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Thailand’s waterways to become quieter, cleaner as electric engine secures finance


POSITIV's EV Boat electric boat engine secures EXO finance which may mean Thailand's waterways are set to become quieter and cleaner

A social enter­prise design­ing low-car­bon, com­munity-based tour­ism exper­i­ences has launched Thailand’s first elec­tric long­tail boat engine, the EV Boat, redu­cing car­bon emis­sions by 96% and cut­ting fuel costs dramatically.

What will POSITIV Group do with a USD 20,000 micro­loan from EXO Foundation’s Reset Tour­ism Fund?

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How Anh Duong turns plastic waste into products, learnings, livelihoods in Vietnam


How Anh Duong turns plastic waste into products, learnings, livelihoods in Vietnam

In the heart of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, plastic waste is more than an envir­on­ment­al issue; it is a com­munity challenge. 

Anh Duong Cen­ter is facing up to the chal­lenge by turn­ing plastic waste into products, learn­ings, and livelihoods. 

Their innov­at­ive school-based mod­el has earned recog­ni­tion from the 2025 EXO Found­a­tion Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Awards in the ‘People’ category.

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‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’ book explores tourism’s humanity and agency


'Tourism's Horizon: Travel for the Millions' book

‘Tourism’s Hori­zon: Travel for the Mil­lions’ — the Substack blog and “GT” Part­ner — has pub­lished a book of the same name com­piled by its founder Jim Butcher. 

In ‘Tourism’s Hori­zon: Travel for the Mil­lions’, the jour­ney through mass tour­ism is examined not merely as a glob­al industry, but as a dynam­ic cul­tur­al and social phe­nomen­on that touches everyone. 

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Green Destinations appoints Kevin Phun lead expert for Southeast Asia, Pacific


Green Destinations appoints Kevin Phun lead expert for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Pic description: “I was on a layover in Singapore and decided to visit the Super Tree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. I arrived in the late afternoon and the lighting was brilliant. This is taken from the walkway connecting the trees. Just an amazing site to visit, especially at sunset.” _ Coleen Rivas (CC0) via Unsplash. “GT” added "Branching OUT".

Green Des­tin­a­tions has appoin­ted Kev­in Phun as lead inde­pend­ent expert for South­east Asia and the Pacific. Mr Phun will engage des­tin­a­tions, busi­nesses, and experts in Green Des­tin­a­tions and Good Travel Alli­ance programs.

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SUNx’ BIG IDEA for World Tourism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids


SUNx Malta's BIG IDEA for World Tourism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids

SUNx Malta has a “BIG IDEA” for World Tour­ism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids, an ini­ti­at­ive ded­ic­ated to “Cli­mate Friendly Travel Edu­ca­tion for the next generation”.

“Dodo4Kids is designed to inspire young trav­el­lers to enjoy great tour­ism des­tin­a­tions while learn­ing about the related threats of the cli­mate crisis and chal­lenges for sus­tain­able development.”

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You’re invited: Learn about best practices at the EXO Foundation Sustainability Awards


EXO Foundation Sustainability Awards empowering sustainable tourism in Asia

You’re invited to the cere­mony of the third edi­tion of the EXO Found­a­tion Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Awards to take place on Octo­ber 1! 

This spe­cial event will hon­our out­stand­ing organ­isa­tions ded­ic­ated to pro­mot­ing sus­tain­able and respons­ible tour­ism, cel­eb­rat­ing their achieve­ments with well-deserved recog­ni­tion and awards.

What to expect …

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