CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Sustainable development applied to business.

It is defined by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) as ‘tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, by meeting the needs of visitors, professionals, the environment and host communities’. It aims to achieve a balance between the three pillars of sustainable development in the production and implementation of tourism activities. Sustainable tourism is not an end in itself, but a cross-cutting issue and an opportunity to position the destination as an alternative offering.

How many per cent of the world's population should half the emissions from aviation correspond to?

Barely 1% of the world’s population

In terms of business tourism, what is the impact generated by an event attended by 500 people?

100 kwh or 1? years of lighting with an energy-saving bulb 250 kg of waste, i.e. the production of a French person for 6 months 50 kilos of paper, equivalent to 1 tree and 15,000 litres of water

Corporate Social Responsibility Our CSR approach

Q: Sustainable development

A way of organising society to meet the needs of the present as effectively as possible without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The concept of sustainable development is based on t hree pillars: a social aspect, an economic aspect and an environmental aspect . These three dimensions are those of human activity, three challenges for mankind and its survival on the planet.

Environmental and social commitments

The Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Convention and Visitors Bureau is certified to ISO 20 121: Responsible management systems for events.

The aim of this standard is to put in place a set of procedures to identify the key sustainable development issues that apply to our activities and, on the basis of a broad diagnosis, to design and implement a structured CSR action plan that is managed and evaluated in the light of the following sustainable development principles: duty of care, duty of inclusion, integrity and transparency.

See our mission and values statement (in French)

MONTPELLIER MEDITERRANEE AN ASSERTED DETERMINATION

Committed for more than 20 years to a global approach to continuous improvement, we want to pursue our development in a sustainable way, with a view to reducing the negative impacts of our activities, whether social, economic or environmental.

Reducing our negative impacts is all well and good, but generating positive impacts that benefit everyone and our region as a whole is even better!

France is the world’s No. 1 tourist destination, with almost 90 million international tourists. It’s a cross-cutting sector that touches on many areas: food, mobility, energy, adapting to climate change, and many economic sectors: catering, accommodation, transport, leisure, conferences, events, etc.

At a time when the challenges facing the leisure and business tourism sector are changing, we have chosen to adopt a resolutely sustainable approach. ISO 20121 certification is an international recognition of our commitment to promoting sustainable tourism and events practices, while actively involving all our stakeholders.

We intend to meet this challenge with :

The collective and political will
The involvement of socio-professional and institutional partners
The contribution and dynamism of our teams
The involvement of tourists, visitors and local residents

Our CSR policy: 12 OBJECTIVES FOCUSED ON 2 MAJOR PRIORITIES

More than a corporate project, it is a destination project that we intend to carry out over the long term.

COMMITMENT CHARTERS

Our project cannot succeed without a collective dynamic involving all the stakeholders:

Responsible Visitor Charter

Our good advice for a sustainable stay.

See the charter

Event organiser's charter

Organise your event differently.

See the charter

Responsible partner charter

Members and partners

See the charter (in French)

Responsible purchasing charter

Service providers and suppliers

See the charter (in French)

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? CSR AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Concepts

Sustainable development
A way of organising society to meet the needs of the present as effectively as possible without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The concept of sustainable development is based on three pillars: a social aspect, an economic aspect and an environmental aspect. These three dimensions are those of human activity, three challenges for mankind and its survival on the planet.
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Sustainable tourism
It is defined by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) as ‘tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, by meeting the needs of visitors, professionals, the environment and host communities’. It aims to achieve a balance between the three pillars of sustainable development in the production and implementation of tourism activities.
Sustainable tourism is not an end in itself, but a cross-cutting issue and an opportunity to position the destination as an alternative offering.

Did you know?

In France, the tourism sector is responsible for 11% of the country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Travel alone accounts for 77% of greenhouse gas emissions. This is followed by: accommodation, catering, purchases (consumer goods, souvenirs, etc.)
95% of tourists are concentrated in just 5% of the areas that can be visited… the result is an ‘overpopulation’ that weakens these areas.

Mini quiz

If in 2050, according to the IPCC, we target a limit of 2 tonnes of CO2 per year per French person... how many ‘New York - Metropole’ journeys would be possible?
How many per cent of the world's population should half the emissions from aviation correspond to?
In our region, Occitanie, how do tourists get around?
In terms of business tourism, what is the impact generated by an event attended by 500 people?

More information

A territory recognised for its sustainable policies

Faced with the climate emergency and the economic and health crisis, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is pursuing an ambitious policy to accelerate the region’s ecological and solidarity-based transition.

Today, a profound change in outlook, accelerated by the crisis, is taking place within the economic world and is tending to support and promote ‘impact companies’, those that are taking the ‘turning point’ in the transition.

The Trophée d’Or 2023 awarded to the Metropole of Montpellier at the 2nd Sustainable Transformation Summit (October 2023), for its adaptation to climate change: strategies, challenges and implications, rewards the concrete actions implemented over the years.

Find out more about our city’s commitments to greater sustainability: www.montpellier3m.fr/pcaets