Six Steps to Sustainable Tourism Practices
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door to ongoing benefits socially, economically and
environmentally.
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uncertain market and changing world. A new set of skills is
required of those guiding organisations through what can be either
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Using EarthCheck online reporting, asset owners and managers are
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performance. This helps them quickly identify where concealed risks
may lie and take immediate action.
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Make a Commitment: To
addressing sustainability, prepare a sustainability policy and
complete a Corporate Health Check.
This should include existing and potential environmental and
social impacts relative to the location, sensitivity of the local
environment and the nature and scale of services
provided.
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Measure Your Carbon
Footprint: Begin measurement and benchmarking programs to assess
your environmental and social footprint.
Data is entered into the online system and then benchmarked
annually by EarthCheck to provide a sector rating of environmental
and social performance.
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Sustainability Action Plan:
Using the results available from Benchmarking determine the area
where improvement is needed and prepare a Sustainability Action
Plan.
- 4
Implement Change: Engage
with staff through capacity building programs and suppliers through
green purchasing to reduce and offset.
Explore solutions through the EarthCheck Training Academy and
Green Tag® eco-profiling.
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Verification and
Offsetting: Achieve verification through a recognised and reputable
program.
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Evaluation, Monitoring and
Marketing: Evaluate your successes and challenges, share best
practice and celebrate your achievements.
