The Energy & Environment Alliance, a non-profit alliance of hospitality leaders and renowned specialists, will host its inaugural Summit on Tuesday 22 February 2022. It will be hosted by Al-karim Nathoo and 4c Hotels at the Westin Hotel in London City.
Lord Deben, Chairman, Climate Change Committee, will headline the event. He was the Conservative Party Chairman 1983-1985 and Secretary of State for Environment 1993-1997.
The conference will bring together EEA member hotel owners, asset mangers, and investors to discuss investment opportunities in Net Zero Carbon (NZC), leadership in the hotel industry’s Environmental, Social and Governance and the latest innovations. The event has three main objectives:
1) Critical factors for strategic CAPEX/OPEX decisionsThis includes the regulatory context, legal, governance, and technological developments in NZC, ESG.
2) Facilitate access to capital, equity and debtTo drive NZC/ESG investment in hotel and aparthotel assets.
3) Instigate action:Facilitating meaningful networking between institutional investors and lenders, experts, asset managers, and experts.
The six conference sessions will feature speakers who will discuss strategies to reduce NZC/ESG risk and future-proof projects, as well as ways to increase sustainable investment returns. The conference will also discuss methods to establish common standards and metrics that are scientifically sound and economically sustainable.
The event speakers include:
- Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord DebenChairman, Climate Change Committee
- Al-karim NathooManaging Director, 4C Hotels
- Ufi IbrahimCEO, Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA).
- Hadrian Beltrametti-WalkerKempinski, Executive Vice President & General Counsel
- Imran BhatiaGeneral Counsel, Norlake Hospitality
- Xander de Buena MesquitaDirector, Treating Your Life Well
- Leo CarringtonCredit Suisse, Head of Travel & Leisure Research Europe
- Elizabeth DaviesHead of Real Estate Finance, Hotels, HSBC UK Bank plc
- Frazer DurrisBusinesswise Solutions CEO
- James Fisher, Strategic Leadership Lead – Real Estate, BRE Group
- Paul GeorgeDrax, Commercial Manager- EV & Infrastructure
- Shamir GhumraBREEAM Head of Building Performance Services
- Robert GodwinLamington Group, Managing Director
- Paul HowarthDirector, NBM
- Victoria KachelYotel General Counsel
- Maximillian KuferInvesco, Head of ESG
- Tiffany KellyBeyond Bamboo, Co-Founder
- Tony MatharuChair/CEO of Blue Orchid Hotels
- Nadia MilliganChair, General Counsels Committee (EEA),
- Munira NathooDirector, 4C Hotels
- Armando RaishCity Air Tech Creative Director
- Chris StevensQuintex Project Design Manager
- Alice StrevensShiva, Chief Purpose officer
- Kelli TurnerGeneral Counsel, Village Hotels
- Peter Till, Chairman, EEA
- Rekha Toora, Senior Vice-President, JLL Capital Markets
- John VickersBlue Abyss CEO
Ufi Ibrahim, CEO of EEA, stated that capital flows into sustainable investments are growing at a rapid pace. All hotel asset classes without commercially viable and scientifically sound Net Zero Carbon and ESG strategies run serious risk of becoming obsolete. In addition, regulatory compliance and governance requirements will bring out the leaders, the laggards, and the greenwashers in our industry. EEA members are collaborating with BREEAM to establish common global standards and define the terms of the new order. BREEAM is the most respected and impartial sustainability assessment program for the built environment in the world. This is a remarkable undertaking. We intend that the Summit informs our work, and informs our members strategic CAPEX/OPEX decisions in this moment.
The conference host will be 4c Hotels. Conference partners BREEAM, Businesswise Solutions, City Air Technologie s, Drax JLL. The supporters are Beyond Bamboo Quintex.
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About the Energy & Environment Alliance
The Energy & Environment Alliance, a not-for profit coalition of leaders from the hospitality sector, is on a mission to:
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ioneer is the first universal, scientifically sound standard and metrics for sustainable design, construction, and management of hotels and other hospitality assets. - IAccess to green finance, sustainable backed loans, and asset value improvement
- OLow cost, carbon-free energy
- NReduce climate-related risks and promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG), practices
- ESG-proof legal contracts, corporate disclosures, and governance statements
- EFor fair and effective legislation, it is important to engage with local authorities, government, as well as international institutions.
- RRadiate innovation, know-how, and best practices
For more information, please visit www.EEA.InternationalOr call Anja Spice at +34 6.7716 4441
About the Energy & Environment Alliance
The EEA is a non-profit coalition of leaders in the hospitality sector. Its mission is to:
- Pioneer is the first universal, scientifically sound standard and metrics for sustainable design, construction, and management of hotels and other hospitality assets.
- IAccess to green finance, sustainability-backed loans, and asset value improvement
- OLow cost, carbon-free energy
- NReduce climate-related risks and promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG), practices
- ESG-proof legal contracts, corporate disclosures, and governance statements
- EFor fair and effective legislation, it is important to engage with local authorities, government, as well as international institutions.
- RRadiate innovation, know-how, and best practices
For more information, please visit www.EEA.internationalEmail [email protected]Call Anja Spice at +34 6 776 4441
Anja Eckervogt
Energy & Environment Alliance Ltd