Gardens first in Singapore to join EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations

Horticultural attraction Gardens by the Bay will become the first in Singapore to embark on the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programme accredited by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), joining others such as Nuuk in Greenland, Rottnest Island in Australia, and Sierra Gorda in Mexico in committing to sustainable destination stewardship and place management.

Gardens by the Bay will become the first in Singapore to embark on the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programme

The EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programme works with tourism destinations and precincts to facilitate and foster responsible environmental and social planning and management practices. A leading scientific programme for responsible tourism, it provides operators with a holistic framework to benchmark and certify their environmental and social performance, in an effort to address some of the challenges facing the planet such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

Sustainability has remained at the core of Gardens by the Bay’s operations since it opened in 2012, and its participation in the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programme is in line with its sustainability roadmap.

Felix Loh, CEO of Gardens by the Bay, said in a statement: “We aim to achieve best practices in sustainable tourism, by benchmarking against GSTC-recognised international standards through the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programme. This also demonstrates our support for the Singapore Green Plan 2030, as we further our efforts to embed sustainability in our DNA – through our business, day to day operations, and corporate culture.”

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