In celebration of Earth Day 2025, the Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Affiliation (SLHTA) and the SUNx Institute (SUNx) have formally signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to speed up the transition to a climate-resilient, low-carbon tourism trade in Saint Lucia.
The settlement alerts a shared dedication to defending the planet and empowering communities via climate-smart tourism initiatives. The partnership will help SLHTA member properties in aligning their operations with the ideas of Local weather Pleasant Journey (CFT) – journey that’s measured, inexperienced, 2050-ready, and climate-resilient, as outlined by the SUNx Institute / SUNx Malta.
SUNx, a worldwide chief in CFT advocacy, affords sensible instruments and coaching to assist locations and companies construct local weather motion plans, scale back carbon footprints, and meet the objectives of the United Nations 2030/2050 Inexperienced and Clear Roadmap. Contributors can be included within the CFT Registry, connecting Saint Lucia to an increasing international ecosystem of accountable journey companies and environmentally aware customers.
Chief Govt Officer of the SLHTA, Mr. Noorani M. Azeez, emphasised:
“This Earth Day reminds us that the time to behave boldly for the environment is now.”
“By way of this partnership with the SUNx Institute, we reaffirm our dedication to inserting regenerative tourism on the coronary heart of our growth technique. The SLHTA believes in a tourism mannequin that not solely sustains but additionally revitalizes our communities and ecosystems. We invite all our members to reap the benefits of this initiative and be leaders within the Caribbean’s local weather response.”
SUNx President, Professor Geoffrey Lipman, remarked:
“This MOU embodies the spirit of Earth Day 2025 and underscores the ability of partnerships underneath SDG 17. Along with the SLHTA, we intention to encourage transformational change – serving to tourism operators embed local weather motion on the core of their enterprise practices.”
Because the world unites underneath the Earth Day 2025 theme, “Planet vs. Plastics”, this collaboration additionally prioritizes plastic discount, waste minimization, and sustainable provide chains as important parts of tourism innovation.
The SLHTA and SUNx encourage all stakeholders—vacationers, companies, and governments – to hitch us in embracing Local weather Pleasant Journey as a key resolution to local weather change and a pathway to a fairer, cleaner, and extra hopeful future for all.
Completely happy Earth Day 2025!
SLHTA
Because the principal tourism non-public sector company in Saint Lucia, the SLHTA is answerable for facilitating tourism sector growth and administration in Saint Lucia. The SLHTA is a personal non-profit membership group that features because the “official group and nationwide spokesperson” for the hospitality trade and its vast membership.
SUNx
Robust Common Community is an EU based mostly international group, impressed by UN Sustainability & Local weather activist; researches, teaches and advances Local weather Pleasant Journey, via its operational arm SUNx Malta.
