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Joint UNEP/Industry Sector Initiatives
Previous UNEP/Industry Sector Initiatives
Tour
Operators Initiative for Sustainable Development
This initiative has been developed by
a group of tour operators together with United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO), which currently hosts the TOI Secretariat.
TOI was launched in March 2000 in Berlin, during ITB. The
main aim has been to create an international platform of
world-wide industry leaders to develop ideas and implement
projects to address the environmental, social, economic
and cultural aspects of sustainable development within the
tourism sector.
Operators joining the Initiative are asked to sign a commitment
to
(i) introduce environmental policy and management systems
into their daily business operations, (ii) monitor and report
progress implementing sustainable tourism practices, and
(iii) promote sustainable tourism to suppliers, contractors
and customers.
Developing, operating, and marketing tourism in a sustainable
manner represent for TOI members the most effective way
to (i) improve the quality of the tourism experience, (ii)
guarantee the quality of the product they package for their
clients, (iii) safeguard destinations in the medium-long
term, (iv) safeguard the future of tourism business.
For more information and practical examples
visit the
Tour Operators website.
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