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Greenomics’ Erich Schwartz on Sustainable Tourism
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An FD Element dispatch.
By Olga Orda
We recently spoke with Erich Schwartz, Founder and President of Greenomics on the rise of Sustainable Tourism. His “Sustainable Practices in Business Tourism” workshop on September 21st in Vancouver, BC attracted hotel owners and operators, restaurant owners and operators, senior, industry association executives and destination marketing organizations.
Vancouver is one of the world’s most sought after tourist destinations and will host millions of citizens and athletes from around the globe during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in February.
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation estimated that, in 1999, tourism accounted for 11.7 percent of the global GDP, or US $3.5 trillion. Of this, seven percent was generated though nature-based tourism activities. While sustainable tourism is on the rise from 1999, it still has a long way to go.
In August 2009, Carissa Bluestone in Worldchanging.org sums up the ‘cultural psychosis’ of sustainable tourism and more importantly, vacation time, when she says that, “Americans love environmentally unsound vacations — power-boating beerfests, three-day Cancun bacchanalias, check-your-mind-at-the-door packaged tours and cruises.” (more…)
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Live on location at Hollyhock! Talking with Joel Solomon @ SVI
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By Olga Orda
FD Element is here on location at the Social Venture Institute (SVI), on the stunning Hollyhock resort on Cortes Island, speaking with Joel Solomon. Joel is the President and CEO of Renewal, a thriving business and philanthropic hub of social change initiatives. SVI is also active on Twitter! Check out #svihh to enjoy the event ‘virtually’ and for a sneak peak of all the exciting conversations happening right now at Hollyhock.
This is the 14th year that SVI has been running and the wait lists to get in are famously long. Joel, what is it about SVI at Hollyhock that attracts people year after year from across North America?
It is a combination of setting, curriculum and who shows up. People are looking for a sense of community and a place to share honestly about their challenges. These are all people unified about caring about more than just themselves or only about about their own financial success. They all want to contribute to making a better world. That can be a very lonely path for an entrepreneur, whether they are in business or they are not-for-profit… And the setting of Hollyhock is particularly well suited because it is very close to nature, it is very casual but yet, there is a lot of attention to detail and a long history of supporting people to advance their personal skills, along with their professional and organizational skills.
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Greenomics’ Erich Schwartz on Sustainable Tourism
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An FD Element dispatch.
By Olga Orda
We recently spoke with Erich Schwartz, Founder and President of Greenomics on the rise of Sustainable Tourism. His “Sustainable Practices in Business Tourism” workshop on September 21st in Vancouver, BC attracted hotel owners and operators, restaurant owners and operators, senior, industry association executives and destination marketing organizations.
Vancouver is one of the world’s most sought after tourist destinations and will host millions of citizens and athletes from around the globe during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in February.
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation estimated that, in 1999, tourism accounted for 11.7 percent of the global GDP, or US $3.5 trillion. Of this, seven percent was generated though nature-based tourism activities. While sustainable tourism is on the rise from 1999, it still has a long way to go.
In August 2009, Carissa Bluestone in Worldchanging.org sums up the ‘cultural psychosis’ of sustainable tourism and more importantly, vacation time, when she says that, “Americans love environmentally unsound vacations — power-boating beerfests, three-day Cancun bacchanalias, check-your-mind-at-the-door packaged tours and cruises.” (more…)
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Live on location at Hollyhock! Talking with Joel Solomon @ SVI
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By Olga Orda
FD Element is here on location at the Social Venture Institute (SVI), on the stunning Hollyhock resort on Cortes Island, speaking with Joel Solomon. Joel is the President and CEO of Renewal, a thriving business and philanthropic hub of social change initiatives. SVI is also active on Twitter! Check out #svihh to enjoy the event ‘virtually’ and for a sneak peak of all the exciting conversations happening right now at Hollyhock.
This is the 14th year that SVI has been running and the wait lists to get in are famously long. Joel, what is it about SVI at Hollyhock that attracts people year after year from across North America?
It is a combination of setting, curriculum and who shows up. People are looking for a sense of community and a place to share honestly about their challenges. These are all people unified about caring about more than just themselves or only about about their own financial success. They all want to contribute to making a better world. That can be a very lonely path for an entrepreneur, whether they are in business or they are not-for-profit… And the setting of Hollyhock is particularly well suited because it is very close to nature, it is very casual but yet, there is a lot of attention to detail and a long history of supporting people to advance their personal skills, along with their professional and organizational skills.