GBTA Foundation, Project ICARUS felicita a InterContinental Hotels Group por recibir una segunda medalla de oro en sostenibilidad

Alexandria, VA (March 2, 2015) —The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), and Project ICARUS are proud to announce InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) as a recipient of the prestigious Project ICARUS Sustainability Gold Medal.

Gold Medals recognize travel and meeting industry companies who are committed to making sustainability a core function within their business and are leading the way by commitment and actions to provide best in class sustainability programs for their company, travelers and customers.

“IHG was one of the first companies to receive the ICARUS Gold Medal back in 2012 and we are delighted that they are again being recognized for their continuing leadership, innovation and industry best practice within their business travel products and programs,” said Bernard Harrop, head of sustainability Project ICARUS. “Receipt of this second medal highlights the significant developments the company has made since the last award and further demonstrates the growing importance of responsible business travel in our industry.”

For more information visit the Project ICARUS website: gbta.org/foundation/ICARUS/Pages/Awards.aspx or contact Bernard Harrop at [email protected]

CONTACTO:
Colleen Lerro Gallagher, +1 703 236 1133, [email protected]
Gayle Kansagor, +1 202 295 8775, [email protected]

About Project ICARUS

Project ICARUS, a GBTA Foundation initiative, is the most widely recognized and respected Corporate Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility program within the global business travel and meeting industry. This is a project led by and targeted primarily at national and international travel buyers/managers and their suppliers/intermediaries, who wish to integrate sustainability into the way they manage, run and supply travel and meetings programs.

Acerca de la Fundación GBTA
La Fundación GBTA es la fundación de educación e investigación de la Asociación Global de Viajes de Negocios (GBTA), la principal organización comercial de viajes y reuniones de negocios del mundo con sede en el área de Washington, DC y operaciones en seis continentes. Colectivamente, los más de 7000 miembros de GBTA administran anualmente más de $345 mil millones de viajes de negocios globales y gastos de reuniones. GBTA proporciona a su creciente red de más de 28 000 profesionales de viajes y 125 000 contactos activos educación, eventos, investigación, defensa y medios de comunicación de primer nivel. La Fundación se estableció en 1997 para apoyar a los miembros de GBTA ya la industria en general. Como fundación líder en educación e investigación en la industria de viajes de negocios, la Fundación GBTA busca financiar iniciativas para promover la profesión de viajes de negocios. La Fundación GBTA es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3). Para obtener más información, consulte gbta.org y gbta.org/foundation.