UNWTO awards ethics in tourism

The World Tourism Organisation and the World Committee on Tourism Ethics launched, Thursday, the  first ever UNWTO Ethics Award.

The ethics award will recognise companies committed to making their business more honest, responsible and sustainable as well as staff friendly.

But to start the process they will have to put their signature to Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.

UNWTO believes its ethics award will build awareness and compliance for the Global Code of Ethics principles. It is open to all tourism companies and trade associations that are signatories of the Private Sector Commitment to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.

The Code is supervised by the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, which claims there is a growing interest from companies and trade associations to adhere to the Code’s Private Sector Commitment.

As of June, the Code has 463 signatories from 64 countries.

Award candidates will have to demonstrate their long-lasting and positive impact in at least two of the following areas: (a) corporate governance and business ethics; (b) employment quality; (c) social equity and human rights; (d) community well-being; and (e) environmental sustainability.

The winner of the first UNWTO Ethics Award will be announced 18 January 2017 during the 13th UNWTO Awards ceremony and gala dinner organised in collaboration with the International Tourism Trade Fair (IFEMA/FITUR) in Madrid, Spain.

The prize will be conferred by a representative of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, which will act as the Jury of the Award.

sourced:ttrweekly.com