I-AHLA ifuna Umthetho Wokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu uvikele Abatshalizimali Bamahhotela AseMelika

Futhi kamuva nje, imboni ihlanganise indlela yesikhathi eside nezincomo zokufeza ukukhishwa kwe-zero. Ukuhlanganyela kulezi zinhlelo ezihlukahlukene kuye kwaholela amalungu ethu ukuba atshale imali eningi ezinhlelweni zokuqoqwa kwedatha, azibekele imigomo eqinile yokukhishwa kwezinto ezikhishwayo kanye nokunciphisa imfucuza, futhi ashicilele idatha yawo yokukhipha i-Scope 1 kanye ne-Scope 2. Amanye amalungu adlulele phambili futhi asevele abika ukukhishwa kwawo kwe-Scope 3.

Ngokwenza lokhu kudalulwa, amalungu ethu ahlinzeka abatshalizimali ngobubanzi bolwazi oluwusizo.

Yonke le mizamo yokudalula, kuze kube manje, iye yaba ngeyokuzithandela futhi amanye amalungu asesezigabeni zokuqala zokuthuthukisa ukuqoqwa kwedatha ehlobene nesimo sezulu kanye nezinqubomgomo nezindlela zokunciphisa ubungozi.

Ushintsho olusuka ekudalulweni kokuzithandela luye ohlelweni lokubika oluyisibopho kanye nokumiswa kokunemba okufana nokubalwa kwezimali ekubikweni kwedatha ekhishwayo kudala ukuthi amanye amalungu ethu acabange kabusha indlela yawo yokubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

Sikholwa ukuthi izinhlinzeko ezithile zoMthetho njengoba ubhaliwe zizodumaza abanye ababhalisile ukuthi baqhubeke nemikhuba yabo yokubheka phambili kanye nokwamukela imizamo ehlobene nesimo sezulu.

Ngakho-ke, sincoma ukuthi i-SEC ibuyekeze uMthetho wayo futhi ifake izinguquko ezilandelayo:

• Susa noma yiziphi izimfuneko lapho ababhalisi bedalula ukukhishwa kwabo kwe-Scope 3, noma okungenani, bavumele ukudalulwa okunjalo ukuba kunikezwe kunokuba kugcwaliswe.
• Susa izimfuneko ababhalisile abazitholayo ukuze bathole isiqiniseko ekudalulweni kwabo kwe-GHG noma, okungenani, badinga “isiqiniseko esinomkhawulo” kusukela ngoNyaka wesi-4.
• Nikeza ukucaciseleka okwengeziwe ngezidingo ezihlongozwayo zezindleko ezihlobene nesimo sezulu, ubungozi, nemisebenzi yoguquko, futhi kususwe imfuneko yokudalulwa komthelela wento ehlongozwayo yezitatimende zezimali ezihlanganisiwe.
• Ukubambezeleka kokuqaliswa koMthetho okungenani iminyaka emibili ukuze kuhlinzekwe ababhalisile isikhathi esanele sokwamukela uMthetho kanye nokuthuthukisa izinqubomgomo nezinqubo ezidingekayo ukuze kuthotshelwe umthetho okwanele.
• Susa izidingo ezibangelwa kuphela izenzo zangaphambili noma zamanje zenkampani.
• Hlukanisa zonke izidingo zokudalulwa kwesimo sezulu ezihlongozwayo kuFomu 10-K futhi uvumele ababhalisile ukuthi badalule lolu lwazi embikweni ohlukile ngesikhathi esihambisana nokubika kwabo kwamanje kokusimama.

Ukuphawula okuqondile kwe-AHLA neziphakamiso kuxoxwa ngazo kabanzi ngezansi. Leyo ngxoxo yandulelwa ukubuka okufushane kwe-AHLA, amalungu ethu, kanye nesakhiwo esiyingqayizivele somkhakha wethu. Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nale ngxoxo njengoba i-SEC isebenza ukuze ibuyekeze futhi iphothule uMthetho.

