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Earth Day: Travel retail shows its colours on sustainability
April 21, 2021
Brands including Mondelez and Mars are looking to offer more sustainable products and packaging, while retailers such as ARI are revamping their approach
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Earth Day pushes sustainability to the top of the agenda, travel retail companies are rushing to show their own sustainable credentials and innovations.
The focus for this year’s event is ‘Restore Our Earth’, with a focus on innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems.
Sustainability has been a big talking point in the travel retail sector for the last few years, but – like so many other trends – its importance has been amplified by the pandemic.
Help save the Earth with Banyan Tree
published : 20 Apr 2021 at 04:00 Banyan Tree Krabi. photo courtesy of Banyan Tree Group
Banyan Tree Group is encouraging guests to help in Restoring Our Earth the theme of this year s Earth Day which falls on Thursday by introducing an Earth Day Getaway campaign that offers up to 35% discounts for stays from Thursday to May 5 at 39 properties globally.
Each night s purchase or stay during the period will contribute US$2 (approximately 64 baht) to earthday.org and its reforestation programme and The Canopy Project, an initiative that works with groups around the world to plant trees for a greener future.
By Contributor - April 20, 2021
Travelers who make bookings between April 22 and May 5 can expect major discounts on future stays, with some proceeds donated to a global tree-planting initiative.
An aerial view of Banyan Tree Anji in China’s Zhejiang province. (Photo: Banyan Tree Holdings)
To celebrate Earth Day this year, the Singapore-based Banyan Tree Group has teamed up with Earthday.org to launch a special limited-time offer supporting The Canopy Project, a global reforestation initiative that has planted tens of millions of trees around the world since 2010.
From April 22 to May 5, guests who book future stays at 39 of Banyan Tree’s properties across eight countries (including China, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, and Morocco) will save up to 35 percent off room rates. For every night’s stay or purchase made within that period, US$2 will be contributed to plant a tree in Mexico’s Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, to help meet The Canopy Project’s 20
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The world’s largest environmental campaign is taking place over three days in 2021, with up to one billion people taking action to protect the planet.
Earth Day is celebrated on 20-22 April this year, and continues its focus on the climate emergency. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth, with events to take place virtually in light of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions around the world.
Three days of climate action are due to begin on 20 April, with events including a global youth climate summit featuring young climate activists like Greta Thunberg, as well as an education summit that will highlight the role educators play in combating climate change.