SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations Summit in September 2015. The SDGs are a set of goals to be achieved by the 193 countries of the United Nations over the 15-year period from 2016 to 2030. It consists of 17 goals and 169 targets to achieve a sustainable world, and pledges to ‘leave no one behind’

AB Hotels will continue to fulfill its social responsibility by pursuing both environmental load reduction and safety and security under the management philosophy of "Creating healthy hotels for the benefit of the world and people. “ Through our hotel business, we support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will continue to promote activities that contribute to the global environment and local communities.

Environmental Initiatives

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

LIFE ON LAND

  • LED lighting in the building
  • Installation of solar panels (AB Hotel Kyoto Shijo Horikawa)
  • Installation of energy-saving switches in guest rooms
  • Installation of individual air conditioning
  • Use up all toilet paper
  • Segregation of garbage
  • Provision of green park (AB Hotel Tahara)

AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

CLIMATE ACTION

  • ECO Plan
  • Reduction of Elevator use by employees
Creating a comfortable workplace

GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

CLIMATE ACTION

  • Barrier-free building
  • Expansion of non-smoking rooms
  • Conduct fire evacuation drills (twice a year)
  • Countermeasures against infectious diseases
  • Conclusion of disaster agreement stipulating the acceptance of people who cannot return home.

GENDER EQUALITY

DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

  • Proactive promotion of exercise to employees
  • Encourage employees to take paid holidays
  • Active employment of the elderly and people with disabilities
  • Anti-smoking measures
  • Introduce childcare and maternity leave systems
  • Actively promote women for managerial posts.