UMLANDO

Ubulungu be-AHLA bumele zonke izingxenye zebhizinisi lamahhotela nezindawo zokulala

Imboni yezokuvakasha yase-US iyinkimbinkimbi ngendlela ehlukile futhi ihlanganisa uchungechunge lwenhlangano

izakhiwo, ezibandakanya kakhulu izinhlaka ezimbalwa ezibalulekile ezifaka izinhlobo zamahhotela, abanikazi/ama-REIT, nabaphathi/abaqhubi bezinkampani zangaphandle. Nakuba lezi zakhiwo zihluka, ngokuvamile nezinkampani ezikhonza izindima eziningi, kukhona amamodeli amane ayinhloko obunikazi nokuphatha ahambisana nomthetho we-SEC:

1. okungeyegama futhi kuyasetshenziswa;
2. okuphethwe uphawu;
3. abagunyaziwe; futhi
4. Ama-REIT.

Okunobunikazi futhi kuyasetshenziswa. Ngaphansi kwesakhiwo somkhiqizo nesisebenzayo, uhlobo lwehhotela (ngokujwayelekile inkampani enkulu yomphakathi), umnikazi wendawo eyisisekelo futhi lenza yonke imisebenzi yokuphatha nemisebenzi.

Ibhrendi inokulawula okugcwele kwezezimali nokusebenza kwempahla futhi abasebenzi basehhotela baqashwe ngokuqondile uhlobo. Njengomnikazi wehhotela, umkhiqizo unobuhlakani obugcwele bokusebenzisa izinhlelo ezifiselekayo nezinqubo zokuqalisa izinhlelo zawo zamasu.

Kuphethwe uphawu. Amaphothifoliyo amaningi ohlobo lwamahhotela ahlanganisa nezakhiwo eziphethwe uhlobo kodwa eziphethwe yizinkampani zangaphandle njengama-REIT (njengoba kuchazwe kabanzi ngezansi) noma abanikazi abazimele. Kumodeli ephethwe, umkhiqizo ngokuvamile uzoqasha abantu abasebenza emahhotela eliwaphethe futhi unokulawula okujwayelekile kokusebenza, kuncike ezingeni elithile lokufakwa komnikazi.

I-Franchised. I-Franchising iyimodeli evame kakhulu futhi ekhulayo embonini yethu, ehlehlela emuva cishe eminyakeni engama-80. Ngaphezu kwesigamu sawo wonke amahhotela ase-U.S. agunyaziwe okwamanje.

Ngaphansi kwalesi sakhiwo, umnikazi ozimele (umnikazi webhizinisi) ungena ohlelweni lwelayisense nohlobo lwehhotela (i-franchisor) olunikeza umnikazi imvume esemthethweni yokusebenzisa ihhotela lomnikazi ngaphansi kwegama le-franchisor.

Umnikazi angasebenzisa isithunzi somkhiqizo, izinhlelo zokusabalalisa, nengqalasizinda ukuze akhokhe izinkokhelo ezihlukahlukene. Ama-Franchise kanye nama-franchisor anezindima ezichazwe ngokucacile kanye nezibopho. Abanikazi, abavame ukusebenza njengamabhizinisi amancane azimele, kungase kudingeke ukuthi baphakamise izindinganiso nezinhlelo zomkhiqizo ezithile kodwa balondoloze ukulawula okuphelele kwezomthetho nokusebenza kwempahla.

Ibhrendi ayiyona umnikazi noma ayilawuli indawo eyisisekelo futhi ayinalo igunya elingokomthetho lokwenza izimfuno kubanikazi abangaphandle kobubanzi benkontileka yokunikeza ilayisense.

Abanikazi bangase baziqhubele ngokwabo ihhotela noma baqashe inkampani yokuphatha ezimele ukuthi isebenzise ihhotela nsuku zonke. Kwezinye izimo, nokho, umkhiqizo uzosebenza njengomphathi wendawo kanye ne-franchisor, lapho kuzosebenza khona izici ezijwayelekile zendawo “ephethwe wumkhiqizo” ezichazwe ngenhla.

