Accreditation of any sort helps to promote internationally recognized quality standards, assists hospitality providers in the development, enhancement and improvement of their programs and quality management systems and helps them to achieve a competitive advantage. Being verified by an accredited verification body means that your tourism product or service complies with the highest social and environmental standards on the market.
Eco-Tourism Bali introduces Badge systems, as a statement of your level of understanding the concepts and implementing the practices of Sustainability in every aspect of your services, operations, and sourcing. If you are in hotel or accommodation business, this is your opportunity to raise the bar and comply with global standards of sustainable hospitality services. Ā The Eco Tourism Baliās Sustainable Verification platform is developed in partnership with Kopernikās R&D Sustainable Lab. After reviewing several options, the partners selected the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) as the point of reference for hotels due to its distinguished reputation and comprehensiveness.
The ETB Sustainability Verification components can be summarized below:
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This comprises of policies of purchasing of consumable and disposable goods that favors environmentally sustainable suppliers and products. The component also includes management of energy and water resources to minimize overall consumption.
This comprises of policies, practices and actions to control greenhouse gas emissions, regulate and measure waste disposal and pollution from all sources.
This comprises of policies, practices and actions to protect natural areas of high biodiversity from any potential impacts generated by operations.
This comprises of policies, practices and actions to provide quality education, decent work and economic growth, and sustainable cities and communities.
The component consists of 5 sustainability criteria, ranging from water conservation education, techniques, and wastewater management
The component consists of 4 criteria that manages waste production, waste processing, and waste disposalĀ
The component consists of 1 criteria that manages the use of sustainable furniture
The component consists of 2 sustainability criteria that manage the procurement and usage of sustainable practices for food production
The component consists of 7 criteria that manages the use of energy-saving equipment & technologies
The component consists of 2 criteria focusing on the use of reusables, disposables, and eco-friendly packaging for F&B business operations
The component consists of 6 criteria that manage the reduction of chemical and pollution generated from the business
The component consist of 3 criteria to improve the delivery of economic and social benefits to the local community
Are you ready to take part as the Agent of Change for Baliās Sustainable Tourism and earn the Eco-Tourism Bali Badge?