Publication Environmental initiatives by European tourism businesses: Instruments, indicators and practical examples

Release date 31/10/2010
Contributor Herbert Hamele
Original title Environmental initiatives by European tourism businesses: Instruments, indicators and practical examples
Author Herbert Hamele, Sven Eckardt
Publisher ECOTRANS, IER
Publication year 2006
Issue date
Country Europe,
Keywords Awarded, Monitoring, energy, ressources, supply chain management, water,
Page(s) 40
Document type pdf
Language(s) en, de
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Results of the European projects TourBench and SUTOUR, supported by the European LIFE program and the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Foundation for the Environment)

Content
- Introduction: Making tourism more sustainable, 12 aims of sustainable tourism
- Tools: TourBench and SUTOUR
- European indicators for accommodation establishments: Energy, Water, Waste
- Successful examples of good practice: Royal Accommodation Award 2006, Awarded Businesses in Europe
- Environmental certificates for tourism businesses in Europe
- DestiNet: Information portal for sustainable tourism in Europe

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