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IHG Part Of Industry Carbon Measurement Initiative


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IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is pleased to participate in the hotel industry’s Carbon Measurement Working Group to agree one common methodology for calculating carbon footprints and communicating emissions. The industry initiative is being coordinated by the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and it will help hotel guests and corporate clients understand the potential carbon footprint of their hotel stay, meeting or event. IHG has a history of leadership in this area having initiated a Cornell University study to help facilitate this discussion around carbon measurement. The company is also continuing to invest in its industry leading Green Engage online programme that allows hotels to measure manage and report their environmental impacts.

“There is no consistency in how hotels calculate and communicate carbon emissions currently so the work of the industry to standardise its practices will provide clarity to guests and corporate clients who want to understand the environmental impact of the hotels they stay in,” said David Jerome, IHG’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility. He added that, “IHG is keen to create more sustainable hotels in the 21st century and we’re working collaboratively with our hotel owners on creative solutions for the future.”

IHG is focused on smart green hotel design, construction and operations and recently released an enhanced Green Engage Version 2.0. Originally launched in late 2009, the online Green Engage programme takes guest experience and return on investment into account as it helps hotels reduce their environmental impact while managing costs. Green Engage is available to all of IHG’s 4,400 hotels, across its seven brands including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and InterContinental. IHG now has more than 1000 hotels registered for Green Engage and expects to grow this user base throughout 2011. To learn more about IHG’s approach to carbon management and Green Engage view our Corporate Responsibility report online at www.ihg.com/responsibility.




Notes to Editors:

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global company operating seven well-known hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with almost 60 million members worldwide

IHG is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms and IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, a portfolio of over 4,400 hotels and more than 656,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world

IHG has more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline and expects to recruit around 160,000 people worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com/ and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com/. For our latest news visit www.ihg.com/media, Twitter www.twitter.com/ihgplc or YouTube www.youtube.com/ihgplc



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