Ana López de San Román shares our Sustainability model
Incorporation of Expert Talent to Lead the Sustainability Strategy at ILUNION Hotels
January 25 2022
ILUNION Hotels has appointed Ana María López de San Román as Director of Sustainability, who also joins the Management Committee. With this move, the hotel chain reinforces its commitment to sustainability as a strategic value and takes another step forward in inclusive and accessible tourism.
Ana María López de San Román holds a degree in Philosophy, a Master’s in Human Resources Management and Personal Development, an Executive Master’s in Responsible Governance and Sustainable Management of Organizations, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Ethics. She has an extensive professional and academic background.
She has worked as an advisor and consultant for companies and organizations on issues related to sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and business ethics. Additionally, she writes and collaborates with specialized sustainability publications such as Diario Responsable, Corresponsables, and SIRSE.
She is also the Academic Director of the Executive Program in CSR at the CEU Castilla y León Business School and teaches in various Master’s and MBA programs related to ethics and sustainability.
Ana María is an active member of the Association of Sustainability Executives (DIRSE), the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), and the International Humanistic Management Association (IHMA). She also participates in the permanent seminar on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Chair of Economic and Business Ethics at the Pontifical University of Comillas and is a B Corp Ambassador (Movimiento B Corporation).
Sustainability Across the Value Chain
For ILUNION Hotels, sustainability means integrating social and environmental concerns into business strategy and management. It is understood as a comprehensive and cross-cutting concept that goes far beyond environmental management alone, in line with the values of the ONCE Social Group.
“We want to view all our activities, our hotels, every process and small action through the lens of sustainability, promoting a cultural shift in environmental management to become leaders in this field. We want our hotels to be schools for conscious individuals who drive the transformation of our communities and society,” explains José Ángel Preciados, CEO of ILUNION Hotels.
ILUNION Hotels, which integrates sustainability criteria throughout its value chain, aims to lead a form of tourism that is not only inclusive and accessible, but also environmentally responsible, while promoting leisure and enjoyment for all people.
“We know that tourism can be a powerful vehicle for transmitting values, and that’s why we want to inspire a new way of understanding this sector—so that when our clients choose us, they know they are contributing to a major social impact project,” Preciados adds.
The hotel chain’s Sustainability Master Plan (2022–2025) will be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will enhance ILUNION’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda.
