The Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) is a pioneering, data-driven international change agency that acts to catalyse socio-economic and environmental transformation in cities and regions across the world. It aims to empower tourism and events professionals with the mindsets, skill sets, and toolsets to co-create more regenerative and resilient destinations to visit, meet, and live in.
The GDS-Index, a trusted performance improvement programme assesses and accelerates the progress of a destination’s regenerative journey. It measures, benchmarks, and enhances the sustainability strategies, action plans, and initiatives of more than 100 destination management organisations, municipal authorities, and their tourism supply chains.
Beyond sustainability benchmarking, the GDS-Movement collaborates with Destination Management Organisations, Convention Bureaus, industry associations, suppliers, and clients to create impactful sustainability strategies. It offers support in areas such as research, storytelling, carbon footprint calculation, impact measurement, and sustainability reporting.
