ACT FOR A
RESPONSIBLE
EUROPEAN
TOURISM
YOU ARE A TOURISM SITE MANAGER
Why should you act?
Why you ?
You can create change because:
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You're in direct contact with the public. You're there to welcome tourists and guide them through their experience, providing them with information about your site. You are therefore a major player in raising customer awareness.
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Tourism activities and services account for 8% of tourism-related GHG emissions (ADEME, 2018). As a tourist site, you have the power to reduce the emissions linked to your structure by adopting good practices.
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As a tourism provider, your business can be negatively impacted by climate change: for example, if you offer canoe trips down the Ardèche river in France, you are threatened by summer droughts, which deprive you of part of your business and therefore your income.​
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More and more customers are including a responsible aspect in their choice of activities. Taking action is a win-win situation for both the planet and your appeal.
Why now ?
To become a change maker, you have to go through four stages that can be summed up in these words:
Measure - Reduce - Contribute - Adapt
Measure
© JEAN-MICHEL DELAGE / Hans Lucas via AFP
Do you run an aquatic activity?
Climate change is causing a number of phenomena that could have a negative impact on your business. Among them, episodes of severe drought are on the increase, with a particular impact on river activities. The image opposite shows the Loire in France in summer 2023.
Taking the measure of change
What are your main sources of GHG emissions in your activity?
Click on the icons to find out more
Measuring your carbon footprint is the essential starting point for any progress initiative! It enables you to identify the main sources of emissions in your business and act accordingly to reduce them.
Here are some corporate carbon calculators to help you:
To change the language of the quiz, select your language from the menu at the top left of the page.
Reduce
How to reduce your impact on climate?
Discover some eco-gestures that can help you!
Click on the good practice to find out more, or download the complete booklet in PDF by clicking here.
Contribute
Reducing your negative impact on the climate is essential, but to go further, think about your positive impact!
Here are a few ideas on how to do just that!
Click on the best practice to find out more, or download the full booklet in PDF by clicking here.
Adapt
Adapt now to the effects of climate change
Some of the effects of climate change are already visible in our lives, and we won't be able to make them disappear even if we all act now. So you need to adapt to these effects, which are here to stay.
Here are a few suggestions.
Click on the best practice to find out more, or download the full booklet in PDF by clicking here.
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