Corporate Housing Providers Association - CHPACorporate Housing Providers Association - CHPASan Ramon, CA—Today, Synergy Global Housing (Synergy), a leader in serviced accommodation program management, has announced it has achieved a silver EcoVadis rating for its impact across environmental, social and governance initiatives. The company’s silver rating means Synergy has scored in the top 15% of more than 130,000 companies ranked globally.
“Achieving a top 15% rating via EcoVadis is a testament to Synergy’s commitment to sustainability”, said Charlotte Winter, Sustainability Co-Lead and General Manager at Synergy. “We have invested substantially in recent years to driving real, tangible outcomes and this recognition underscores the value of our progress to date.”
EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted 3rd party sustainability ratings provider whose methodology is built using international sustainability standards including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the ISO 26000. Criteria is evaluated across twenty-one elements and four key pillars including environmental sustainability, human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
“Collaborating with EcoVadis means Synergy now has access to a plethora of data which can support in aligning action plans with the areas of greatest impact”, said Lauren Vizcaino, Sustainability Co-Lead and Global Associate Director of Compliance and Risk Management at Synergy. “We look forward to leveraging this data to remain transparent with our stakeholders, while also acting as an industry leader and advocate in all things sustainability.”
Synergy’s silver EcoVadis rating comes days after the company received its latest annual emissions report which showed a reduction in total emissions by more than 4% over the last 12 months. The report, which was created in collaboration with Synergy’s sustainability partner GreenFeet, is Synergy’s third annual emissions report.
About Synergy Global Housing
Founded in 1999, Synergy is an international serviced accommodation provider headquartered in San Ramon, CA, delivering a superior hospitality-driven extended-stay experience to the business travel and mobility industries. Providing best-in-class housing and services in over 2,000 cities in more than 85 countries, the company has offices in China, Singapore, India, England, Ireland and multiple locations throughout the United States.
Recognized globally, Synergy’s recent awards include the 2023 Travel Partner of The Year: Alternative Accommodation Operator from the Business Travel Awards, 2024 and 2023 Company of The Year from the Corporate Housing Provider’s Association (CHPA), 2023 ITM Service Excellence Team; 2022 Operations Team of the Year from the Business Travel People Awards; 2024 and 2023 Serviced Apartment Provider of the Year Regional/Global from Relocate Magazine; and the 2021 Corporate Housing Provider of the Year from the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) U.S. and EMEA regions.
Synergy is a member of The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a leading international hospitality company with over 950 properties globally. Headquartered in Singapore, Ascott’s presence extends across more than 230 cities in over 40 countries in Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the USA. Ascott’s diversified accommodation offerings span serviced residences, co-living properties, hotels and independent senior living apartments, as well as student accommodation and rental housing. Its award-winning hospitality brands include Ascott, Citadines, lyf, Oakwood, Somerset, The Crest Collection, The Unlimited Collection, Fox, Harris, POP!, Preference, Quest, Vertu and Yello.
Ascott is the wholly-owned lodging business unit of Singapore-listed CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI), a leading global real asset manager with a strong Asia foothold.
Dublin, IE, February 25, 2022 — Today, Synergy Global Housing (Synergy), a leader in serviced accommodation programme management, announced the launch of Synergy @ The Pines, the latest EMEA offering in a string of recent property openings specifically designed to accommodate the travelling, remote workforce. Located at The Pines, Ballsbridge D4, directly across from Dublin’s embassy belt, Synergy @ The Pines features one-bedroom apartments, all of which offer with customisable ergonomic workstations to support a comfortable and productive in-apartment work environment.
“Synergy @ The Pines combines purposeful apartment design with an ideal location to deliver an extended-stay hospitality experience catered to the modern business traveller”, said Stephen Hanton, President International. “We want these apartments to contribute a sense of ease and familiarity to life away from home and thereby reduce the friction business travel has on one’s productivity”.
Fresh off from the opening of Synergy The Strand, Synergy’s latest London apartment community located in the highly sought-after Strand district, this new offering in the heart of Dublin adds to Synergy’s rapidly growing UK and Ireland portfolio. Next up for the global extended-stay accommodation programme manager is a bloc of apartments in Munich, three additional properties in Dublin, and two more in London.
“Property offerings like Synergy @ The Pines are ideal additions to Synergy’s ever-growing portfolio across EMEA”, said Claire Barrie, VP of Sales, EMEA & APAC. “As we begin to see less frequent but longer stays, we’re prioritising taking on apartments that provide our guests with a superior experience— one that promotes wellness and productivity in a world where the concept of “work from anywhere” has become the norm. Synergy @ The Pines does just that”.
Synergy @ The Pines is also a plastic-free property, completely void of single-use plastics and micro-bead toiletries. Guests are provided with sustainable alternatives such as glass water carafes and microbead-free toiletries.
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About Synergy Global Housing:
Founded in 1999, Synergy is an international serviced accommodation provider headquartered in San Ramon, CA, delivering a superior hospitality-driven extended-stay experience to the business travel and mobility industries. Providing best-in-class housing and services in over 2,000 cities in more than 85 countries, the company has offices in China, Singapore, India, England, Ireland and multiple locations throughout the United States.
Recognized globally, Synergy’s recent awards include 2021 Corporate Housing Provider of the Year from the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) U.S. and EMEA regions; 2021 and 2020 Corporate Housing Provider of the Year from the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA); 2020 Corporate Business of the Year from the Association of Services Apartment Providers (ASAP), and the 2020 Best Service Apartment Provider – Regional/Global award from Relocate Magazine.
Synergy is a member of The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a leading international lodging owner-operator based in Singapore. Spanning more than 200 cities in over 30 countries, Ascott’s serviced residence and hotel brands include Ascott The Residence, The Crest Collection, Somerset, Quest, Citadines, lyf, Préférence, Vertu, Harris, Citadines Connect, Fox, Yello, Fox Lite and POP!. Ascott is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment (CLI), one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups headquartered and listed in Singapore and Malaysia. Today, Ascott boasts over 30 years of industry track record and award-winning brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.