The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed an
agreement with Bangkok-based real estate investment firm Destination Capital
(DC) to promote investment in sustainable hotels and to stimulate re-employment
in the hospitality industry to help rejuvenate the sector post-Covid.
The collaboration, which supports the relationship DC has
with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is based on DC’s adoption of
best practices aimed at reducing carbon emissions and operating hotels in a
manner consistent with IFC’s environmental and social criteria.
DC acquires and repositions 150-200 room hotels in Thailand
and Southeast Asia to implement sustainable energy and water systems. At the
same time, DC will also promote gender equality at all levels in the hospitality
industry.
DC recognizes the hospitality industry has not only a
responsibility to recruit and re-train staff in the industry, but also a
responsibility to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impact of water and
energy consumption as well as food waste and environmental degradation.
The company committed to retrofitting its hotels to become
green as per IFC's Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) standards.
As for UNWTO, the organization is working with the private
sector to encourage employers to Contribute to the recovery of local
communities through job creation and training programmes.
UNWTO data shows that international tourism arrivals fell by
one billion in 2020, with the crisis carrying over into 2021. Worldwide, this
has placed as many as 120 million tourism jobs directly at risk.
Moreover, Asia and the Pacific has been the worst-affected
of all global regions, and young workers and women are among the hardest hit by
the downturn in tourism employment.
In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, DC
recognises the hotel industry not only has a responsibility to re-hire and
re-train hotel staff, but also to reduce its carbon footprint and mitigate the
impact of energy and water consumption as well as food waste and environmental
degradation.
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