Accor earns top honours at the 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards for its pioneering Achieving Net Zero Together supply chain program
Accor has been recognised as the World’s Leading Climate Action Initiative at the 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA), earning the accolade for its high-impact supply chain decarbonisation program, Achieving Net Zero Together.
Recognising Climate Leadership in Hospitality
The WSTHA, organised by the World Travel Awards in partnership with the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, celebrates individuals and organisations driving meaningful environmental change in global tourism. Accor’s recognition underscores its leadership in embedding sustainability directly into procurement and supplier relations.
Tackling the Hard-to-Reach: Supply Chain Emissions
Launched in 2024, Achieving Net Zero Together addresses one of the most complex challenges in corporate climate action—reducing supply chain emissions in an industry where carbon data remains scarce and supplier maturity varies widely.
The program is built on three key pillars:
- Measuring suppliers’ carbon maturity
- Reducing supply chain emissions through collaboration
- Promoting low-carbon suppliers and offers
To drive measurable progress, Accor developed in-house tools and frameworks that empower both buyers and suppliers to co-create tailored decarbonisation roadmaps—a proactive approach that positions action ahead of reporting.
Over 1,000 Suppliers Engaged
Already, the program involves more than 1,000 suppliers, representing 77% of Accor’s total procurement volume. This extensive participation highlights the program’s success in fostering engagement across the hospitality value chain.
Accor’s efforts have also earned it recognition as a CDP Supplier Engagement Leader, placing the group in the top 6% of companies worldwide for supplier collaboration on climate impact.
A Collective Effort Toward Net Zero
Caroline Tissot, Group Chief Procurement Officer at Accor, noted:
“This recognition highlights Accor’s commitment to turning ambition into action. Through the Achieving Net Zero Together program, we and our partners are driving tangible progress on our journey toward net zero. Our approach is original in placing action over reporting and by organising direct one-on-one meetings between Accor category managers and suppliers.”
She added that earning this distinction within the first year of the program reflects the collective effort of Accor’s procurement teams and supplier network.
About the Awards
The World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards bring together a global network representing 66,000 hotels, 8 million rooms, over 300 brands, and more than 100 supply chains and strategic partners. With over 700 entries in 2025, double the previous year’s total, the awards honour leaders accelerating sustainability in travel.
Supported by Nova School of Business and Economics and an independent industry advisory board, the judging process ensures academic rigour and industry credibility. The 2025 award ceremony was held on 29 October.
At a Glance
- Award: World’s Leading Climate Action Initiative, 2025 WSTHA
- Winner: Accor Group
- Program: Achieving Net Zero Together
- Launched: 2024
- Scope: 1,000+ suppliers, 77% of procurement volume
- Focus: Supply chain decarbonisation, supplier engagement
- Global Ranking: Top 6% in CDP Supplier Engagement Leaders
- Event Date: 29 October 2025
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