| Top 20 sustainable certification schemes announced
Posted on 11 July 2013 by Sustainable Tourism Alliance The Alliance Secretariat, Fair Trade Tourism has been named among the top 20 certification schemes for sustainable tourism. Certification programmes under the Alliance members, Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label and Eco Tourism Certification Program Botswana were also included in the list. The list was published in the Tourism and Greenwash Report, which is published by Totem Tourism, and aims to provide an analysis of green tourism certification schemes and expose misleading green marketing. According to the report, there are a number of factors increasing tourism’s energy consumption, including growing numbers of international tourist arrivals, trends to travel further and stay for shorter periods of time and the use of energy-intensive transport modes. There are currently over 150 green branding certifications. However, the rise in awareness around green issues has led to more businesses being keen to publicise green credentials, even when these are non-existent, the report notes. According to the report, the top certification schemes are as follows: 1. Green Tourism Business Scheme, UK and Canada 2. Travelife, International 3. Biosphere Responsible Tourism, International 4. Green Globe, International 5. Fair Trade Tourism South Africa 6. TourCert CSR Tourism 7. Ecotourism Romania 8. Ecotourism Norway 9. Ibex Fairstay, Switzerland 10. Peak District Environmental Quality Mark, UK 11. ECO Tourism Australia 12. Environmentally Sustainable Accommodations International Standard Japan 13. Europarc, Europe 14. PanParks, Europe 15. GREAT Green Deal, Guatemala 16. Control Union Green Choice, Peru 17. EcoCamping, Europe 18. QualityCoast, International 19. Seychelles Sustainability Label 20. Green and Eco Tourism Certification Program Botswana Source: http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/NewsDetails.aspx?newsId=68958 Source: http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/NewsDetails.aspx?newsId=68958 |
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