UPLIFT Workshop

October 10, 2024 200pm - 330pm (3)_edite

We are so excited to partner with BeSMART to provide FREE access to their platform. The BeSMART platform offers specific and practical actions for businesses, sites or destinations to take your first steps to become more sustainable, or to scale the sustainability journey you are already on. Through a number of micro-actions, the platform helps you address your sustainability issues. These might include promoting local purchasing, reducing single use plastics, reduce waste and much much more!

Through UPLIFT, you can access the topics you choose for free.

Submit your request now, as there are limited subscriptions available.

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BeSMART Platform Overview

● Offers sustainability content tailored to different travel business types, sites, or destinations

● Provides videos, guidance, templates to implement behavior change strategies

● Covers environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability topics

● Includes measurement tools to track impact of implemented changes

● Businesses can earn public badges for demonstrating progress

Available Topics

Destinations

Promote high-impact experiences
Promote Local Foods and Drinks
Promote local products and souvenirs
Promote low-footprint experiences
Reduce carbon footprint with smart mobility
Reduce plastics waste
Reduce Pressure on Hotspots
Respect local cultural norms

Food Service

Promote Local Foods and Drinks
Promote Local Foods and Drinks
Reduce Carbon Footprint
Reduce Food Waste
Reduce plastics waste
Reduce Carbon Footprint
Reduce plastics waste

Accommodations

Reduce Single-Use Plastics Waste
Reduce Pressure on Hotspots
Ensure respect for local cultural norms
Ensure that guests buy local products and souvenirs
Increase Demand for Local Foods and Drinks
Reduce Water Consumption
Leave No Trace in Nature

Regional Outfitter

Encourage low footprint/high impact travel
Leave No Trace in Nature
Promote local food and drink
Reduce Carbon - Smart Mobility
Reduce Pressure on Hotspots
Reduce single-use plastics waste
Respect local norms

Activity Provider

Leave No Trace in Nature (self-guided)
Promote local food and drink (self-guided)
Promote Local Foods and Drinks (guided)
Reduce Carbon - Smart Mobility (self-guided)
Reduce Pressure on Hotspots
Reduce single-use plastics waste
Reduce Carbon Footprint through Smart Mobility

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