Travel Agent Takes On United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
经过Jessica Montevago/
索非亚旅行有限责任公司的索非亚·马尔科维奇(Sofia Markovich), is using the tools that have made her a successful travel advisor and agency owner to do something she says she feels committed to on both a personal and professional level: Helping the United Nations achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are aimed at transforming our world.
It might seem like an ambitious task, but having traveled to over 100 countries across all seven continents, Markovich believed it was imperative to raise awareness of the global issues that are impacting those places.
索非亚旅行有限责任公司的索非亚·马尔科维奇(Sofia Markovich)
The 17 global goals set by the United Nations Development Program vary from “No Poverty” (goal #1) and “Zero Hunger” (goal #2) to “Gender Equality” (goal #5) and “Climate Action” (goal #13). But, where Markovich thought she could make the biggest difference was “Partnerships to Achieve the Goal” (goal #17).
索非亚旅行有限责任公司的索非亚·马尔科维奇(Sofia Markovich)说:“在我的业务中,我全都关注伙伴关系,信任和忠诚度。”“所以,我想,如何将伙伴关系提升到一个新的水平?我的影响力是什么?这是旅游业。”
利用她多年来建立的联系,Markovich是reaching out to suppliers- 她指出,其中许多人已经有某种可持续性政策,并将其与联合国的全球目标联系起来,成为本地领导者,目的是在2030年的截止日期之前实现目标。
“We want to spread the word to the tourism industry,” Markovich told Travel Market Report. “I’m trying to connect the pieces. I know everybody is helping the environment in some form or way, and I’m trying to connect the dots.”
根据目标#17,为了建立全球可持续发展伙伴关系,“数据,监测和问责制的收集至关重要”。
马尔可维奇说,到目前为止,供应商一直渴望做出贡献和合作。皇家加勒比人是消除塑料的几个旅行组织之一。Lindblad Expeditions-National地理基金旨在通过保护,研究,教育和社区发展来保护其探索的地方。Travel Corporation经营Treadright Foundation,这是一个非营利性,致力于鼓励可持续的旅游业发展。
她现在正在与其他公司联系,并希望增加更多合作伙伴。
Markovich has been involved with the United Nations Association’s Greater Birmingham, Alabama Chapter for almost five years, and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2017.
“参与[我的本地分会],我意识到了这些问题,但是当我在2月份的全球峰会总部参加联合国总部时,这确实使我兴奋不已。所有的协会聚集在一起,讨论我们如何前进,等等。它确实给我带来了激情。”
从那里开始,她将尽可能多的旅游业联系在一起。“旅游业是其中的重要组成部分,每次您旅行时,您都在支持这些全球倡议,以影响我们的本地和国际社区。”
在联合国可持续发展目标记分卡上,目前气候变化的进展已获得F级,离满足气候目标和避免灾难性气候变化所需的排放水平太远。
但是,马尔可维奇没有放弃。“我为人们做某事而感到充满希望和兴奋。”