Inaugural Event of the ‘ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses’
UN Tourism Headquarters, 30 September 2024
The Inaugural Event of the ‘ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses’ will be held in UN Tourism Headquarters, Madrid, Spain on 30 September 2024.
This Inaugural Event will showcase the extensive research and development efforts undertaken by UN Tourism Statistics, Standards, and Data Department, in partnership with the University of Oxford SDG Impact Lab, to develop the first harmonised Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Framework tailored specifically tourism. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions to debate key aspects of the Framework and propose critical items for future action.
- Preliminary agenda (as of 25/09/2024)
- Information note
- ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses - Project Brochure
Welcome Remarks
Ms. Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director, UN Tourism
Dr. Edward Brooks, Founder, Oxford SDG Impact Lab
Mr. Matt Callaghan, Chief Operating Officer, easyJet holidays
Setting the Scene
Ms. Clara van der Pol, Director a.i., Statistics, Standards, and Data Department, UN Tourism
Mr. Glenn Mandziuk, Chief Executive Officer, World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
ESG Project Overview and Research Findings (see presentation)
Ms. Laura Ballerini, Senior Project Specialist, UN Tourism
Dr. Amy Booth, Project Coordinator, Oxford SDG Impact Lab
Mr. Buntu Fanteso, Research Fellow, Oxford SDG Impact Lab
International, Regional, and National Perspectives on ESG
Ms. Regina Monje Saavedra, Senior Manager Sustainability Reporting, UN Global Compact
Mr. Luca Bonaccorsi, Sustainability Technical Expert, EFRAG/EU Commission
Ms. Elisabete Félix, Business Development Director, Turismo de Portugal
Moderated Discussion on Key Topics
Establishment of the ‘ESG Advisory Board' (see Provisional Terms and Conditions)
ESG Framework development and next phases
