🍃‌Get involved in the Community Center’s Festival of Sustainability 2024🍃‌

[Rebecca]

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news with you! Back in January, we asked for your input on the topics you’d like to see more of this year, and we were absolutely delighted to see that ‘sustainability’ was top of the list!

Sustainability is such a crucial concept when it comes to protecting our environment and ensuring that we coexist harmoniously with all living creatures on our beautiful blue planet, minimising our impact and living in a way that respects and preserves the world around us.

We’ve been inspired by the amazing efforts of some of our Hosts who have already made significant changes to their Hosting practices in the name of sustainability, and we’re equally excited to support and encourage those who are just starting out on this journey.

That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our upcoming third annual Festival of Sustainability, from April 22nd to April 26th! This is our chance to once again come together as a community and celebrate the progress we’ve made and the changes we’re making for the future. The festival is entirely online, full of great topics and fun conversation. You can revisit last year's festival by having a look here: Festival of Sustainability 2023.

We’re on a mission to spread the word about sustainable practices and empower individuals to make a positive impact in their daily lives and we’d love for you to be a part of this exciting journey. Will you join us?

Here are two ways you can take part:

1. Community Photo Collage: 📸

Share a photo of yourself somewhere “green”. It could be in your garden, a local beach cleanup, in the jungle or at the park. We will stitch all the images together to make our very own community collage that we will share as a featured post at the end of the festival. We’re a diverse community from all corners of the world and we’re surrounded by amazing outdoor spaces and scenery; from mountains to coastlines, from deserts and rainforests; even the spaces around our hometowns offer an opportunity to grab a picture! 

How this works: 

• Take a selfie of yourself somewhere “green”
• Landscape or portrait
• Clear, quality photos using your smartphone (or other device if you prefer)
• Ideal image formats: JPEG or PNG 
• Send your submissions to airbnb-cc@airbnb.com to be included in the grand reveal at the end of the festival or post it below.

2. Create a detailed topic all about sustainability: 🖋️

Whether your impact is big or small, we want to hear about it! Some topics to consider are renewable energy sources, recycling, planet friendly products. We’ve got some other topics up our sleeves too, so feel free to reach out if you’d like some ideas/inspiration!

We are asking for a maximum of 750 words (if you can!)

If you’d like to create a topic to be included in the week, please comment below or contact me via direct message and we can brainstorm together!

We’re really looking forward to this year's stories and photo submissions. Together, we can explore practical solutions and inspire others to join us in creating a more sustainable future.

**Deadline for article submissions is Apr 14, 2024

 **Deadline for photo submissions is Apr 28, 2024

*Disclaimer 

By submitting your image to the email address above, you authorise Airbnb to use your media, your first name, profile photo, and city and country of residence in marketing materials to promote Airbnb.

[Rebecca]

Thank you @Nagaraja2 - we prefer to keep all communication and support here in the Community Center as it's the perfect space for hosts to share and advise each other. 

To keep our community a warm and welcoming space for all, I wanted to remind you that advertising content of any kind is not allowed. I truly appreciate your understanding and support in making this a positive and engaging environment for everyone.

Thank you for being such a wonderful part of our community!

[Nagaraja2]

Thanks again!, I absolutely agree with all the points you mentioned, including the guideline around no advertisements.

As a fellow community member and someone actively working on a solution to support sustainability, my intention here is to gather feedback and insights from community members like yourself. The goal is to explore how we can shape a system that is practical, fair, and beneficial for hosts, guests, and the environment.

If you or anyone in the community has suggestions or thoughts, I’d truly appreciate the inputs and it would be incredibly helpful in shaping this initiative the right way.

Thanks again for your time and engagement!