The most sustainable destination in the UK
Glasgow: Dear Green Place
Glasgow is one of Europe’s leading sustainable tourism destinations. The city has an overall goal to be net zero by 2030 and acknowledges the destination’s role in promoting and encouraging responsible tourism and events.
Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as inspiration, the city is focusing on taking forward the Glasgow Tourism 2030 Strategy.
In 2023 Glasgow was ranked 8th within the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index, against 100+ other destinations across the world.
No. 1 most sustainable destination in the UK
Glasgow is the UK's most sustainable destination according to the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index - the world’s leading sustainability benchmarking and improvement programme.
Glasgow is currently ranked, against over 100 destinations, across the world:
- No.1 in the UK
- No.1 in Western Europe
- No.8 in the World
Glasgow's journey to become the UK's most sustainable destination
Strategy and reporting
Credentials
We’re proud to work with venues in Glasgow, many of which are proactively adopting sustainable practices that are very much aligned with our own goals and ambitions.
