What is the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge?
The Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge is a movement of individuals, businesses, and organizations within the tourism and hospitality industry that believe tourism has a tremendous opportunity to become a force for good. We believe that improving the social, cultural, environmental, and economic performance of the tourism industry in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is not a trend or a cause, but is essential to the long term health and well-being of this important sector of the global economy.
Our Commitment:
No.9 The Culture of Sustainability has signed the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, to demonstrate our commitment to improving the sustainability performance of our business between now and 2030.
The UN World Tourism Organization defines sustainable tourism as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities.”
Each year, we commit to measuring and improving our sustainability performance in the following ways:
Measure our carbon footprint and find opportunities to reduce our emissions year over year
Support local entrepreneurs and the community by developing an improved sustainable purchasing policy
Create a no-idle policy and provide information to visitors about carbon-friendly transportation options
Conduct an accessibility audit on-site to ensure we meet the needs of all visitors