BUILDING RESILIENCE: CITY-HOTEL COLLABORATIONS FOR FUTURE-PROOF DESTINATIONS

I am convinced that by stimulating Brune Poirson collaboration between cities and tourism actors to achieve our Chief Sustainability shared sustainability goals, we can contribute to the resilience and Officer, Accor attractiveness of destinations, to the benefit of residents and visitors alike. [...] By leveraging each other’s expertise, resources, and networks, cities and the hospitality sector can accelerate climate action and foster inclusive economic development, creating good green jobs, and enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.’ Building Resilience: City-Hotel Collaborations for Future-Proof Destinations 3 About this White Paper The report team is deeply gratefu. [...] Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science- based and people-focused approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. [...] About Systemiq: Systemiq, the system-change company, was founded in 2016 to drive the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials and circularity, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance. [...] Collaboration between cities and hotels offers a route to the rapid, creative solutions that both need.4 This paper shows why and how public-private collaborations between cities and hotels can be used to test and scale solutions to their intersecting challenges.