Sustainability
Green Globe Certification
Continuous
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Turkey
Sustainability
‘Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ (Wikipedia)
To consider the 3 P’s (People, Planet and Profits) in all of your business activity is no easy task. For generations there has been progress and advancement in our economy, technology, medicine and so on, but often to the detriment of our environment and our natural resources and therefore to our future generation of life. Recent decades have seen an increased public awareness of the importance of sustainability and therefore major development in practices and standards for companies to achieve recognition for their efforts in caring for the environment.
Green Globe, is the most recognized certification for sustainability worldwide. The Green Globe certification is a structured assessment of the sustainability performance of travel and tourism businesses and their supply chain partners. Businesses can monitor improvements and document achievements leading to certification of their enterprises’ sustainable operation and management.
Green Globe is active in harmonizing with other established sustainability certification programs around the world. The process of harmonization contributes to maintaining core criteria and at the same time addresses regional issues through the adoption of locally developed standards.
The Green Globe Standard includes 44 core criteria supported by over 380 compliance indicators. The applicable indicators vary by type of certification, geographical area as well as local factors. The entire Green Globe Standard is reviewed and updated twice per calendar year to guarantee compliance to the highest international standards, a third-party independent auditor is appointed to work with clients on-site. TaylanOzgur Karakas is an accredited auditor for Green Globe and works with corporate companies on a consultancy basis to support their continuing development of sustainability. Taylan Ozgur Karakas is oneof the accredited auditor in UK inTurkey. (There is only 5 auditors in UK and 3 in TR )
For Green Globe Certification, the Auditor provides an independent evaluation that ensures all Green Globe Members are performing to the highest standards. Our clients who have achieved the certification report that they see many benefits.
‘Nowadays the major companies are very environmentally conscious and they really do require you to have the Green Globe certificate if you want to work with them’
“Green Globe gives us formal recognition of all our green practices and today’s traveller feels a lot more comfortable and prefers to stay at a resort or hotel which has good green practices’