Sustainable News
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WTTC Launches Groundbreaking Net Zero Roadmap for Tourism
Major new initiative will set the path for businesses in their quest to net zero. As world leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26 to discuss concrete actions to solve the…
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UNWTO Secretary-General “Climate Emergency is Bigger Threat than Covid”
The head of the United Nations World Tourism Organization has warned that the “climate emergency is a bigger threat than Covid”. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO, said the pandemic has…
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Sustainable First Signs Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism as Launch Partner
Sustainable First announced today that it has become a signatory and launch partner of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Declaration unites travel and tourism behind a…
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Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories List Unveiled
The 2021 Top 100 Unveiling Ceremony took place during the Global Green Destination Days, the annual flagship event of our partners, Green Destinations, organised to connect sustainability professionals, destinations, and…
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Leaders Urged to Shape Sustainable and Inclusive Future Together
The World Economic Forum’s fifth Sustainable Development Impact Summit was brought to a close today by Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum. Calling climate change “one of the…
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Nomadhood Celebrates Digital Nomads and the Future of Work and Travel
COVID-19, if anything, teaches many to take a few steps back. Declutter, live simply, work moderately, go local, and appreciate people and the planet. Imagine… with very few things, your…
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The G20 Recognises the Role of Museums in Addressing the Climate Crisis
The intergovernmental forum, comprising 19 countries and the European Union, issued a declaration following the ministerial meeting on culture highlighting the diversity of contributions museums make to sustainable growth, from…
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World Tourism Day Celebrations 2021 – Tourism for Inclusive Growth
Happy World Tourism Day! The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact on the industry. Both developed and developing economies have been hit. And marginalized groups and…
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World Tourism Day 2021 Inclusive Growth at Centre of Tourism Restart
Global tourism has reaffirmed its commitment to making the sector a pillar of inclusive growth. At the official World Tourism Day 2021 celebrations in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, political and business…
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UNWTO & UNEP: Urgent Global Call for Commitment to Climate Action in Tourism
In preparation for COP26, two information sessions were held on the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Declaration, developed by a collaborative group of leading organizations, is an…