The
aim of the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) criteria
is to offer guidelines to tourism businesses on how
to make their operations more sustainable while still
delivering a high quality service. When developing
the criteria consideration has been given to a wide
range of social and environmental factors, as well
as up-to-date technological developments.
We realise that every business is different. That is
why flexibility has been built into the GTBS criteria.
There are over 150 individual measures in the criteria,
which focus on 10 different areas. To find out more about
each Section just click on the links below.
Each business is scored on up to 60 measures and
the results will establish what award level they
have achieved, i.e. Going Green, Bronze, Silver,
or Gold.
To request a copy of the Criteria and to find out
more about the Grading process please Contact
Us
Compulsory -
compliance with environmental legislation and a commitment
to continuous improvement in environmental performance
Management
and Marketing - demonstrating
good environmental management,
including staff awareness, specialist
training, monitoring, and record
keeping
Social
Involvement and Communication of
environmental actions to customers
through variety of channels and
range of actions, e.g. green
policy, promotion of environmental
efforts on the website, education,
and community and social projects
Energy - efficiency
of lighting, heating and appliance,
insulation and renewable energy
use
Water - efficiency
- e.g. good maintenance, low-consumption
appliances, flush offset, rainwater
harvesting, as well as using
eco-cleaners
Purchasing - environmentally
friendly goods and services,
e.g. products made from recycled
materials, use and promotion
of local food and drink, and
use of FSC wood products
Waste - minimisation
by encouraging, the 'eliminate,
reduce, reuse, recycle' principle,
e.g. glass, paper, card, plastic
and metal recycling; supplier
take-back agreements; dosing
systems; and composting
Transport - aims
to minimise visitors car use
by promoting local and national
public transport service, cycle
hire, local walking and cycling
option, and use of alternative
fuels
Natural
and Cultural Heritage - on
site measures aimed at increasing
biodiversity, e.g. wildlife
gardening, growing native species,
nesting boxes, as well as providing
information for visitors on
the wildlife on and around
the site
Innovation -
any good and best practice
actions to increase a business’s
sustainability that are not
covered else where
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