2024年6月6日，由上海市国际展览（集团）有限公司主办、SGS协办的可持续文旅创新论坛成功举办。论坛汇聚了来自世界旅游及旅行业理事会、SGS、上海锦江国际酒店、万豪国际集团、复星旅文及Club Med、AECOM、奥雅纳、上海建筑设计研究院、清华大学建筑设计研究院等众多领域的杰出专家和行业标杆企业，共同探索文旅产业的可持续发展之道。

根据WTTC（世界旅游及旅行业理事会）数据显示，2023年全球旅游业贡献了9.9万亿美元的GDP，占全球经济总量的9.1%，全球每10个就业岗位中，就有1个来自于旅游行业。在中国，文旅产业已成为国民经济的重要支柱，显著驱动着经济的增长。

SGS环境、健康及安全事业部副总监贾佳女士在论坛致辞中表示：“文旅行业作为文化和文明保护、传播的重要载体，其高质量发展对于推动多领域可持续发展目标的实现具有深远意义。按照十四五规划的指导方针，我们必须坚持以文塑旅、以旅彰文的发展理念，将可持续发展与创新深度融合到文旅行业的每一个环节。这样，我们不仅能够实现文旅行业自身的高质量提升，还能为促进绿色低碳发展、助力美丽中国建设贡献力量。”

On June 6, 2024, the Sustainable Cultural Tourism Innovation Forum sponsored by Shanghai International Exhibition (Group) Co., Ltd. and co-organized by SGS was successfully held. The forum brought together outstanding experts and industry benchmark enterprises from many fields such as World Travel and Tourism Industry Council, SGS, Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotel, Marriott International Group, Fosun Travel & Culture and Club Med, AECOM, Arup, Shanghai Architectural Design and Research Institute, Tsinghua University Architectural Design and Research Institute, to jointly explore the sustainable development of the cultural and tourism industry.

According to the WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Industry Council) data show that in 2023, the global tourism industry contributed 9.9 trillion US dollars of GDP, accounting for 9.1 percent of the global economy, and 1 out of every 10 jobs in the world is from the tourism industry. In China, cultural tourism industry has become an important pillar of the national economy, significantly driving economic growth.

Ms. Jia Jia, Deputy Director of the Environment, Health and Safety Business Department of SGS, said in her speech at the forum: "As an important carrier for the protection and dissemination of culture and civilization, the high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry has far-reaching significance in promoting the realization of sustainable development goals in various fields. According to the guidelines of the 14th Five-Year Plan, we must adhere to the development concept of shaping tourism with culture and complementing it with tourism, and deeply integrate sustainable development and innovation into every link of the cultural tourism industry. In this way, we can not only achieve the high-quality improvement of the cultural and tourism industry itself, but also contribute to promoting green and low-carbon development and helping build a beautiful China."