessment...........................................................................4Suggested Technological Platforms.......................................................................................4Expenditure on Renovation and Maintenance...........................................................................4Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4References..................................................................................................................................5
IntroductionThe paper is focused on critiquing the Accor’s Annual Report 2013. The assessment has considered four aspects, namely, environmental management of the company, implications for a facilities manager and the main issues relate to space planning in the types of hotel that Accor manages, adequacy of technological platforms for the construction of new hotels, and the expenditure on renovation and maintenance, and on developments of hotels. Accor is into hospitality sector and operates hotel chains around the world. The company wasfounded in the year 1967 and is current headquartered in Paris, France. The company operates around 3,600 hotels that cover different hotel types such as luxury and upscale, midscale, and economy (Accor, 2013). There are 431 luxuries, upscale and midscale hotels and 1,109 hotels are of economy level. The rest of the hotels from 3,600 are franchisees givento various interested parties around the world.Environmental Management of AccorThis section discusses the environmental management of Accor in light of procurement, energy management, transportation, and waste management (Accor, 2013). The procumbent refers to the process of acquiring supplies. The energy management refers to the effectively managing the energy consumption to ensure limited carbon footprint. The transportation refers to the utilization of various modes of transports to supply or receive goods. The waste management refers to the effective management of wastes generated in daily business activities.
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