Bordeaux Convention Bureau is the newest city to join the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index). Bordeaux is now part of a global destination sustainability movement, that seeks to engage, inspire and enable urban centres to become more regenerative places to visit, meet and thrive in.

 

The GDS-Index is delighted to announce that Bordeaux has become the 49th city to join the movement. As such, the city will actively participate in the collaborative platform to:

 

• Benchmark the sustainability of their destination and their meeting and events industry
  
  
• Improve the sustainability strategy of their Convention Bureau and Destination Management Organizations
  
  
• Increase awareness and mainstream the integration of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals into their destinations' events and visitor economy.
  
  
• Inspire clients to prize destinations with solid event sustainability initiatives
  
  
• Share their responsible business initiatives and best practices with their clients, peers and the world
  
  

Bordeaux’s Convention Bureau manager comments that: “Bordeaux is proud to join the GDS-Index. We strongly believe that it is more essential than ever to expand our actions for sustainable development in the events industry. The Bordeaux Convention Bureau aims to be a powerful driver of this transition, involving our local actors – already very active in this field – and improving the whole experience of our business travellers.”

 

Guy Bigwood, Managing Director for the GDS-Index comments: “Bordeaux, aside of being a touristic hotspot for wine aficionados, is also a world class host for large meetings and events. The city’s drive to make these more sustainable is commendable, and we look forward to helping Bordeaux develop a better sustainable destination strategy, improve their performance and share their tactics for change globally.”

 

Bordeaux has already made significant efforts to create a regenerative culture to meet, live, and thrive in. The wine capital of the world has the largest urban area classified by UNESCO, and is a hub for meetings for the medical industry, academia and learning, digital economy and aeronautics.

 

 

For more information please contact:

 

Guy Bigwood

Managing Director of the Global Destination Sustainability Index

Guy.bigwood@gds-index.com

 

Amélie Dechenais

Convention Bureau Manager, Bordeaux Tourism Office

a.dechenais@bordeaux-tourisme.com