This case study investigates the strategic role that sustainable procurement can play to transform tourism by scaling up the market of sustainable products and services in the sector, enabling the reduction of GHG emissions and the shift towards a more resilient, resource efficient development.
The report promotes five main recommendations:
- Working together with all relevant stakeholders along the tourism value chain is essential to maximise impact.
- Empowering travellers to drive change is critical to achieve transformation.
- Capacity building initiatives towards corporate buyers and staff are required to accelerate the adoption of sustainable procurement practices.
- The role of certifications and consumer information tools is key to support the adoption of sustainable procurement practices, as they guide consumers and procurers to make better choices and recognise progress made in offering more sustainable options.
- Measuring and reporting on the economic, social, and environmental benefits and impacts of sustainable procurement help to understand how such practices can be best implemented to benefit businesses along the value chain.
These recommendations are supported by detailed case studies on a range of sustainable procurement areas.
This resource is addressed to corporate buyers and business leaders in the tourism sector, as well as policy makers. It intends to inform dialogues on how best to incorporate circularity and sustainability in procurement practices of tourism businesses as well as illustrate the extent to which tourism professionals have already successfully done so.
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