Accor launches Sustainability Innovation Program to scale resource-saving solutions across its global network

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announces the launch of its Sustainability Innovation Program, a global initiative designed to accelerate the identification, testing and scaling of resource management solutions across its network.

Program Details
- Launch: 2026, running for five years (until 2030).
- Objective: Identify, test, and scale 100+ resource-saving solutions across Accor’s global hotel network.
- Methodology: Four phases — Framing, Sourcing, Testing, Scaling.
- Focus for 2026: Water management, chosen due to its critical importance and scarcity.

Water Stewardship
- Accor achieved a 5.2% reduction in water intensity in 2025 vs. 2024, equipping 1,100+ hotels with low-flow showerheads.
- Partnership with Water Unite, a global non-profit specializing in water innovation.
- Pilots will target efficiency, reuse, and management in luxury operations.
- Aim: set new standards for water management in hospitality, contributing to global resilience efforts ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference.

Strategic Impact
- Supports Accor’s Hosting Change roadmap to make hotels resilient, resource-efficient, and circular.
- Provides hotels and owners with pre-validated solutions that deliver ROI.
- Offers startups and innovators a platform to test and scale solutions globally.
- Shares best practices with the wider industry to accelerate sustainability adoption.

Leadership Voices
- Coline Pont, Chief Sustainability Officer (Accor): The program is designed to balance growth with sustainability, acting as a catalyst for the wider industry.
- Louis Goring-Morris, Partnerships Director (Water Unite): The challenge isn’t innovation itself, but finding solutions that perform reliably in real-world conditions.

This initiative marks a shift from scattered local projects to a structured, scalable innovation pipeline, positioning Accor as a leader in hospitality sustainability.