Albergo Etico LVG is a new benefit company that will handle hotel management with a special focus on social inclusion.
Combining social inclusion and operational efficiency
This is a joint venture between Albergo Etico, a social enterprise that is a pioneer in workplace inclusion for disabled individuals, and the management company LVG Group. The partnership aims to create an innovative model that can combine social inclusion, operational efficiency and high-quality tourism experiences. LVG Group will oversee aspects such as management control, sales, marketing, communications and staff training, while Albergo Etico will continue to focus on the training and employment of staff with disabilities. The aim being to give value to the ability to work and the enhancement of talents within a challenging professional context, in an environment with high quality standards.
“Taking ethical and authentic hospitality to a whole new level”
The first two facilities to be managed by Albergo Etico LVG will be in Fénis in the Valle d'Aosta, and Cesenatico, which will employ some 40 staff. Over the next five years the company plans widespread expansion throughout Italy, with new openings already scheduled for 2025 in Lake Maggiore, in Pietrelcina, Campania, as well as in Palermo, Vieste and Trento. Each facility will be a social inclusion laboratory with an estimated total workforce of 100 in 2025; around 25% of these will have disabilities. “It was an honour for us to be chosen to implement such an ambitious project,- said Claudio Lavagna, CEO LVG Group. -We are convinced that our experience in the sector can amplify the impact that Albergo Etico has already achieved, taking the concept of ethical and authentic hospitality to a whole new level.”
Helping the disabled to become active citizens
“The objective,- added Alex Toselli, president of Albergo Etico LVG, - is to increase autonomy and increase employment opportunities, thus favouring the social inclusion and active citizenship of people with disabilities. With this partnership we are committed to further empowering individuals, as we have also done in recent years through the Independence Academy, our training and work model that discovers talent in disability and helps the disabled to become active citizens.”
