Events

GreenStep Events

More webinars and events will be announced soon – stayed tuned! Visit our past events section below for recorded events.

Tourism Industry Events

Rendez-vous Canada (RVC) 2023

This event is Canada’s signature tourism marketplace where international travel trade connects with our country’s leading tourism industry partners. RVC creates an exciting opportunity to greet international buyers while showcasing the beauty and warm hospitality of this country, as well as the truly meaningful travel experiences across each province and territory.

Date: May 30 - June 2, 2023
Location: Québec City Convention Centre, QC, Canada

Sustainability Events

If you have a sustainability-related event that would benefit tourism businesses or destinations, please contact support@greenstep.ca

Past Events

Webinar: Introduction to Sustainability for Tourism Businesses

Join GreenStep for this informative webinar to learn how your business, and the planet, can benefit from assessing your sustainability performance.

Improve your knowledge on sustainability as a topic and build an understanding of the assessment criteria specific to the tourism industry and what is measured within the environmental, social and cultural, and economic aspects of your business.

Dates: September 21st, 2021, & October 5th, 2021

Webinar: How to Create a Sustainability Action Plan

This webinar will provide tools for tourism businesses to develop and implement a sustainability management plan into their operations. Businesses will learn how to:

  • Analyze sustainability data to identify quick wins
  • Create a set of realistic and achievable goals to improve sustainability performance
  • Build an effective action plan to pursue your goals
  • Engage your team to integrate your sustainability plan in your daily operations

    Date: Wednesday November 24th, 2021, 10:00am - 11:00am PST
  • Webinar: Carbon Footprint Measurement, Reduction and Offsetting 101

    Join GreenStep for this informative webinar to learn about the technical side of carbon measurement. We will also cover carbon reduction tactics and how to offset what you can’t reduce.

    By 2030 the price of carbon will increase fossil fuel-related operating costs by 30% to 100%, not including cost increases related to inflation. To get ahead of the carbon risk to your business, it will be important to understand your carbon footprint and make a plan to reduce it.

    Date: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST

    Webinar: Sharing Your Sustainability Story: A Conversation With Tourism Industry Leaders

    Join GreenStep for an open dialogue on how to responsibly market and differentiate your sustainability story. We are thrilled to be joined by a panel of Sustainable Tourism members, who have distinguished themselves as leaders in this area and are willing to share their experiences.

    This webinar aims to help you gain confidence to share your sustainability initiatives through transparent communication practices, to help you engage with staff and visitors, and learn how to publicly report on progress towards your sustainability goals.

    Joining us as panelists will be Spirit of the West Adventures, Siwash Lake Wilderness Resort, and Elmhirst's Resort,.

    Date: March 29th, 11:30am - 12:30pm PST / 2:30pm - 3:30 EST