Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) is encouraging tourism providers to conserve water and accommodate or offer greener modes of transportation as part of a new Sustainable Sunshine Coast campaign.
“The aim is to assist business, visitors and residents [to] take simple actions that reduce our ecological footprint and raise awareness by profiling tourism operation leaders,” said SCT executive director Paul Kamon in a news release.
Sustainable Sunshine Coast has its origins in a 10 Year Sunshine Coast Destination Development Plan, according to the release, which cited ongoing water shortage issues and an increase in visitors arriving to the Coast by bike.
The organization is working with Transportation Choices (TraC) to provide resources and guidance to tourism providers.
Free print materials are available at local visitor centres, while SCT will be profiling businesses that are “leading local sustainable operations.”
An online pledge and short survey are also available so SCT can gather feedback, and support is being offered to local businesses “to tackle water conservation and greener transportation.”
The initiative was also presented to the Town of Gibsons, District of Sechelt and Sunshine Coast Regional District.
Interested businesses can contact organizers at [email protected].
