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October 23, 2023World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CASE STUDY FROM INNOVATION NORWAY: USING EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT TO ENABLE BETTER MARKET PLANNING

For some years Norway has had a countrywide sustainable tourism scheme for its regional destinations. Destinations need to...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
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
Policy
March 6, 2023Norway - Ministry of Climate and Environment

The Norwegian Voluntary Agreement on Reduction of Food Waste

A third of the food produced in the world is lost or thrown away. This constitutes a significant resource and environmental...

Organisation
Norway - Ministry of Climate and Environment
Type
Voluntary instrument
Resource
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December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CO2rism

CO2rism is a methodology behind Co2rism, a tool designed for destinations (and businesses) to calculate the relative CO2...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Technical Tools
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The "produce more and sell more" business model could become outdated due to Philips' "product-as-a-service" strategy, which...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
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)

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
Policy
December 19, 2019Norway - Ministry of Climate and Environment

The Norwegian Agreement on Reduction of Food Waste

Preliminary results show a 14 percent reduction of food waste per person between 2010 and 2016. This is the equivalent of 11...

Organisation
Norway - Ministry of Climate and Environment
Type
Voluntary instrument