Following the adoption of the resolution "End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument" by 175 countries at the United Nations Environment Assembly in March 2022, the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) at the World Economic Forum was established to address global plastic pollution.

The course is based on the promotion and enhancement of the concept of slow tourism, an alternative tourism choice in contrast to mass tourism. The main objective of slow tourism is to develop the tourist’s greater personal awareness by enhancing sustainability.