CSR,Tourism and the Law of Diminishing ReturnsMacao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF)

March 2014

The planet deserves more than half measures®

EC3 Global LtdPO Box 12149George StreetQueensland 4003Australia

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Presentation by: Stewart Moore, CEO, EC3 Global

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Key Messages Today

1. Sustainable tourism and the law of diminishing returns• Global Risk Landscape

2. The need for collective action3. Integrated Resource Management4. Water and CSR5. Joining the dots

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Well Intentioned Tick Boxes

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Carbon

Green Economy

1) Superficial

2) Discernment & Tradition

3) Minimal & Informed

4) Responsible & Aware

(Understanding)

5) Reconnecting: ‘Meaningful

Experiences’

1. Sustainability Journey

Consumer Awareness is Changing

The Green Advantage:Rio Earth Summit Agenda 21 (1992)

Compliance Based ReportingCopenhagen (2009)Process Based

Management SystemsKyoto Protocol (1997)GRI (1997)

Performance Based ReportingRisk & ResilienceRio +20(2012)

Global Risk Landscape

World Economic Forum (2014)

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CSR and Sustainability are not logos.They are what you do!

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2. Engage in Action‘Turning One Billion Tourists into One Billion Opportunities’

- Mr. Rifai (Secretary General of the UNWTO) 6

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“Cities are the new countries and neighbourhoods are the new cities”

Claus Sendlinger, Founder Design Hotels™

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Sustainable Business Clusters /

Supplier Partnerships

Sustainable Building Design

Capacity Building in Sustainable

Businesses Practices

Community & Schools

Programs

Green Marketing and Distribution

Partnerships

Destination-wide (and Nation-wide) Approaches

to Certification

An Integrated Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

Someone has to do the work!

3. What is the next step: Integrated Resource Management

Water-Energy Nexus: “In a world where water scarcity is a major and growing challenge, meeting future energy needs depends on water availability –and meeting water needs depends on wise energy policy decisions.” World Policy Institute and EBG Capital, March 2011

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Natural Disaster- Preparedness

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Cost = function of QUANTITY AND QUALITY

4. Case Study – The Water Problem

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• CSR needs to move beyond the walls of your property –

The Hotel Is Not An Island – Stevens (2011)

• Effective CSR in Tourism requires engagement with the local community - not working in silos – a whole-of-destination approach• There is good work taking place• Challenge to PATA…

5. Joining the dots

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• PATA is perfectly placed to be the central collection point of CSR activity in the industry in the region

CSR Activities

Many collective

CSR actions

PATA

Marshalling Database

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