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No need to wait for disaster to act on sustainability, travel told

Sustainability
Will Payne
4 July 2023

Travel has been warned it should not take the onset of an environmental disaster to spur rapid implementation of new sustainability protocols.

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"We don’t want travel and tourism to go through a disaster for rapid implementation to happen and for people to stand up and take notice when it comes to sustainability," Abta head of sustainability Carol Rose told TTG’s Fairer Travel Sustainability Forum on Tuesday (4 July).

"At Abta, we have identified nine core principles which are aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," continued Rose, speaking during a panel discussion around "economic leakage". "It is not just about climate – it’s about our duty of care to the human race."