Sustainability Failures: Lessons from Irresponsible Actions in Tourism
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Sustainability Failures: Lessons from Irresponsible Actions in Tourism

What if real sustainability progress demands owning failures—not just wins? Most businesses hide sustainability missteps, fearing backlash. Yet some in tourism are coming forward, confronting shortcomings to fuel improvement. This session pulls back the curtains as we will expose some of the failures tourism businesses sweep under the rug— revealing how admitting failures sparks smarter solutions. Together with an environmental auditor, a consultant for SMEs and a tourism business owner, we will tackle the hard questions: Why do we still pretend perfection is possible? How can transparency build trust? And what’s the real cost of not admitting mistakes? Forget polished sustainability reports. This is about the messy, uncomfortable truths that drive real change.

   

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Jafar Jafari
Kazem Vafadari
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Willy Legrand
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Sarah Habsburg
Nicolas Dubrocard
Cultural Break
Discussion and Q/A
Rapporteur
Malcolm Cooper
Concluding Remarks
Jafar Jafari
Kazem Vafadari

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Sustainability Failures: Lessons from Irresponsible Actions in Tourism

What if real sustainability progress demands owning failures—not just wins? Most businesses hide sustainability missteps, fearing backlash. Yet some in tourism are coming forward, confronting shortcomings to fuel improvement. This session pulls back the curtains as we will expose some of the failures tourism businesses sweep under the rug— revealing how admitting failures sparks smarter solutions. Together with an environmental auditor, a consultant for SMEs and a tourism business owner, we will tackle the hard questions: Why do we still pretend perfection is possible? How can transparency build trust? And what’s the real cost of not admitting mistakes? Forget polished sustainability reports. This is about the messy, uncomfortable truths that drive real change.



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Welcome Remarks Jafar Jafari / Kazem Vafadari
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