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Last Updated on September 12, 2024 by Audrey Scott<\/a><\/p>\n

Active sustainability communications should be an integral part of any sustainable tourism journey, yet it is often seen as an afterthought instead of integrated into all marketing and communications. This is a missed opportunity. Sharing your sustainability story \u2014 initiatives, achievements, challenges, and impact \u2014 in a way that is easy to understand and resonates with travelers, trade partners and other stakeholders not only highlights your accomplishments, but it also helps engage others in this journey which can amplify the impacts of your work.<\/p>\n

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I was recently asked by a colleague to contribute some tips on how to do this for a sustainable tourism<\/a> training program. Below are a few practical ways to tell your sustainability story<\/a> to avoid jargon and incorporate storytelling that also highlights the local context, strengths and challenges.<\/p>\n

1. Start your sustainability story with why<\/em> you decided to start this journey or certification process in the first place. <\/h2>\n

Why was this important to you, even if it might be difficult and messy at times? Why did you care enough to do this? What were the underlying values or motivations behind choosing to operate more sustainably? What big change did you want to create or what impact did you want to make? And for whom or for where (e.g., location or natural environment)? \u00a0<\/p>\n

Be transparent if your motivations changed as you get started. For example, I was recently speaking with a guest house owner who shared that when she first started the training for sustainability certification she did so because she thought it was a trend and something she should<\/em> do to meet traveler demands. However, after attending the training, those motivations moved way down the list as she understood better the underlying values of sustainability and realized for herself the need to do more now<\/em> to preserve for future generations. And how she could contribute to that by operating more sustainably. <\/p>\n

2. Provide local context when sharing your sustainability activities and stories. <\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t only provide a list of sustainability initiatives of what<\/em> you did, but also explain why <\/em>these specific initiatives are so important to you, your community or surrounding environment and the impact <\/em>of these initiatives.<\/p>\n

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