Corporate Responsibility

Wie gelingt es Reiseveranstaltern, Projektbesuche zu organisieren ohne dabei Kinderrechte zu missachten. Praktische Hinweise liefert das Webinar.

Representatives from public and private sector as well as NGOs met in Berlin on June, 13 to discuss strategies to strengthen child protection in

Three women from Brazil and El Salvador report on the ups and downs of their entrepreneurship.

While gender inequalities persist in Madagascar, women are increasingly free to choose their activities. The pandemic gave a boost to their

Krystal Yearwood of UNDP's future tourism project talks about the importance of women's empowerment to rebuilding Caribbean MSMEs in tourism after

Companies should not benefit from the vulnerability of people in the informal economy but act with due diligence to fulfil their responsibilities to

Travelling to surf becomes more and more popular. However, the way the sport is being practiced today is based on a colonial past whose power

Baroque splendour makes Europe's metropolises a tourist magnet. What guests usually don't learn is that this prosperity is based on exploitation in

Non-discrimination and diversity are important human rights issues for companies. Here's how tour operators can implement them.

Two international online seminar on vaccine equity were held and highlighted the need for more engagement from the tourism industry and also giving

On the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference, the travel and airline sector announced plans for more climate protection.

The aviation industry is trying hard to get a green image. Stay Grounded has critically reviewed the industry's claims for greenwashing in five

In many destinations, climate change puts the future of tourism at stake. Apart from mitigation, adaptation will be a major challenge.

The Science Based Targets initiative shows companies, including tour operators how much and how fast they need to reduce their greenhouse gas

Sexual exploitation of children is a current and important issue. ECPAT Germany re-launched its online training for tourism professionals in English,

The international tourism fair ITB NOW took place in March 2021. Here you can find videos of the events that we helped to create.

In an online seminar, the International Transforming Tourism Initiative took a look at the consequences of COVID-19 on working conditions for women.

The new report from the Asian Travel Association (PATA) and Focusright highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Thailand's tourism supply chain.

Documentation of the online seminar at the Asia - Europe People's Forum (AEPF13), 18.5.2021

In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis hotels start to integrate disaster preparedness systematically in their strategies and actions.

Entrepreneurial and political decisions are often based on performance indicators. It is time to revise the existing success criteria for tourism.

In an interview with Naturefriends International, Adamah Bah explains the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Gambian people and outlines

The initiative Tourism Declares calls on the tourism industry to declare a climate emergency. Kasia Morgan explains, why climate protection is so

ITB is a mirror of the current debates in the tourism world: Some promise to "build back better"; others try follow their old business paths.

This year's ITB Berlin, took place virtually from the 9 – 12 of March 2021. Tourism Watch participated with a virtual booth and own events.

The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) has published its annual report on the state of sustainable tourism in 2020.

A new study by Greenpeace Germany shows how a reduction of climate-damaging subsidies in Germany could relieve the federal government budget by up to

The discussion, with various exciting contributions, was about the vulnerability and precariousness of workers in tourism. The COVID-19-Pandemic

Investors are taking an even closer look on what impact their investments have. Now a group of investors is concerned about reports of serious labor

Das Center for Global Development hat einen zusammenfassenden Artikel über die Auswirkungen der Covid-19 Pandemie auf Arbeitsmigrant*innen in der

Seafarers worldwide are stuck on their ships due to COVID-19 – among them many Filipinos. They are facing inadequate hygiene measures, financial

In an interview with Tourism Watch, Christiane Kuptsch, migartion expert at ILO, explains why migrants working in tourism are particularly affected by

In India, the informal sector has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. A study now provides insights into the extent of the precariousness and

Women are predominant in tourism employment. But COVID-19 has revealed structural inequalities that are hitting female employees in the travel

Due to the corona-crisis, the tourism industry is facing enormous challenges. The pandemic shows which providers and entrepreneurs are more resilient

Resilience is the new buzz word. It is more than just returning to the old tourism models - which were neither sustainable nor resilient - but to

The platform Ubuntu Beds offers hotel rooms to medical workers in order to reduce the spread of the virus and losses in tourism. An interview with its

While most European countries are about to re-start tourism, the German government extended the travel warning for countries of the Global South. What

How are booking platforms changing the tourism value chain in India? National players such as Oyo and MakeMyTrip dominate the market. A new study by

The Fairwork Foundation rates and ranks the fairness of digital labour platforms. The goal of the project is to define standards for decent working

More and more digital booking platforms and online tour operators claim to offer sustainable holiday trips. A second glance raises doubts: Does the

Tourism is a promising sector of employment for women. However, digitalization and online booking platforms bring about new gender-specific

Unionist Cleve Jones explains in the interview, what kinds of discrimination LGBTQI* workers in the food and hospitality sector face every day and how

While voluntourism has been gaining popularity, it has also come under increasing criticism. Fair Trade in Tourism has revised the criteria for

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a new frame of reference for the international community is designed to advance both sustainability and

The ″Code of Conduct″ (CC) for the Protection of Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Tourism has reached the tourism industry. It has so

The sexual exploitation of children is not inevitable. That was the message coming out of Rio de Janeiro where 137 governments met with children and

In the current D+C Development and Cooperation 2010/07-08 is an article "Responsible Tourism" published on the thematic focus Corporate Social

In a new report "Putting Tourism to Rights", the British campaigning organisation Tourism Concern demands action to end human rights violations in

By Sumesh Mangalassery

For the villagers of Kovalam fishing village, the night of April 13th, 2006 (the eve of the Tamil New Year) is still a

In their brochure "Supply chain engagement for tour operators"*, the Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development (TOI) shows

By Katja Plume

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays an increasingly important role. A symposium on CSR along the tourism supply chain,

The "CSR Reporting Initiative for Tourism", an initiative by KATE (Center for Ecology & Development, Stuttgart) in cooperation with EED-Tourism Watch,

By Angela Giraldo

A quality label for sustainable tourism shall help customers to get an idea of the environmental and social impact of their

At the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) 2009, the first 15 members of the tour operators' association "Forum anders reisen" were awarded their

"TourCert", the non-profit certification organisation in tourism, was founded to certify CSR/sustainability reports prepared by tour operators.

The tourism industry must act immediately to reduce its emissions and to operate a broad paradigm shift, from profit-centred strategies to

Tour operators currently find themselves in a dilemma: On the one hand, they recognize that climate change mitigation is essential for protecting

On the occasion of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 15) in Copenhagen,

In a globalised world, the capacity of the state to regulate economic behaviour is in decline. This implies an increasing role of economic

The volume "Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2009" is based on panel discussions and presentations made at the ITB Congress "Market Trends &

In a globalised world, the capacity of the state to regulate economic behaviour is in decline. This implies an increasing role of economic

GATE - Netzwerk, Tourismus, Kultur e.V. lädt zum Symposium „Nachhaltigkeit auf der ganzen Linie? CSR in touristischen Zuliefererketten" am

Das weltweite Kinderrechtsbündnis ECPAT und das Kosmetikunternehmen "The Body Shop" starten zum 31. August 2009 die dreijährige Kampagne "Stoppt

On Friday, 13th of March EED-Tourism Watch realized a presentation on Corporate Social Responsiblity in Practise under the title: "Sun, Sand and

Im Rahmen des von GATE e.V. veranstalteten Symposiums „Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) im Tourismus", das am 9. und 10. Mai 2008 an der

The ″Code of Conduct″ (CC) for the Protection of Children from Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Tourism has reached the tourism industry. It has so

In certain tourist areas in the Dominican Republic, child prostitution has become so rampant that hoteliers have recognised the need of taking action.