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holmes place austria Holmes Place has placed three of its Austrian clubs into administration with a debt, as reported in Austrian publication Finanzen Versicherungen und Kredit News, of €41m. According to the CEO of the Holmes Place Group, Jonathan Fisher, the debt referred to is almost entirely comprised of shareholder loans that were used to establish and support these clubs. “Th e three clubs – all located
Energy effi ciency was found to be one of the most popular initiatives in the area of sustainability
IHRSA publishes green survey results “In spite of confl icted beliefs on the
In December 2011, IHRSA released the results of its third annual green survey, which gathered data on the opinions of health club operators from around the globe on environmental sustainability, along with specifi c practices implemented throughout 2011. Results suggest that most respondents
have a positive outlook on green practices, and that basic initiatives have already been established within their clubs. Participants also indicated an opportunity to develop strategic plans for ‘going green’. “Clubs have been focused on practices
such as recycling, improving energy effi ciency and water conservation,” says Jay Ablondi, IHRSA’s executive vice president of global products. “However, although results show that many club operators believe green initiatives will increase profi tability, they are less clear on the impact sustainability will have on membership growth and retention.” (See information box, right) Among participating clubs, some
of the popular initiatives in the area of sustainability include: • Recycling – bottles and cans, paper and cardboard • Energy effi ciency • Water conservation • Green cleaning supplies Meanwhile, some of the lower-ranking initiatives include: • Purchase of carbon off sets • Measuring greenhouse gases (GHG) • Purchase of green power
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impact of sustainability on business, overall club operators are optimistic about green practices,” says Melissa Rodriguez, IHRSA’s manager of research. Nevertheless, surprisingly three out of fi ve (60 per cent) of respondents indicated that they have no strategic plan around sustainability, even though they have implemented green initiatives.
Full results are available to IHRSA members at
ihrsa.org/green
Topline results
Key fi ndings from IHRSA’s recently released green survey include: • Th ree out of fi ve participants (59 per cent) indicated that senior management at their clubs have a strongly positive perspective on implementing green practices. • Roughly half (49 per cent) of respondents believed that green practices would increase profi ts, while half (49 per cent) believed they would have no eff ect on membership growth. • Nearly three out of 10 (28 per cent) of clubs reported that they are unsure of the impact sustainability would have on member retention.
outside of Vienna – suff ered from onerous rent conditions and ultimately the landlords did not show suffi cient fl exibility to allow for a restructuring outside of an insolvency process. T e four Holmes Place clubs in Vienna are unaff ected and Austria remains a market with signifi cant growth potential for our brand,” says Fisher.
events diary Visit
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14–17 March 2012 IHRSA’s 31st Annual International Convention & Trade Show – Los Angeles, California, US
30 August–1 September 2012 13th Annual IHRSA / Fitness Brasil Latin American Conference & Trade Show – São Paulo, Brazil
1–4 November 2012 12th Annual IHRSA European Congress – Vienna, Austria
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