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June 9, 2023World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CASE STUDY FROM BETTER PLACES: TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CLIMATE ACTION

Better Places’ work on climate action began before the company did. The company’s CEO Saskia Griep used to work at another...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Scope 3 Evaluator

Scope 3 Evaluator is a web-based tool from Greenhouse Gas Protocol is designed to enable companies to measure, report and...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Greenhouse Gas Protocol – The GHG Emissions Calculation Tool

Greenhouse Gas Protocol is sspreadsheet-based tool from Greenhouse Gas Protocol and World Resources Institute (WRI) to help...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
October 3, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Lighting Installation As A Service

The "produce more and sell more" business model could become outdated due to Philips' "product-as-a-service" strategy, which...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Energy
Resource
October 1, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Hotel Soaps Are Cleaned To Be Recycled and Reused

An innovative programme to recycle wasted soap from the Geneva-based hotel chain is being launched by the Manotel Hotel Group...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Beer from Potato Peel

A typical solution to excess food waste from Albert Heijn Supermarkets in Amsterdam is to collect all its fruits, vegetables...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Consumer Goods
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Nudging Electric Vehicle Use

The Maya Boutique Hotel established The Green Mobility Project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from sustainable...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Transport
Tourism
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Repurposing Cork Stoppers

NH Hotel Group has strengthened its signature circular economy programme, CORK2CORK, through which it provides the cork...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Buildings and construction
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Self-Sustaining Aquarium

The QO hotel has a self-sustaining aquarium that grows fish for food, whose waste provides an organic fertilizer for...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Buildings and construction
Project
February 10, 2020World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Wave of Change

Wave of Change is a pioneering initiative from iberostar group to reduce the use of plastics, to promote responsible...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Policy
December 20, 2019Switzerland - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

Economic development cooperation

Switzerland’s economic development cooperation aims to promote economic growth and sustainable prosperity in its partner...

Organisation
Switzerland - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan