Tourism2030 - January2020-01-27T13:30:15Ztag:destinet.eu,2020-01-27:/News/2020/1https://destinet.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gifECOTRANSTourism2030New tool for tourism in the Alpstag:destinet.eu,2020-01-16:/News/2020/1/certifind-tool-for-the-alps-12020-01-16T06:56:34ZHerbert HameleHerbert Hamele<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Which certificates for tourism in which Alpine region?</strong><br /></span></p>
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<div class="textblock"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to <em>Certifind</em>, an effective platform to support sustainable tourism in the Alps! <em>Certifind</em> aims at helping tourism providers to navigate the jungle of the sustainability labels and to find the right certification for their business.<em> Certifind </em>begins with a straightforward regional map of the Alps: simply select your region(s), your business type and what sort of sustainability you’re looking for, you’ll see all the sustainability labels which operate in your region for your business.</span><br /> <br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Tourism2030.eu as source</span></strong></div>
<div class="textblock"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Instead of re-inventing the wheel the development of this platform has used the global <a href="/resources/tools/certification-quickfinder" target="_new">Tourism2030 - Certification Quickfinder</a> as information source with support from <a href="http://www.ecotrans.org" target="_new">ECOTRANS </a>- the European Network for Sustainable Tourism Development.</span></div>
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</div>Recommendations for corporate buyers and business leaderstag:destinet.eu,2020-01-21:/News/2020/1/recommendations-for-corporate-buyers-and-business-leaders2020-01-21T08:56:56ZHerbert HameleHerbert Hamele<h2><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Transforming tourism through sustainable procurement</span></h2>
<p id="summary"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This publication aims to introduce the strategic role that sustainable procurement can play to transform tourism by scaling up the market of sustainable products and services in the sector, enabling the reduction of GHG emissions and the shift towards a more resilient, resource efficient development. The document intends to inform dialogues on how best to incorporate circularity and sustainability in procurement practices of tourism businesses and illustrate to which extend tourism professionals have already successfully done so. It is addressed to corporate buyers and business leaders in the tourism sector as well as policy makers.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> It has been developed as part of the United Nations Environment Programme work on sustainable consumption and production in the tourism value chain.</span></p>
<h3>Key role of certification</h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The report recommends:</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working together with all relevant stakeholders along the tourism value chain is essential to maximize impact </span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Empowering travellers to drive change is critical to achieve transformation </span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Capacity building initiatives towards corporate buyers and staff are required to accelerate the adoption of sustainable procurement practices </span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The role of <strong>certifications </strong>and consumer information tools is <strong>key to support the adoption of sustainable procurement practices</strong>, as they guide consumers and procurers to make better choices and recognize progress made in offering more sustainable options. </span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Measuring and reporting on the economic, social and environmental benefits and impacts of sustainable procurement help to understand how such practices can be best implemented to benefit businesses along the value chain. </span><br /></p>
<p><a href="https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/resource/transforming-tourism-through-sustainable-procurement" target="_new"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DOWNLOAD THE REPORT (English, pdf) </span> </a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="/resources/tools/certification-quickfinder" target="_new">Certification Quickfinder</a></span></p>
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