Corporate Social Responsibility

Destination Southern Tasmania is here to make a positive difference to the industry in which we serve and the community in which we operate.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in tourism can be defined as a guiding business policy whereby tourism companies integrate social and environmental values in their own business mission, strategies and operations as well as in their interaction with their stakeholders.

We aim to be our region’s voice and build meaningful connections that inspire change and build trust. To offer our community the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

We adopt a holistic view of destination management to ensure business continuity and a sustainable tourism industry for all.

We believe in not just being a good corporate citizen but a great one.

Alex Heroys, CEO Destination Southern Tasmania

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Joanna Smart, marine scientist and photographer Photo: Alastair Bett

Corporate Social Responsibility Industry Survey

DST is currently refining its internal Corporate Social Responsibility policy. 

To help shape the DST policy and actions, we are seeking input from our members to understand those businesses who currently have established environmental and social programs, and to identify areas where DST can help to provide guidance and support for further development across the southern Tasmania region.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Document 

Download the Destination Southern Tasmania Corporate Social Responsibility document.

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Learn how our southern Tasmanian members are stepping up and making a significant difference in the communities they serve.

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Our CSR Mission

To contribute more than we extract from our place and its people.

Our values:

  • We are committed to the people who work in our industry.
  • We support a thriving visitor economy.
  • We positively contribute to the community.
  • We act with integrity.
  • We are approachable and responsive.
  • We help our employees to grow.
  • We respect our heritage and natural environment.

How: 

  • We take time to understand the issues affecting our industry and identify organisations to partner and collaborate with to improve the sustainability of our industry in order to have a positive impact on our environment and our community.

Objectives:

  • To embed CSR practices into everything we do by developing terms of reference which serve as a lens through which decisions are made.
  • To be identified as a leader in CSR best practice.
  • Use our sphere of reach and influence to increase the reach of our program and its outcomes.
  • Build our industry’s reputation as a sector that makes a positive impact to Tasmania’s people and places.

The Tasmanian tourism industry acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people and their enduring custodianship of lutruwita /Tasmania. We honour 40,000 years of uninterrupted care, protection and belonging to these islands, before the invasion and colonisation of European settlement. As a tourism industry that welcomes visitors to these lands, we acknowledge our responsibility to represent to our visitors Tasmania’s deep and complex history, fully, respectfully and truthfully. We acknowledge the Aboriginal people who continue to care for this country today. We pay our respects to their elders, past and present. We honour their stories, songs, art, and culture, and their aspirations for the future of their people and these lands. We respectfully ask that tourism be a part of that future.

Contact us

Mailing address:
PO Box 184,
BATTERY POINT TAS 7004

Office address:
Level 2, 13-17 Castray Esplanade
Hobart TAS 7000  

ABN 29 156 395 970

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