Tourism for SDGs – Welcome to the Tourism for SDGs Platform!
Hospitality and travel are critical in delivering sustainable solutions for people, the planet, and prosperity. Tourism comprises around 10% of GDP, 30% of services exports, and 10% of jobs globally. It has the potential to contribute, directly or indirectly to all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) an ...
Posted on 10/06/22
The Building System Carbon Framework
A common carbon framework across sectors is becoming increasingly important as policymakers struggle to set more ambitious carbon reduction goals. The Building System Carbon Framework bridges embodied and operational carbon and is neutral on materials and solutions. It enables users to identify the best emissions-red ...
Posted on 08/06/22
3 Ways Sustainable Construction Can Forge a Greener Future
The UN Climate Change Conference starting today, 6 June, in Bonn is where government delegates, observers and various experts gather to “begin taking stock of where the world stands when it comes to implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement”. Real and lasting (sustainable) change call for commitment and leadersh ...
Posted on 06/06/22
Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality for the Planet.
Collaboration across the value chain enables hospitality to be a powerful force for improvement, with a tangible positive impact on the environment. The Pathway has been created by the industry for the industry, in consultation with numerous stakeholders across the value chain. It offers simple and practical solution ...
Posted on 02/06/22
What’s Lost When We Talk ‘ESG’ and Not ‘Sustainability’
Corporate profitability is the sole purpose of ESG (environment, social and governance) disclosure, not sustainable development per se. SDG achievement for the sustainability of the biosphere and socio-economic environment of the world for all stakeholders is not the intended purpose of ESG. Instead, it focuses on pr ...
Posted on 30/05/22
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