PROGRESS REPORT 2021 Pilot reporting for large accommodation business signatories
This is the first progress report since the launch of GTPI in 2020. It provides insights into the progress made by large business signatories for which annual reporting is mandatory as part of their commitments to the GTPI. Notably, the report details the progress achieved by six accommodation businesses implementing the following commitments:
1. Eliminating of problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging and/or items by 2025
2. Moving from single-use to reuse models or reusable alternatives by 2025
3. Engaging the value chain to move towards 100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025
4. Taking action to increase the amount of recycled content (post-consumer recycled content) across all plastic packaging and items used by 2025
5. Collaborating and investing to increase recycling and composting rates for plastics
This report covers the progress achieved in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results should be interpreted considering this event as the tourism sector was among the hardest hit. Some hotels reported delays in the implementation of some of their commitments and many properties were closed during several months in 2020.
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI) is led by UNEP and UNWTO in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. It acts as the interface of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment in the tourism sector and unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution.

