The GDS-Index is a destination-level programme that measures, benchmarks, and improves the sustainability strategy and performance of tourism and events destinations.
The GDS-Index is aligned with international standards; UN SDGs, GSTC Destination Criteria, UNWTO.
Click here to read more about the benchmarking methodology including data collection and verification, the four benchmarking categories, governance and criteria development and performance scoring methods.
This page highlights each destinations sustainability journey and will showcase their journey.
The 2023 GDS-Index comprises 69 indicators across four categories. Here is the total score and the score for the four categories for this destination.
Environmental
Social
Supplier
Destination Management Organisation
Environmental
Includes a city's performance pertaining to its policies and infrastructure, such as climate change commitment, carbon emissions, renewable energies, resource and water management, public transport, and air pollution levels.
Social
Indicates the performance of the city against indicators of SDG integration, Corruption, Personal Safety, Access to Information and Communications, Health and Wellness, and Inclusivity, using external sources such as the Social Progress Imperative Index, and Corruption Perceptions Index.
Supplier
Addresses the sustainability commitment and performance of the local meetings' industry supply chain, including airports, events agencies, hotels, venues, and restaurants.
Destination Management Organisation
Indicates the sustainability commitment, including questions pertaining to maturity of a destination's sustainability and regeneration strategy, leadership, communication of sustainability initiatives (to support client planners), and the accuracy of their reporting on sustainability operations.
Toulouse has defined new objectives in its Climate Plan. the strategy has been broken down into 6 axes comprising more than 80 practical action sheets concerning energy renovation for housing, preservation of natural areas, eco-mobility, production of local renewable energies, support for economic actors for sustainable supporting initiatives regarding energy transition, etc. Some emblematic projects can be mentioned here: • the development of the public transport offers as well as an extended cycling plan, • an air quality program, the foreshadowing of a restricted circulation area, • the development of heat and cold networks, photovoltaic plants, biogas production, • a territory food project, • the deployment of experiments on the circular economy • real-time temperature measurements to develop a territory that adapts to climate change and resists…
Does Convention Bureau Toulouse have a Sustainability Strategy?
Does Toulouse have a sustainable destination certificate?
Does Convention Bureau Toulouse report on its sustainability performance?
Toulouse has defined new objectives in its Climate Plan with a mayor objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008. Under this framework, a new Air-Energy Climate Plan has been officially launched on June 27th, 2019. This plan includes four priority-crosscutting measures: • mitigate of the impact of the territory’s activities on climate (reduction of GHG emissions) • adaptation of the territory to climate change • improving air quality for health • energy transition for green growth
OF ELECTRICITY
FROM RENEWABLES
OF WASTE
RECYCLED
HECTARES OF GREEN
AREA PER 100 000
POPULATION
Toulouse CVB wishes to map and recognise the many actions of its business tourism partners in terms of sustainable development. The city’s prioritization of sustainability for business tourism is increasingly evident. The recent opening of the new LEED certified MEETT Convention Centre in 2020, demonstrates the commitment of the city’s partners to continually improve their sustainability policies. At the same time, it addresses the needs of local event organizers who are demanding eco-responsible solutions, for clients considering Toulouse as a host city for their Congresses and Conventions.
OF HOTEL ROOMS
SUSTAINABILITY
CERTIFIED
OF VENUES
SUSTAINABILITY
CERTIFIED
OF PCOS/DMCS
SUSTAINABILITY
CERTIFIED
We are currently going through a major health, economic and social crisis whose long-term impact cannot yet be estimated. Faced with these unexpected upheavals in our reality, Toulouse Métropole is committed to supporting all the stakeholders in Toulouse through the mplementation of a massive and offensive Employment Recovery Plan. In order to meet these challenges, and to respond to the strong concerns of citizens about what the recovery of Toulouse should be, this Plan, first of all, responds to the immediate and specific needs of Toulouse's economic fabric. In addition to the economic aspects, this crisis is increasing social inequalities in the territory: The Plan de Relance pour l'Emploi (Employment Recovery Plan) proposes actions geared towards balanced economic, social and environmental development, based on the mobilization of all stakeholders and citizens.
The GDS-Movement is a pioneering, data-driven international change agency that acts to catalyse socio-economic and environmental transformation in cities and regions across the world. Our mission is to empower tourism and events professionals with the mindsets, skill sets, and toolsets to co-create more regenerative and resilient destinations to visit, meet, and live in.
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