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Margate, in the Thanet District

About

Summary

The Thanet District Council conducted a local tourism business survey to understand what they were doing in terms of sustainable development, what issues they were facing and what training or information they needed. Thanet District Council wanted to understand where they stood as a destination and how they could support local businesses to be able to showcase the Isle of Thanet as a responsible tourism destination.

Acorn was commissioned to create an online toolkit to guide local businesses on the next steps they could take for sustainable development.

 

Our Approach

The results of the survey provided an understanding of what businesses were currently doing and helped identify gaps. Based on extensive desk research to identify the most relevant guidelines, examples, and resources available to business in the Isle of Thanet, Acorn created the Green Tourism business online toolkit.

 

Outcome

The online toolkit developed helped local businesses to:

  • understand what simple steps they could take to start/continue their journey towards sustainability,
  • learn more about the biodiversity crisis and the commitment to Net Zero,
  • find inspiration from successful local examples,
  • find out about interesting resources available to them (training, financial support, etc.) and,
  • discover options for global recognition of their efforts.

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Green Tourism Business Toolkit

Client:

Thanet District Council,

Location:

Isle of Thanet
Thanet District Council

This project contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:

  • Acorn AwardsSDG11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable SDG11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 2020
  • Acorn AwardsSDG12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns SDG12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 2020
  • Acorn AwardsSDG13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts SDG13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 2020
  • Acorn AwardsSDG15 - Protect, restore, promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, halt biodiversity loss SDG15 - Protect, restore, promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, halt biodiversity loss 2020

Contact us

3 Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road,
Flimwell, East Sussex, TN5 7PR, UK

+44 (0) 1580 879970

contact@acorntourism.co.uk