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	<title>Design News &#187; 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards</title>
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		<title>Spier takes gold at the 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spier, the historic Stellenbosch wine farm, has won Gold in the Responsible Business category at the 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards, it was revealed by WTM Africa in early April. The awards evaluated previous winners in the WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards and those for Africa who won Gold in the World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM London over the last five years (2015-2019) to identify the best of the best. For the Responsible Business category, the judges looked for businesses operating in Africa which have taken responsibility to make tourism better across their business. Spier, which won Gold in the Accommodation for Responsible Employment category in the Africa Awards in 2016, was awarded Gold again at the Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards in recognition of the farm’s “transparent reporting and the breadth of their approach to improving the employment conditions of their staff”. In particular, the judges recognised Growing for Good, a range of initiatives that Spier supports, empowering communities to make positive social and environmental change. Among the Spier Growing for Good initiatives the judges highlighted are: Learning Spend: each employee receives money to spend on their personal development. The stipend can be spent on anything that [...]]]></description>
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