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Measuring Sustainability: The State of the Canadian Tourism Industry

Sustainability has increasingly become an important value for visitors and is a key component of successful tourism businesses and a thriving tourism industry. In 2021, GreenStep launched the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge in partnership with the Tourism Industry Association of Canada,

Banyan Tree Group launches sustainability grant scheme

Worldwide: Banyan Tree Global Foundation, the CSR arm of the hospitality group, has launched the Greater Good Grants which will provide financial backing up to US$10,000 across six areas that align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The six areas covered by the grant includes

Netherlands – Ranked 13th in the Global Sustainability Index BY OWEN MULHERNJUN 10TH 20203 MINS

Welcome to the Earth.Org Global Sustainability Index, where Earth.Org examines the policies and actions regarding the environment of every nation on earth. Combining the most respected global indexes on pollution, climate change, policy, energy, oceans, biodiversity we have produced an overall

Source: Earth.Org
Thinking of Jeju's environment after COVID-19

The nature of Jeju Island is reaching its limit

Source: jejusori.net
Virgin Australia donates 6,000 meals to vulnerable Australians

The surplus food, leftover after the airline was forced to close its lounges and ground many aircraft following increased travel restrictions and reduced travel demand amid COVID-19, will feed many communities in need throughout Australia.

Zero single use plastic in all hotels!

It’s a fact. If we don’t act now, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans in 2050. As part of our commitment to reduce the Group’s environmental impact, Accor goes further than the competition and announces a new commitment to eliminate all guest-related single-use plastic items

Source: accor
China Unveils Five-year Plan to Ban Single-use Plastics

In a new five-year plan, China is taking major steps to rid the nation of single-use plastic waste. On January 19, China announced its plan to ban single-use plastics across the country.

Source: Waste 360
Accor to eliminate all single-use plastic by 2022

Accor has committed to join the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and remove all single-use plastic items from its hotels by the end of 2022. In addition to its previous commitment to eliminate all plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, Accor will remove individual plastic

Source: Spice News
All Hi Fly flights single-use plastic free become reality

So, from January 1, 2020, as pledged by Hi Fly President Paulo Mirpuri in 2018, all Hi Fly’s own flights are taking to the air without any single-use plastic items on board.

Source: HI Fly