30 YEARS OF GREEN TOURISM

ESG progress you can trust. And prove.

Green Tourism Certified is a rigorous sustainability certification and ESG framework for tourism and hospitality, built to stand up to customer and procurement scrutiny. The Sustainability Check is a quick way to see which core practices are already part of the way your business operates.

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12

weeks to certification

10

practical ESG modules

1

independent audit

Certification makes sustainability action credible and commercially useful

Certification brings consistency to the sustainability work happening across your business. It connects policy, action, evidence and accountability, bringing separate activities together within a clear programme of progress.

  • Evidence-backed sustainability claims
  • Stronger tenders and supplier submissions
  • Cost-saving opportunities across energy, water and waste
  • Clear priorities and responsibilities
  • Better organised ESG data and reporting
  • Greater confidence for customers and partners
Green Tourism Certifies Assessment Portal
PREM Group
Accor
English Heritage
University of Leeds
De Vere
Liberty
Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Leonardo Hotels
Hotel du Vin
4C Group
Village Hotels
Malmaison
Hand Picked Hotels
Caravan and Motorhome Club
RBH Hospitality Management
Verdant Parks
EHC
The Doyle Collection
Cairn Group
Dalata Hotel Group PLC

ESG is broad. Our framework keeps your action plan focused.

Strong ESG starts with knowing what to do next. Ten practical modules organise Environmental, Social and Governance priorities into focused action, with clear evidence built in as you go.

See the ESG modules

Environmental

Reduce your impact across energy, water, waste, carbon, travel and biodiversity.

Social

Support your people, strengthen communities and protect the places that make tourism possible.

Governance

Accountable action through clear policies, planning, measurement and reporting.

You do the work. We make the route clear.

Real progress depends on people. Green Tourism membership helps you bring a Green Team together, involve colleagues and build stronger relationships with local suppliers, communities and partners. Members also have access to:

  • Expert advisor guidance
  • Practical templates and tools
  • Knowledge resources
  • Audit preparation support
  • Carbon measurement and reporting

Green Tourism Carbon Tracker

The ISO validated Carbon Tracker measures Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions across one site or an entire group. See where emissions come from, identify opportunities to reduce carbon and costs, and generate clear reports. Included with Green Tourism membership or available to purchase.

  • Independently validated by Control Union against ISO 14064-3 requirements
  • One of the first tourism and hospitality carbon trackers in the world to achieve this validation
  • Track progress over time
  • Compare individual sites and group totals

PARTNERSHIPS

Clear strategy. Connected expertise. Greater impact.

Green Tourism works with tourism organisations, destinations and partners. Our consultancy combines three decades of sector experience with practical delivery across projects in the UK and worldwide.

  • Sustainability strategy
  • Carbon measurement
  • Specialist programmes

Looking back over nearly 20 years with Green Tourism, one thing stands out above all else: sustainability is about continuous improvement. Green Tourism has helped us challenge ourselves, celebrate our progress and identify where we can go further. As the expectations of our guests, colleagues and partners continue to evolve, we’re excited to keep learning, improving and playing our part in creating a more sustainable future for hospitality.

Gleneagles

Certification reassures customers we’re not just saying we’re green, we actually have the proof of our commitment!

Ullswater Steamers

Green Tourism membership provides both structure and accountability. It challenges us to continually review what we do and identify new opportunities for improvement, while also giving confidence to our guests that our efforts are independently assessed and credible.

The Bruntsfield Hotel

It is wonderful to be recognised by such a renowned authority in this field. Attaining this has given all members of staff at Gilmerton House a great sense of pride in what we have achieved and has reinforced our commitment to continue to enhance our green ideology.

Gilmerton House

Over the years, Green Tourism membership has supported the development of more defined plans, goals and priorities, helping us to focus our sustainability efforts in a more strategic and measurable way.

The Royal Yacht Britannia

NEWS & INSIGHTS

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