Cork and Kerry named among world’s top 20 sustainable destinations

Cork scored a new high of 71% to secure 18th place in the Global Destination Sustainability Index, the world’s largest destination sustainability ranking programme

Evelyn O’Sullivan, manager of the Cork Convention Bureau, and Seamus Heaney, head of Visit Cork, at the announcement that Cork has been named amongst the world’s top 20 sustainable destinations. Picture: Brian Lougheed

Cork and Kerry have been named amongst the world’s top 20 sustainable destinations.

They are ranked alongside destinations including Brussels, Sydney, Zurich and Helsinki in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index), the world’s largest destination sustainability ranking programme.