Tokyu Hotels & Resorts signs MOU with GSTC to promote sustainable tourism and hotel operations | News
Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. (THR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to collaborate in promoting sustainable tourism and sustainable hotel operations in line with international sustainability standards.
The MOU was signed by Takashi Takei, President & Representative Director of Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd., and Randy Durband, Chief Executive Officer of GSTC.
Under the MOU, Tokyu Hotels & Resorts will adopt the GSTC standards as a framework for developing and implementing its sustainability roadmap, objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs) and related initiatives. The partnership will also focus on advancing sustainable hotel operations and strengthening sustainability considerations across THR’s products, services, operational systems and supply chain.
Based on the GSTC standards, THR will seek to improve products, services and operational systems that take into account environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability. THR will also strive for closer collaboration within the supply chain, working with partners, suppliers and hotels certified by GSTC-accredited certification bodies to promote sustainable practices.
“We are pleased to enter into this MOU with GSTC, which marks an important milestone in our sustainability journey. By leveraging the GSTC standards and expertise, we will further strengthen our sustainability initiatives and integrate these principles throughout our organization. Through this collaboration, we seek to strengthen our brand and enhance our operational competitiveness as a global hotel operator, while at the same time contributing to the continued globalization and international competitiveness of Japan’s tourism and hospitality sector,” said Takashi Takei, President & Representative Director of Tokyu Hotels & Resorts.
“We are very pleased to enter into this partnership with Tokyu Hotels & Resorts, whose adoption of the GSTC standards as the framework for its sustainability roadmap represents an important step forward,” said Randy Durband, CEO of GSTC. “We look forward to working together to support knowledge sharing, capacity building and more sustainable practices within the hotel operations and broader supply chain in Japan.”
Education, training and capacity building will be another area of cooperation. GSTC and THR will collaborate on educational, awareness and knowledge sharing activities related to the GSTC Standards and sustainable tourism, including seminars, workshops and case studies, for THR employees, suppliers, other relevant stakeholders and a broader audience in Japan and internationally.
