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Other organisations have developed tools to help industry take action on sustainable tourism and our initial recommendations follow. This section will continue to be updated in order to guide you to current best practice.

Environmental Practice for Marine Suppliers
 

The Travel Foundation has been working with CELB to pilot a draft handbook on good environmental practice for suppliers of marine-based activities. The pilot was conducted in Mexico and the results were fed into the final version. A supplementary sheet on how to use this tool in Mexico will follow shortly.

click here to download Handbook

click here to download Checklist

Corporate Futures: Social Responsibility in the Tourism Industry

Produced by Tourism Concern, this report provides a range of practical suggestions for the implementation of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) for tour operators to ensure that policies can be matched by practice in the destination. Available to purchase from Tourism Concern
click here to order your copy

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Developing: Tourism Guidelines

Produced by the Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, this is a summary of tourism issues affecting the poor for use in the development of tourism guidelines or codes of practice.
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IHEI Benchmarking Tool

Designed by the International Hotels Environment Initiative, this online tool has been designed specifically to help hotels improve environmental performance in energy, water and waste management and purchasing programmes, and to make cost savings.
click here to view website

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Improving Tour Operator Performance: the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting

Jointly produced by ABTA, TOI and Tearfund, this guide provides a step-by-step account of how tour operators can implement corporate social responsibility, and how to measure and report the social, economic and environmental impact of their business activities.
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The Green Host Effect: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Tourism and Resort Development

This document offers recommendations for ways to both minimise tourism's negative environmental and social impacts and increase the overall positive contribution of the industry to conservation and local well-being. The report examines practices and technologies for use by private sector developers, as well as planning and policy tools for government agencies. Produced by CELB.
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