Our motivation

After all, a&o firmly believes that responsible travel brings great benefits. Travel educates, creates intercultural understanding, helps people understand global connections and much more.

By accommodating many school groups and young travellers, a&o reaches young people in particular – the next generation, in other words those for whom we all want to preserve a socially and ecologically intact planet.

The 2nd Sustainability Report, published in July 2024, impressively documents a&o’s commitment as part of its ESG strategy (Environmental, Social and Governance). With its “Net Zero” target, for example, a&o will become Europe’s first CO2-neutral hostel chain as early as 2025.

With the charitable organisation a&o educare e. V., a&o creates the structures to implement charitable projects – in particular ESD, Education for Sustainable Development – based on the “17 SDGs”, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, for guests and staff alike.

SDGs 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 are particularly relevant for a&o – they were given special consideration in the materiality analysis and in the sustainable business strategy derived from it.