Climate Change Data

Grupo Posadas, S.A.B. de C.V.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 38 of our hotels have the PROFEPA certification for Tourism Environmental Quality
  • All of our hotels have the Green Key certification
  • 31 of our hotels have the “Hotel Hidro Sustentable”
  • In 2018, eight in ten of our hotels complied with the goal for human safety: Zero Tolerance.

Social Achievements

  • Sustained growth amid a solid culture
  • Posadas continues to be a great place to work. In 2018, we climbed four places in the Great Place to Work ranking to 4th.
  • The Posadas Foundation supported 1,322 persons through initiatives focused on health, education, housing construction, and disaster relief.
  • The Posadas Foundation continues to be part of the Red de Fundaciones Empresariales and of AMEXCID’s Alianza por la Sostenibilidad.
  • Our Volunteer Program had a nationwide scope. This time it was attended by 3,377 volunteers (53% more than in 2017) in benefit of 14,000 persons in vulnerable situation.

Governance Achievements

  • The shareholders meeting was held on April 12, 2018. Among the resolutions passed was the payment of dividends in the amount of $200 million pesos.
  • The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018 were authorized to be issued on February 20, 2019, by Ing. Arturo Martínez del Campo Saucedo, Corporate Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Travel warnings for Cancun and Los Cabos affected the arrival of international groups in the resort segment.
  • The principal challenge of Human Capital in 2018 was identifying more than 90 associates to fill the Executive Committee positions created by the opening of all our hotels, as well as for the training program for Business Unit and Vacation Property Managers.
  • Legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented the Net Promoter Score (NPS) culture as an essential indicator for measuring hotel performance.
  • Continuously provide new growth opportunities, promoting internal talent.
  • Established a reserve to cover contingencies.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Hurricane Harvey
  • Hurricanes Irma, Katia and Lidia
  • Earthquakes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Certifications: Great Place to Work, Green Key, Calidad Ambiental Turística

Third-party Assurance: Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza S.C. (Deloitte)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Significant reduction of greenhouse gases per occupied room (22.9% against the base year)
  • Elimination of 60,000 plastic bottles from corporate operations
  • Pilot test for glass collection with successful results

Social Achievements

  • Ranked 3rd best company to work for in Mexico (Great Place to Work)
  • Ranked 8th best company for Millennials
  • 799 scholarships awarded
  • 2,246 people served with health programs
  • Over 14,600 people benefited through volunteer programs
  • Implementation of the National Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children and Adolescents in the Travel and Tourism Sector

Governance Achievements

  • Obtained Socially Responsible Company Distinction (ESR) for all hotels
  • Implementation of PCI-DSS personal and banking data management certification for over 3,890 employees in 154 hotels
  • Renewal of Fiesta Rewards loyalty program

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Rate compression affecting margins in domestic and international markets
  • Maintaining efficiency in operations and customer satisfaction
  • Digital world challenges
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strategies to generate higher rates in hotels with high occupancy, increase market share through commercial actions
  • Production incentive program, Corporate+ project for direct reservations
  • Strategic alliances with tour operators
  • Addressing bad perception in destinations through travel agent visits and incentive plans
  • Migration to Open Pricing strategy for rate flexibility

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Forbes recognition for Live Aqua Urban Resort San Miguel de Allende
  • Various awards for sustainable practices (Blue Flag, Green Key, etc.)