Bordeaux Convention Bureau is the newest city to join the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index). Bordeaux is now part of a global destination sustainability movement, that seeks to engage, inspire and enable urban centres to become more regenerative places to visit, meet and thrive in.
The GDS-Index is delighted to announce that Bordeaux has become the 49th city to join the movement. As such, the city will actively participate in the collaborative platform to:
- Benchmark the sustainability of their destination and their meeting and events industry
- Improve the sustainability strategy of their Convention Bureau and
- Destination Management Organizations
- Increase awareness and mainstream the integration of the 17 Sustainable
- Development Goals into their destinations’ events and visitor economy.
- Inspire clients to prize destinations with solid event sustainability initiatives
- Share their responsible business initiatives and best practices with their clients, peers and the world
Guy Bigwood, Managing Director for the GDS-Index comments: “Bordeaux, aside from being a touristic hotspot for wine aficionados, is also a world-class host for large meetings and events. The city’s drive to make these more sustainable is commendable, and we look forward to helping Bordeaux develop a better sustainable destination strategy, improve their performance and share their tactics for change globally.”
Bordeaux has already made significant efforts to create a regenerative culture to meet, live, and thrive in. The wine capital of the world has the largest urban area classified by UNESCO and is a hub for meetings for the medical industry, academia, and learning, digital economy, and aeronautics.
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