RT null T1 Transforming Tourism through Sustainable Procurement A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Thiebault, Claire K1 tourism K1 tendering K1 sustainable development K1 sustainable consumption K1 greenhouse gas K1 renewable resource K1 ecotourism K1 private sector K1 energy efficiency K1 circular economy K1 France K1 Saint Lucia K1 food import K1 Dominican Republic K1 Philippines K1 Senegal K1 Morocco K1 Brazil K1 Indonesia K1 Maldives K1 food supply K1 Mauritius K1 Asia K1 Cyprus K1 Sri Lanka K1 El Salvador YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36982 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36982 NO Transforming tourism through sustainable procurement aims to introduce the strategic role that sustainable procurement can play to transform tourism by scaling up the market of sustainable products and services in the sector, enabling the reduction of GHG emissions and the shift towards a more resilient, resource efficient development. The document intends to inform dialogues on how best to incorporate circularity and sustainability in procurement practices of tourism businesses and illustrate to which extend tourism professionals have already successfully done so. It is addressed to corporate buyers and business leaders in the tourism sector as well as policy makers. It has been developed as part of the United Nations Environment Programme work on sustainable consumption and production in the tourism value chain. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026