Measuring Progress, Sustainability & Impact
To ensure accountability and measurable impact, Visit Belfast tracks progress against our three-year business plan and the 10 sustainability commitments outlined in our Sustainability Policy. This approach allows us to demonstrate transparency, build trust with stakeholders, and ensure that our actions reflect our values—not just in principle, but in measurable outcomes.
Performance & Impact Report 24/25
Read Visit Belfast’s Full Sustainability Action Plan, Performance and Impact Report for April 24 – March 2025.
Accolades
Green Tourism Gold certification
In 2024 Visit Belfast was awarded a Gold certification by Green Tourism for their work across all areas of sustainability.
NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey
Visit Belfast took part in the NI Environmental Benchmarking survey for the first time in 2024 and achieved a Bronze award
Global Destination Sustainability Index
In 2024 Belfast ranked 9th out of 100 destinations in the Global Destination Sustainability index.
Further Sustainability Steps
Alongside our main commitments, we’re taking additional steps to help Belfast become a more sustainable place to visit, meet and live in. Visit Belfast:
- Have published a Climate Action Plan for the organisation.
- Measure the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ Impact of Belfast Tourism annually.
- Participate in the annual Global Destination Sustainability Index to measure sustainability performance at a destination level (environment, supplier, destination management and society).
- Maintain our Green Tourism Gold Accreditation which measures sustainability performance at an organisation level.
- Have published an annual DEI action plan in line with the Visit Belfast Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy.