Sustainability
Sustainable practices – those which use resources in an environmentally responsible, socially fair and economically viable manner that ensures their use by future generations – are essential to the long-term health of the travel industry and, by extension, to destinations like Arlington.
The Arlington Convention and Visitors Service is dedicated to supporting and leveraging sustainability-related initiatives of the Arlington County Government, Virginia Government and local hospitality-related businesses to meet current visitor usage needs and ensure the use of tourism resources by future generations.
Arlington County’s Community Energy Plan (CEP) will set our destination on a path to becoming completely carbon neutral by 2050. Some of the plan's goals include:
- 100% of Arlington’s electricity will be from renewable sources by 2035
- Arlington County Government operations will achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025
- Energy equity will be considered during the implementation of the Plan
Click on the link for more information on Arlington's sustainability efforts, green tourism initiatives in Virginia and sustainable travel resources from Virginia Tourism.
