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Shaylyn Robertson

Measuring Sustainability: The State of the Canadian Tourism Industry

Sustainability has increasingly become an important value for visitors and is a key component of successful tourism businesses and a thriving tourism industry.  In 2021, GreenStep launched the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge in partnership with the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, encouraging tourism businesses and destinations across the country to measure their sustainability performance using […]

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Newsletter, November 2021

November updates from GreenStep Sustainable Tourism: New and Returning Members SILVER Sasquatch Crossing Eco Lodge – Agassiz, BC BRONZE Sagebrush Tours – Penticton, BC AWAITING GRADING Best Western Plus Kelowna – Kelowna, BC Blue Heron Cruises – Tobermory, ON Canmore Rocky Mountain Inn – Canmore, AB Copper Point Resort – Invermere, BC Discover Canada Tours

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Measuring Sustainability: Tourism Congress Carbon Footprint & the State of the Canadian Tourism Industry

Written by Angela Nagy For the first time ever, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC), in partnership with GreenStep Solutions, is measuring the carbon footprint of the 2021 Tourism Congress. This will help TIAC to better understand its environmental impacts and what opportunities exist to reduce these impacts for future national events.  The carbon

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GreenStep Accepted Into Competitive United Nations Accelerator Program

KELOWNA, BC CANADA – November 16, 2021 Kelowna-based GreenStep Solutions has been selected out of hundreds of applicants, as one of only ten companies in Canada to be accepted into the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Ambition Programme. GreenStep will participate in a six-month accelerator that aims to challenge and support

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Is Regenerative Tourism More Sustainable?

Written by Angela Nagy Sustainability can seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. One of the things I find frustrating, and which makes sustainability confusing and unapproachable for many businesses and destinations, is the regular changing of the goalposts or the language that describes what we’re ultimately trying to achieve.  Over the past decade

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All the Taste, Without the Waste – Planet Bee Honey Farm’s Zero-Waste Success

We love hearing stories about our Sustainable Tourism members finding more sustainable ways of doing business. Our most recent success story comes from Planet Bee Honey Farm, who has shared their journey to implementing a zero waste tasting station. They have also provided key information about how other business owners can implement these changes in

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Newsletter, September 2021

September updates from GreenStep Sustainable Tourism: New and Returning Members BRONZE Explore Waterloo Region – Waterloo, ON AWAITING GRADING Canmore Inn & Suites – Canmore, AB Canmore Rocky Mountain Inn – Canmore, AB Copper Point Resort – Invermere, BC Discover Canada Tours – Vancouver, BC Invermere Inn & Suites – Invermere, BC Sagebrush Tours –

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Member Spotlight: Wicked Tours

Wicked Tours has a reputation for offering some of the best wine tours across the Okanagan Valley. They have recently been reassessed by GreenStep, to achieve Sustainable Tourism GOLD Certified. We recently caught up with owner Nicholas Wilson to learn more about how Wicked Tours is taking action to become a more sustainable business. Tell

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Carbon Prices On the Rise: How and Why to Measure the Carbon Footprint of Your Hotel or Tourism Business

By Angela Nagy, CEO, GreenStep Solutions With the re-election of a Liberal minority government in Canada, carbon pricing, which is supported by a wide range of academic, public sector, energy executives, and other business leaders, is here to stay and it’s on the rise. If you want to better understand the risks and opportunities that

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