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GSTC HTO Social and Economic Benefits

B9 Community Services

B9 The activities of the organization do not jeopardize the provision of basic services, such as food, water, energy, healthcare or sanitation, to neighboring communities.

INDICATORS:

• No increase in the number of incidents/reports of outages, reduced service or quality of product for the local community as compared to organization.

• Changes in energy/water/waste disposal costs as a % of community income.

• No reduction in availability of water, waste, and energy to the local community as the result of the organization’s activities.

GUIDANCE:

• The assessment of this criteria should as far as practical address the cumulative effects of all tourism on the local community as well as the individual organization.