Tactic A5.4

‘Sedona Tourism Cares’ Pledge

Develop a ‘Sedona Tourism Cares’ Pledge to help businesses put their sustainability beliefs into action.

A ‘Sedona Tourism Cares’ Pledge can serve as a formal commitment that businesses are turning sustainable thinking into action.

This Pledge acknowledges the benefits of tourism and commits the signer to mitigating the challenges while respecting, protecting, and preserving Sedona for future generations.

Through the Pledge, businesses will commit:

To join forces with the SCC&TB in efforts to make Sedona the best place to live, work, play and visit for generations to come.
To reduce impact on the environment and society.
To take actions to operate business more sustainably.

IMPACTED PILLARS

TIMEFRAME Mid-term (2-3 years)

LEAD PARTNER SCC&TB

SUPPORTING PARTNERS City of Sedona, Keep Sedona Beautiful, Sustainability Alliance, Sedona Businesses

ALIGNING RESEARCH Industry Best Practices

TARGET / STATUS TO DATE

1. Development of a pledge
2. Number of businesses taking pledge
3. Benchmark through business surveys

PROGRESS TO DATE
- Business portion of the Pledge on hold pending further discussion with SA and their certification (overlap?)