Industry-wide human rights and child rights impact assessment: Starwood Foundation, UNICEF and Article One Starwood Foundation partnered with UNICEF and Article One to conduct an industry-level human rights and child rights impact assessment in a popular tourism destination.107 An industry-wide assessment examines the actual and potential human rights impacts of a particular industry within a geographical context, enabling stakeholders to see the ‘bigger picture’ of an industry’s impacts.108 This assessment focused on operational hotels in three popular markets. The methodology included: • • • the establishment of a Stakeholder Advisory Board engagement with over 80 representatives from civil society, unions multilateral organisations, government, suppliers and industry associations engagement with over 350 rights-holders, including hotel employees, local children, indigenous community leaders and trafficking survivors109 In addition to seeking to understand and address the human rights risks and impacts of the industry, the assessment also sought to increase the tourism industry’s level of understanding of human and child rights risks.110 As such, the project team engaged closely with the International Tourism Partnership (now the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance) to share findings and explore solutions.111 Responsible business conduct and the tourism industry in Vietnam • Guidance for companies • 2022 | 43

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