Educational Resources

Climate change, described by UNEP FI as the greatest market failure in history, threatens global well-being and stability. The private sector plays a key role in mitigation. These guidelines help tourism businesses—especially accommodation providers and event organizers—identify funding sources and develop finance proposals for low-emission, climate-resilient operations.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

This course guides participants in building financially sustainable social enterprises that deliver real impact. You’ll learn to map your organisation’s value creation, design effective business models, test key assumptions on markets and costs, and identify revenue engines for bottom-of-the-pyramid markets.

Duration: 4 weeks

This course helps participants measure and improve their social impact using practical tools and real-world examples. You’ll learn to assess impact through a three-part framework, develop a clear theory of change, and apply Acumen’s Lean Data approach, supported by case studies from leading social enterprises.

Duration: 4 weeks

This course introduces Acumen’s Lean Data framework as a practical alternative to traditional monitoring and evaluation. Participants will learn to identify data collection opportunities, design effective surveys, leverage technology for rapid feedback, run Lean Data sprints, and present customer insights to stakeholders.

Duration: 5 weeks

This introductory webinar will help clarify what every tourism business can do to make travel socially responsible. It is explicitly targeted at small and medium-sized tour operators and tourism businesses and is intended for you to:

• understand your stake – be aware of human rights issues your value chain;
• see the benefit – be clear about the business case to respect human rights; and
• get started – know tools, resources and practical recommendations to implement suitable measures in your strategy and operations.

Duration: 1 hour

This course provides an introduction to social protection, covering different issues including the human right to social security, the need for social protection over the life cycle (such as maternity, raising children, sickness, unemployment and disability benefits, old-age pensions as well as social health protection), the process of building universal social protection systems and addressing global challenges.

Duration: 4 weeks, 2-4 hours per week

This webinar explores sustainable food practices, focusing on SDG 12. It offers practical actions to reduce environmental and social impacts, assessing food production, processing, and procurement practices for responsible consumption and production. 

Duration: 32 min

This workshop focuses on SDG 12.3, addressing food loss and waste. It offers practical actions and tools for hotels to reduce food-related impacts, improve practices, and tackle food waste drivers, benefiting the environment, society, and your business.

Duration: 17 mins

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 10 mins

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 15 mins

This workshop explores circular, sustainable hotel procurement, highlighting principles, case studies, and international examples to reduce risks, boost customer engagement, and create socio-economic value through eco-friendly practices.

Duration: 18 mins