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RECEPTION
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FrontDeskBypure coincidence,Iwas in Copenhagen at the
EditorsametimeasdelegateswerearrivingfortheClimate
MattTurner
m.turner@mondiale.co.ukChange Conference.The mood wasoptimistic.
Assistant Editor
Catherine MartinWith Barack Obama having conﬁrmed his attendance,
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there was a palpable feeling that change of a more positive International Advertising Sales
nature was in the air. But by the time I left three days later, Stephen Quiligotti
s.quiligotti@mondiale.co.ukit had already become clear that any binding agreement was
Advertising Salesunlikely to emerge.That said, the summit did have the effect
BeckyThomasof clearly establishing sustainability as the deﬁning issue of
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the decade to come. Copenhagen may not have produced Design
a global protocol to replace Kyoto but one will be reached Dave Bell
d.bell@mondiale.co.ukeventually, and most governments are already acting at a
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Dan SeatonIn the absence of a global political consensus, the hotel sec-
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tor should press ahead with efforts to reduce carbon emis- Accounts
sions at industry level.The location of COP15 provided a Donna Barlow
d.barlow@mondiale.co.uktimely reminder that Scandinavian hotel companies, notably
Faye RileyScandic and Rezidor, have been integrating principles of
f.riley@mondiale.co.uksustainability into their businesses for longer than most.The
Marketing & Subscriptionslarger hotel companies are following suit.The problem for
Laura McLaughlinthe hotel sector is that whilst operators can do a lot in terms
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DamianWalshhotel, such reductions are put in the shade by the savingsAmericans visiting London,
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