Sustainable Tourism Standards And Climate Change

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1 Sustainable Tourism Standards And Climate Change Randy Durband Chief Executive Officer, GSTC 18 October 2017

2 What is the GSTC? The leading global authority in setting and managing standards for sustainable travel & tourism 12 th Asia Pacific Roundtable f Call for Action Acting 14 July 2 Apsara Angko CONCE Founding Organizations: th APRSCP: Call for Action Acting Together f The 12 th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Co Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 12 and 1 is organized by the Asia Pacific Roundtable on Susta Ministry of Environment, Kingdom of Cambodia, in (IISR). The 12 th APRSCP is supported by the United Regional Policy Support Component (RPSC) of the Asia Network Facility, the Network on Resource Ef Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and t 2. Theme

3 GSTC Criteria To date, two sets of GSTC Criteria have been developed: 1- Criteria for Industry (Hotels & Tour Operators) (2008, revised 2012, revised December 2016 with the new name of Industry ) 2 - Criteria for Destinations (Nov 2013) Each set of Criteria include these 4 pillars: Sustainability Management Social & Economic Cultural Environmental

4 Climate Change in the GSTC Criteria GSTC Destination Criteria Criterion A5 Climate change adaptation The destination has a system to identify risks and opportunities associated with climate change. This system encourages climate change adaptation strategies for development, siting, design, and management of facilities. The system contributes to the sustainability and resilience of the destination and to public education on climate for both residents and tourists.

5 Climate Change in the GSTC Criteria Criterion GSTC-D A5 Climate change adaptation Performance Indicators: IN-A5.a. Current system for climate change adaptation and risk assessment IN-A5.b. Laws or policies to mitigate climate change and encourage technologies to mitigate climate change IN-A5.c. Program to educate and raise awareness among the public, tourism enterprises, and visitors about climate change

6 Climate Change in the GSTC Criteria GSTC Industry Criteria (for hotels/accommodations and tour operators) Criterion B1 Community support The organization actively supports initiatives for local infrastructure and social community development. Examples of initiatives include education, training, health and sanitation and projects which address the impacts of climate change.

7 The Role of Standards Basis for certification For training, education, awareness Guidelines for legal and regulatory codes Measurement & Evaluation Market Access clarity

8 sustainability a certific tions 50 of our hotels (representing nearly 5. million customers) were subscribed d or certifie t o Travelife or awarded a GST a certific tion in To demonstrate their commitment to social and environmental good practice, we expect our own hotels and our hotel partners to implement credible sustainability a certific tions. Our ambition is to increase the number of hotels achieving a certific tion so that by 2020 we can take more than 10 million customers to hotels with credible certific a tions up from 5.6 million in GSTC is a global initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the world. At the core of their efforts are the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, a set of voluntary principles covering all aspects of sustainability environmental, social and economic that provide a framework for assessing the sustainability of tourism businesses. TUI focuses on a certific tions that are aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism riteria. urrently 25 standards have achieved GSTC recognition or approval, including Travelife, Earthcheck, Green Key and Green Globe. We are strong advocates of the Travelife sustainability a certific tion scheme. TUI is Travelife s largest supporter, with more than 450 d certifie ho tels featured in our product offering in We play an active role on the Travelife Board and Steering Committee and helped to develop new, stricter criteria launched in June The new criteria adhere to international standards (including GST and EU Ecolabel) and cover areas such as reducing waste, use of water, energy and harmful chemicals, supporting local communities and protecting employees, wildlife and human rights.

9 Royal Caribbean & WWF Set Sustainability Goals Sustainable Seafood Target Responsibly source 90 percent of its wildcaught seafood by volume from MSC certified sustainable fisheries by 2020 Global Tour Operations Target By the end of 2019, all sustainable tours offered by RCL will be provided by GSTC certified operators

10 Roadmap to Sustainable Destinations Destination leadership pledges to adhere to the GSTC Destination Criteria Destination receives public recognition for achievements such as certification Expert team assesses current practices guided by GSTC-D; destination council addresses sustainability gaps #5 Destination GSTC provides training to government and key stakeholders Council oversees progam to meet sustainability standards and motivate stakeholders