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UNWTO has brought together sector leaders at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) to showcase the progress made in implementing the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action on Tourism. In time for the world’s most important climate...
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High-Level event organized in collaboration with the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment in the margins of the INC2 In support of the second round of negotiations taking place in Paris this week to create a legally binding instrument to end...
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Brune Poirson currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer at Accor. Prior to joining Accor, Brune served as Deputy of Vaucluse and nearly 3 and a half years as Secretary of State for Ecological Transition and Solidarity at the French Ministry of...
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The Fifth Newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in March 2023. In this edition, updates of achievements since November 2022 are provided. We are also highlighting signatory...
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UNWTO has released a new report highlighting the progress that global tourism has made in measuring greenhouse gas emissions as well as the challenges the sector still faces. Measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is key for climate action...
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With carbon reporting requirements expanding around the world, 2023 will see many businesses disclosing their emissions for the first time. To report emissions, a business first needs to calculate them using carbon accounting, a process that involves...
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The newsletter aims at disseminating the progress achieved by the signatories of the initiative, as well as connected relevant information. This edition features: Pan-European ministers recognize GTPI as a key tool, Travel Without Plastic's Founder...
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Beyond its harmful impact on marine ecosystems, the damage caused by plastic pollution extends to the travel and tourism sectors, causing estimated damage of 13 billion dollars each year. Plastics are cheap, lightweight, durable and adaptable: a...
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The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is honored to disclose the list of 21 new signatories, bringing the total of signatories to 142.
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On the 10th and 11th of November, while the attention to environmental issues was at a high due to COP27, the city of Seoul became the setting scene for the 2022 Global Sustainable Tourism Forum, organized by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports...
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New Guidance for Procurement Practitioners in Tourism sector.
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The fourth Newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in October 2022. In this edition we share key updates on the development of supporting materials to enable delivery of the...
