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Παρασκευή 31 Ιουλίου 2015

Korea’s KBCSD partners with EarthCheck to grow sustainable tourism


The Korea Business Council for Sustainable Development (KBCSD) has extended its agreement with EarthCheck, the world’s leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism, to further develop world-leading sustainable tourism practices in the region.

Hyun Jong Hong, the Secretary General of KBCSD, said that KBCSD has a mission to put the Korean industry on track to sustainable economic development. The organisation is formed of Chief Executive Officers of forward-thinking companies and is a global network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Mr. Hong said, “We look forward to continuing our work with EarthCheck to guide the sustainability and corporate and social responsibility initiatives of the Korean tourism industry.”

Mr. Stewart Moore, CEO and founder of EarthCheck and Executive Director of the APEC International Centre for Sustainable Tourism, said the partnership was an exciting opportunity to continue the organisations work in the region and support KBCSD’s vision of sustainable development.

“KBCSD is spearheading sustainable initiatives in Asia, particularly in the areas of improving the energy intensity of the Tourism sector, achieving a resource-efficient society at the local level, promoting sustainable development and fostering inter-regional cooperation.”

“This partnership provides opportunities to work with leading companies in Korea to help lower environmental impact and operational costs while supporting local communities.”

Mr. Moore added, “We welcome the opportunity to work with leading enterprises like GS Caltex, POSCO, Samsung Electronics etc to tackle sustainability challenges. The next step in world class destination area management is in risk management preparedness and action. The EarthCheck Risk App has the ability to gain greater community engagement in risk management with the overall goal of improving societal resilience.