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Newsletter March 2023
On Thursday 20 April at 11 am EBI will hold its first webinar of the year: "Understanding and implementing LCA in the Boating Industry". This webinar, exclusively for EBI members, will address one of the industry’s hottest topics: Life Cycle Analysis. Featuring several experts in the area, the webinar will help professionals understand and use LCA as a tool to help them reduce their environmental footprint. Registration is now open here for EBI members and…
The "Roadmap on the implementation of the circular economy for end-of-life boats” was launched by European Boating Industry (EBI) on Thursday, 30 March. It sets the stage to comprehensively solve the issue of end-of-life boats, a key challenge for the industry. Public and private stakeholders, including national authorities, industry, consumers/boaters, academia, and related industries came together to develop a comprehensive approach. It follows the successful dismantling and recycling schemes already set up in many European…
According to the report, at a global level, the GHG emissions of the tourism sector stand at around 5% of global emissions. It is estimated that 75% of all tourism emissions are linked to transportation. A research project from 2013 estimated that the sector was responsible for 8% of global GHG emissions. The report was developed by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with support from the Germany Ministry for the Environment and is released…
A new investor report by the European Commission shows that investors plan to invest an average of 124.5€ in the blue economy by 2030. The main investment drivers for those present at BlueInvest Day and the BlueInvest e-pitching event co-organised with EBI, are innovation, impact and sustainability (besides economic return). The report identifies sustainable boating and sustainable tourism management as two of the key innovations and technologies to advance coastal and maritime tourism and ship-building.…
In a move to respond to the digital transition of the tourism industry, EBI together with 19 other organisations representing the travel and tourism sector at European level agreed to sign a Code of Conduct on data sharing in the tourism sector. This non-binding document clarifies the main aspects to consider in data sharing agreements and should help to build trust and foster data sharing agreements. This document aims at building trust between tourism stakeholders…
March was a great month for the blue economy, with two events organised by the BlueInvest Initiative, one of them in collaboration with EBI. BlueInvest Day took place on 9 March, bringing together founders, investors and stakeholders to discuss scaling up finance for a sustainable blue economy #MadeInEurope. EBI, attended as the European stakeholder representing and connecting boating companies and EU institutions. As main counterpart for the European Commission in the recreational boating industry, EBI…
ANEN, the association representing nautical companies in Spain, held its 10th Nautical Congress on 9 and 10 March. The Congress, which took place in San Sebastian, hosted several industry experts who offered the keys to issues such as sustainability within the nautical sector, the economic balance of the industry both at Spanish and international level, the creation of the Codification Commission of Recreational Boating in Spain and the specialisation of workers through training. The 10th…
19 April, 10:00 CEST 2nd Executive Committee (Online, Zoom) 20 April, 11:00 CEST EBI Webinar - Understanding and implementing LCA in the Boating …
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