Taking on green values�- Paul Sheridan explains why strategists within the hotel sector cannot afford to ignore the move towards a more environmentally friendly world � and points out the opportunities.

Protecting your greens

Tom Page reports on the likely impact of green issues on commercial due diligence in future transactions, as the pace of legislative change is set to speed forwards rapidly in the sector.

One planet, one solution?

Much as one man's meat is another man's poison, one man's green is very much another man's fiddling while Rome burns.

What passes for a green solution in one country would not be seen as such elsewhere, if that other country had such a solution at all.

The global nature of the hotel sector means that when buying, building or operating a hotel, those involved must be aware of, and compliant with, a range of different laws, which may be above, or below, their owns existing green strategies.

This report is written by: Paul Sheridan , Thomas Page , G�bor Czike , Jonathan Selvadoray , Luk� Jan�ček , Wojciech Koczara , Lyubomir Dabov , Kremena Stoyanova

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