Ngokuphawulekayo, izinhlobo zamahhotela ziyahlukahluka endleleni amaphothifoliyo awo akhiwe ngayo - ezinye izinhlobo zithembele kakhulu kumodeli egunyaziwe, kuyilapho ezinye zinamaphothifoliyo abalulekile aphethwe (e-U.S. kunengxenye encane uma kuqhathaniswa yezakhiwo zomkhiqizo nezisetshenziswayo). Umehluko onjalo phakathi kwezigaba unemiphumela ephawulekayo yengxenye yekhabhoni eyenza iphrofayili ye-GHG yenkampani ngayinye.

Ama-REIT angolunye ubunikazi obujwayelekile embonini yethu futhi lezo ezidayiswa esidlangalaleni zizothinteka kakhulu nguMthetho. I-REIT yendawo yokuhlala/yokungenisa izihambi ihlukile ngoba ingabanikazi bempahla yehhotela eyisisekelo kodwa kudingeka ukuthi bahlanganyele nenkampani ezimele yokuphatha ukuze iqhube noma iphathe indawo futhi ngenxa yalokho ithembele kakhulu kosonkontileka bezinkampani zangaphandle.

Ama-REIT angena ezivumelwaneni zamalayisense nezinkampani zamahhotela ngokulandela imodeli yebhizinisi noma enze isivumelwano sokuphatha nomkhiqizo ngokwawo ukuze aphathe ihhotela. Ama-REIT angase futhi enze isivumelwano nezinkampani ezizimele ukuze aphathe indawo egameni lawo. Lawa mabhizinisi avame ukuba mancane, asendaweni, noma azinze ngokwesifunda.

Inkampani yabaphathi inomthwalo wemfanelo negunya phezu kwemisebenzi yamahhotela yansuku zonke, okuhlanganisa ukuthengwa kwamandla nezindleko zehhotela kanye nokutholakala kwempahla, izimpahla, namasevisi.

Okokugcina, kubalulekile ukuthi sisho ukuthi amalungu ethu asazabalaza ukuze alulame emthelela omubi womqedazwe we-COVID-19. Nakuba izingxenye ezithile zebhizinisi zikhula kabusha, imboni yethu iyaqhubeka nokuba nokuntengantenga futhi ukutholwa okuphelele kwenzuzo cishe kusasele iminyaka.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuguquguquka kwamanje kwemakethe yezabasebenzi kubangele ukushoda okukhulu kwabasebenzi kuwo wonke amazinga. Ekuhloleni ubulungu bethu, cishe amaphesenti angu-50 amahhotela aphenduliwe anabasebenzi abambalwa kakhulu futhi cishe wonke amalungu azwakalise ubunzima ekugcwaliseni izikhundla ezivulekile, kokubili emahhotela nasemahhovisi ezinkampani.

Nokho, i-SEC ilinganisela ukuthi izinkampani kuzodingeka zenze amanye amahora angu-3,400 kuya kwangu-4,400 omsebenzi ngonyaka wokuqala, futhi kufike emahoreni angu-3,700 eminyakeni emibili kuya kweyesithupha, ukuze zithobele izibopho zokubika ezintsha.

Ukwendlalela kulezi zibopho zokubika eziyisibopho ezintsha kanye nezindleko ezihambisanayo kuzobeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe kumalungu ethu ngokuwadinga ukuthi aqondise kabusha abasebenzi asebevele balinganiselwe ukuze benze imizamo yokuqoqa idatha ethatha isikhathi esiningi kanye nemizamo yokuqinisekisa futhi bangenise izindleko ezengeziwe ezinkulu ngesikhathi imboni yethu isalokhu. ukululama ku-COVID-19.

Njengoba kuningiliziwe kumazwana ethu angezansi, izinhlobonhlobo zobunikazi obuhlukile nezinhlaka zokuphatha kuhambisana nobunzima bezomnotho obuqhubekayo imboni yethu ebhekene nazo kuzophumela kusethi ehlukahlukene yezinselele kumalungu ethu njengoba efuna ukuthobelana nezinhlinzeko ezihlukahlukene zoMthetho we-SEC.

