How Accor Planet 21 Can Help You Build a Sustainable Business

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 9, 2013 - The phrase “sustainable business” is becoming more and more common in today’s business world. How can modern businesses keep up? Maintaining the bottom line while serving customers’ needs for a greener product may seem like a daunting task, but Accor Planet 21 is here to help.

The first step in greening businesses is to decide which platforms to make a commitment. For example, Accor created seven pillars of sustainability to improve on: health, nature, carbon, innovation, local, employment, and dialogue. Whichever sustainable causes a business feels most passionate about should be their pillars of sustainability.

The next step is to create specific objectives within each pillar. A good template for this is Accor's 21 commitments and objectives. Go pillar by pillar and set a specific goal to achieve. Want to reduce water usage? Want to support local partnerships? These are all great specific commitments for your business to make.

After defining specific goals, it’s important to form a plan on how to achieve them. Accor has created a plan for each specific goal and has uploaded them online for other businesses to use as a template. Write these plans down and disburse them to employees. Communication is key to making a green business successful.

The final step in greening a business is reporting. It’s crucial to analyze and report findings from each plan on a regular basis. These findings should be released to employees, partners, and even to customers. Accor has an easy-to-access research center that anyone can utilize anytime.

Accor Asia-Pacific keeps businesses up to date with sustainable news, tips, research, and more! Stay in touch with their blog: http://accorplanet21.tumblr.com/.

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