Futouris e.V. and the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism have developed a digital training course on human rights due diligence in tourism in cooperation with well-known tourism companies, associations and organizations. The training is the result of a project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the private sector. The training aims to raise awareness of human rights and sustainable business practices in tourism.
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Regenerative agriculture meets tourism on Rhodes
The findings and activities from our joint project with the TUI Care Foundation on Crete will be transferred and applied on Rhodes with the aim of supporting farmers in their transition to regenerative cultivation methods.
Harvest Time in Crete
In our joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and SFDO, we support regenerative agriculture in Crete. An agricultural school is also involved, with students applying their learned expertise in school gardens. The first harvest has now been successfully completed.
Sustainability in Focus: Practical Training for FAIRWEG
In a 6-part digital workshop series for the employees of FAIRWEG offices, practical knowledge on sustainable travel is provided. The goal is to equip travel advisors with the expertise needed to create more climate-friendly travel offerings and to advise customers on relevant sustainability topics
Project Hotels Go Net Zero
The project Hotels Go Net Zero which aims to reduce CO2e emissions in hotels has started with successful kick-off meetings.
TUI Field to Fork Greece Tasting Events
As part of the TUI Field to Fork Greece project, the first tasting events were held at which local producers offered their regeneratively grown products.
Launch of the Futouris Knowledge Hub
Futouris has developed an innovative platform with free digital toolkits and guidelines to support tourism companies in sustainable development.
New Futouris project creates tools and know-how for more climate-friendly product design
The Futouris project “Climate-friendly product design for tour operators”, funded as part of the BMWK LIFT Transformation program, has started with a successful kick-off workshop.
New members in Executive Board and Scientific Advisory Board
Bei der jüngsten Futouris Mitgliederversammlung wurden die bestehenden Vorstandsmitglieder in ihren Ämtern bestätigt und durch Laura Steden, Director Corporate Responsibility bei der DERTOUR Group, ergänzt. Auch der Futouris Wissenschaftsbeirat bekommt doppelten Zuwachs von Prof. Dr. Nicole Häusler und Prof. Dr. Kerstin Heuwinkel.
Joint Efforts, Joint Benefits: Advancing human rights due diligence in tourism together
A special highlight was the panel discussion “Joint Effort, Joint Benefits” that we organized together with the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism on the topic of human rights due diligence in tourism. The discussion was well attended and a complete success.