UKUKHULUMA

I-GHG Emissions Metrics

1.     Izindlela ze-Scope 3 azithuthukisiwe kakhulu futhi zingase zikhiqize idatha engahambisani, engathembeki engagcina ihlanekezele yonke iphrofayela yenkampani ekhishwayo. Ukuqoqa nokuqinisekisa ukukhishwa kwe-Scope 3 kuyinselele ikakhulukazi embonini yamahhotela uma kubhekwa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zobunikazi nokuphatha futhi kuzobeka imithwalo emikhulu kumalungu ethu. Ngakho-ke i-SEC kufanele isuse zonke izidingo zokubika zokukhishwa kwe-Scope 3.

1. Ukushoda kwentuthuko kanye nokungathembeki kwezindlela ze-Scope 3

UMthetho udinga ababhalisile abathile ukuthi badalule isamba sabo Sokukhiya 3 GHG uma sibonakalayo, noma uma obhalisiwe ebeke umgomo wokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-GHG noma umgomo ohlanganisa ukukhishwa kwe-Scope 3.

I-SEC ngokuvamile ivume ubunzima bokubika kwe-Scope 3, iphawula ukuthi lokhu kukhishwa “kungase kubeke umthwalo omkhulu wokuthobela kubabhalisi ngenxa yobunkimbinkimbi bokuqoqwa kwedatha, ukubala, nokuhlola okudingekayo kulolo hlobo lokukhishwayo.

I-AHLA iyavuma ukuthi ukubika kwe-Scope 1 kanye ne-Scope 2 kuwumkhuba ovame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezinkampanini zomphakathi lapho kuya ngokuya kuba yinjwayelo.

Nakuba ukubika kwe-Scope 1 kanye no-2 kungokuzithandela okwamanje, izinhlaka ezitholakalayo nabahlinzeki besevisi abasekela lokhu kudalulwa kuqinile.

Ukuqagela kwe-Scope 3 nokubala, ngokuphambene, akuthuthukisiwe kakhulu. Lapho ichaza isizathu sokufaka phakathi i-Scope 3, i-SEC iphawula ukuthi lesi sigaba sezinto ezikhishwayo singadingeka ukuze sinikeze abatshalizimali “isithombe esiphelele” sokuthi ukukhishwa kwe-GHG yenkampani kulo lonke uchungechunge lwayo lwenani kungaba nomthelela kanjani ekusebenzeni nasekusebenzeni kwezimali kwebhizinisi.

Njengodaba olungokoqobo, nokho, izindlela ezikhona zokubala ukukhishwa kwe-Scope 3 azithuthukisiwe kakhulu futhi, cishe, azisebenzi ekukhiqizeni ulwazi oluthembekile noluqhathanisekayo lwabatshalizimali.

Izilinganiso ezidingekayo ekubaleni ukukhishwa kwe-Scope 3 ziyahlukahluka kakhulu futhi zincike kakhulu ekuqageleni okuthenjelwe kukho umlungiseleli walezo zibalo.

Noma ikuphi ukuhlolwa kokukhishwa okunjalo kuzodinga ukubuyekezwa kucatshangelwa izindlela ezithile kanye nokuqagela okutholwa yibhizinisi ngalinye elibikayo, okuzohlukahluka ngokungagwemeki kubo bonke ababhalisile, ngokuvamile ngezinga elibalulekile elinganikezi inani eliqhathanisekayo kubatshalizimali.

Nakuba uMthetho ufuna ukuphendula ngalezi ziguquko ngokuvumela ababhalisile ukuthi basebenzise ububanzi nezilinganiso, ububanzi nokujula kwalezi zidingo kudinga izinga lokucophelela elingenakufinyelelwa ngendlela enokwethenjelwa endaweni yethu yamanje.

Ukugcizelela ezibalweni ezikhishwayo ezimibono yazo ehluka kakhulu kungaveza isithombe esihlanekezelwe sephrofayili yokukhishwa kwekhabhoni yomuntu obhalisiwe nokuthi lowo obhalisiwe uqhathaniswa kanjani nezinye izinkampani. Lokhu ekugcineni kungase kudukise abatshalizimali abangase bathembele kulolu lwazi ukuze benze izinqumo zabo zokutshala izimali.