Roteiros de Charme

As a direct result of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Roteiros de Charme Association was established as a non-profit organization, by five hoteliers. Today, the Association is comprised of 70 hotels, inns and ecological refuges across Brazil. The objective of the Association and of its member is to provide quality service in a way that is compatible with high standards of ecological and social responsibility.

Global Tourism Plastics Initiative Signatory

Roteiros de Charme methodological approach includes a sustainability program to evaluate and monitor sustainability practices carried out in all associated hotels with a view to encourage the adoption of additional practices and the exchange of relevant information between members. The Association works towards mainstreaming Sustainability Culture in the accommodation sector.

Countries

Brazil

Role in programme(s):

Partner

Sustainable Tourism

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Supporting organisations

Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

In the framework of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, Roteiros de Charme commits to:

Encouraging its affiliated organizations and businesses or partners to join the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative via a senior management letter by March 2021.
Raising awareness of all hotels on the circular use of plastics and sustainable management of plastics via its corporate communication net, webinar and/or other channels by the end of 2020.
Using its Sustainability Practices Work Program to disseminate the policy, criteria and practices related to the sustainable management of plastics in the hotel industry.
Engaging its suppliers to identify sustainable alternatives and problematic single use plastic to influence the design of products and circular solutions of plastic use by the end of 2021.
Eliminating problematic single use plastic from all meetings organised by the Association by the end of 2021.
Using its communication channels to raise awareness of tourists on the impact of problematic single use plastics by the end of 2021.
Reporting publicly and annually on progress of the implementation of its own commitment to the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative.