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Navigating the Green Horizon: Unraveling the Nuances of Sustainable Tourism, Regenerative Tourism, and ESG

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Written by Angela Nagy In recent years, the global travel and tourism industry has begun a paradigm shift towards more conscientious and responsible practices. The terms “sustainable tourism,” “regenerative tourism,” and “ESG” (Environmental, Social, and Governance) have become an important part of tourism discourse, reflecting a growing awareness of the opportunity to harness tourism as […]

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Destination Stewardship: Examples of 7 Best Practices in Action

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Summary: This blog addresses destination stewardship and climate action, showcasing examples of the seven best practices leading tourism destinations are taking to improve their sustainability performance. Tourism businesses can follow these same steps within their own organizations, just on a smaller scale.  Contributed by: Angela Nagy Destination sustainability, also known as destination stewardship, and measuring

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Truth and Reconciliation: Moving Beyond the Land Acknowledgement

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Contributed by: GreenStep Solutions Image Credit: Sncewips Heritage Museum Over the past several years, land acknowledgements have become an important step towards reconciliation within the tourism sector. At the 2023 IMPACT Conference, Greg Hopf of Moccasin Trails, encouraged the industry to continue its journey of truth and reconciliation by taking additional steps beyond the land

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Making a Splash: Tourism’s Role in Water Conservation

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It’s that time of year again, where drought conditions worsen across the country, while floods threaten and devastate others. Based on where you are located and how strongly those conditions are present in your community, response to drought from municipalities varies from recommendations to improve water conservation, to legal restrictions and outright banning on certain

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Landscape Sustainably for this Summer’s Tourism Season

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“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them” — A. A. Milne; author of Winnie-the-Pooh As summer approaches, many businesses and destinations are busy preparing for the seasonal influx of visitors. Across the country, tourism stakeholders are tending to the land, pruning trees, and planting flowers to create an inviting and visually appealing

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Measuring Sustainability: The State of the Canadian Tourism Industry

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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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