Displaying items by tag: delphi forum

The "pulse" of the country's political and economic life will once again beat in Delphi this year from Wednesday April 5th to Saturday April 13th again this year, where the Delhi Economic Forum will be held for the ninth consecutive year.

The Ministry of Tourism and Google announced today their new cooperation for the acceleration of the green and sustainable transformation of the tourism industry of Greece, within the framework of the Delphi Economic Forum. The collaboration includes the creation of a new training program for small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, in collaboration with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). At the same time, Google announced $ 1 million in funding from Google.org to support organizations that help social enterprises in Greece, with an emphasis on sustainability and ecotourism.

The transition of the Greek tourism industry to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly development model is a key priority in dealing with the inevitable consequences of the climate crisis. According to a new survey conducted by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasting (ITEP) on behalf of Google and the Hotel Chamber of Greece, three out of four hotel owners consider the implementation of sustainability practices crucial for the future of their business, with 79% expressing their interest in obtaining a viability certification. However, only 41% consider their level of knowledge about sustainability practices to be satisfactory.

Regarding the goal set by the government within the next two years to eliminate the disgraceful fines for illegal landfills, the secretary general for Energy, Manolis Grafakos spoke, among other things, in the context of the 7th Delphi Forum that is taking place April 6-9. He characteristically stated: "We want to leave behind the management of yesterday. The national waste management plan has been drafted and is in force. We were champions in illegal landfills. We have reduced the fines by 40%. The government wants to enable citizens who want to separate waste. And it motivates them. I want to be fair. The drop in fines began with the previous government eight years ago. We want to believe that we will close the illegal landfills."