{"id":316,"date":"2023-03-10T17:37:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/index.php\/local-impact\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:13:05","slug":"local-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/en\/local-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Local impact is crucial in our operation. If we want to make tourism truly regenerative, we need to generate a positive impact to local communities. Our framework for this is the Donut Economy: we expect a constantly improving impact on the environment and\/or on social welfare.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Currently, we do this in the following ways<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supporting local projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offering assistance in making lodging more sustainable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support hosts in developing socio-ecological networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>We expect this list to grow systematically and are working on a system to make our impact measurable and targeted.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting local projects<\/h4>\n\n<p>Through the booking platform Fairbnb.coop, we donate 50% of the commission to a local project. This, of course, raises all sorts of questions: Which projects? What are the conditions? Are we sure this money will go there?  <\/p>\n\n<p>Initially, we chose regional projects. These are projects located at the Flemish, Brussels or Walloon level. We do that to create volume first and therefore to have the impact on the projects thicken a bit anyway. The more bookings we will make, the more local we can and want to go. The closer to the community where the lodging is located, the better.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The projects must meet a number of conditions, but primarily pursue one or more sustainable development goals in a non-economic setting.  <\/p>\n\n<p>You can find the list of current projects <a href=\"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/en\/local-impact\/local-project-support\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n<p>We are looking for a partner to help select and monitor our projects. Ideas always welcome. Mail to <a href=\"mailto:info@fairhospitality.coop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@fairhospitality.coop<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help making lodging supply more sustainable<\/h4>\n\n<p>Currently (winter 2025) there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-key.be\/locations\/@51.03220156436001,4.209504759799643,9z?type=~gastenkamers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">45 guest rooms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-key.be\/locations\/@51.03220156436001,4.209504759799643,9z?type=~vakantiewoningen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50 vacation homes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-key.be\/locations\/@51.03220156436001,4.209504759799643,9z?type=~jeugdlogies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">44 youth lodgings<\/a> certified with the Green Key label. The <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/circular-economy\/eu-ecolabel-home\/eu-ecolabel-tourist-accommodation\/eu-ecolabel-tourist-accommodation-catalogue_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU Ecolabel<\/a> for lodging includes only 1 Belgian hotel, but no guest rooms or vacation homes.<\/p>\n\n<p>Converted into percentages, less than 1% of lodgings now achieve sustainable certification. Our goal is to significantly increase these numbers.<\/p>\n\n<p>We know from research that tourists are increasingly looking at sustainability when planning their trips. That is not to say that ECO labels are always considered in the process. But achieving it does help lodging operators make more and more sustainable choices. And that is what the conscious traveler also expects.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Through our academy and collaboration with our partners, we aim to help hosts achieve an ECO label.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" src=\"http:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" style=\"width:115px;height:115px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-3.png 115w, https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-3-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"153\" src=\"http:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-4.png 132w, https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-4-60x70.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Socio-ecological networks<\/h4>\n\n<p>As also stated in our <a href=\"https:\/\/fairhospitality.coop\/en\/host-charter\/\">charter<\/a>, we actively participate in creating local networks to promote local communities in general. This is one of the activities that we don&#8217;t earn anything from (remember: people before money) but which give us satisfaction. Read &lt;here&gt; the story of Het Rustpunt in Ghent. We look forward to many more such projects.  <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local impact is crucial in our operation. If we want to make tourism truly regenerative, we need to generate a positive impact to local communities. Our framework for this is the Donut Economy: we expect a constantly improving impact on the environment and\/or on social welfare. 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