<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="width: 30px; height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When using the online database, users can simply locate and compare certifications through a map-based interface showing profiles of certificate geographical scope; coverage of sustainability issues; their credibility level; and, importantly for promotion and marketing serivices, the visibility of their certified tourism products and services through the the global <a href="../../../market-place/green-travel-maps">Travel Green Planet Maps </a> in the Going Green Ecosystem.</span></span></span></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1ii9iknti0"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="width: 30px; height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The global map of certificates: 10 Categories  ...</span><br /></span></span></h3> <div class="hidden"> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 50px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" title="csr 146-Buttons-1_g-hotel.png" src="../../../who-who/civil-society-ngos/eco-act-project/implementation-office/work-packages/o3/green-travel-map-turkey-black-sea/travel-green-black-sea-app/icons-symbols-pictures-logos/biodiversity-icons-green/csr-146-Buttons-1_g-hotel.png/view?display=XSmall" width="50" height="50" /></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Accommodation Providers</strong><br />Hotels, guesthouses, youth hotels, pensions, holiday houses and resorts<br /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.30405260522216&amp;lon_center=11.593741121026238&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=physical&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol814&amp;country=&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/gru-ene-reisekarte-buttons-1a_g-camping.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Camping<br /></strong>Campsites for tents, mobil homes, caravans</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol930&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/gru-ene-reisekarte-buttons-1a_g-restaurant-catering.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Restaurants &amp; Catering Services<br /></strong>including cantines, bars and cafes </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol834&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/destinet-green-04.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Attractions<br /></strong>e.g. museums, historic buildings, convention centres, natural and cultural sites</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol683&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/go-out.gif" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Activities<br /></strong>include indoor and outdoor activities to practice sport or to get natural or cultural experiences </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol548&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/cart.gif" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Shopping<br /></strong>places where tourists buy souvenirs, handcraft or farmers' products</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol092&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/csr-146-buttons-1a_g-travel-agency-146px.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Tour operators, travel agents, intermediaries<br /></strong>operating on local, national or international level, including DMOs offering travel packages to experience their destination</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol130&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/destinet-green-15.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Packages<br /></strong>travel packages offered to tourists </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol338&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/icon-bahn.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Transport &amp; Mobility Services<br /></strong>public and private services to transport tourists on water, earth or in the air</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 43px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="../../../portal_map?lat_center=51.197496953316524&amp;lon_center=10.671094747515895&amp;map_zoom=6&amp;map_engine=google&amp;base_layer=hybrid&amp;geo_types%3Alist=symbol864&amp;country=Germany&amp;path=&amp;geo_query=GRKD" title="see the map"><img src="../../../images/gru-ene-reisekarte-buttons-1a_g-destination.png" width="50" height="50" /></a></span></td> <td style="width: 822.75px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Destinations<br /></strong>cities, towns, counties and regions with an own destination management organisation</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h3 id="mcetoc_1csr34tqi0" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">... with filters for Sustainability, Credibility and Services ...</span><br /></span></h3> <div class="hidden"> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 8.39999px;"> <td style="height: 8.39999px;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/certification-quickfinder.png" width="50" height="48" /></td> <td style="height: 8.39999px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SUSTAINABILITY</strong><br />Coverage of sustainability issues in the standard</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 8.39999px;"> <td style="height: 8.39999px;"> </td> <td style="height: 8.39999px;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Comprehensive</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Full coverage. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At least one standard of the certification programme is “GSTC recognised” or was “GSTC recognised” in 2024 and has not been changed since.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Environmental plus</em></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Coverage of environmental and at least some social, cultural and/or economic issues<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Environmental</em><br /></strong>Coverage of environmental issues</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Unspecified</em></strong><br />Not yet specified for the search /filtering (at least covering envoronmental issues)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 35px;"> <td style="height: 35px;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/certification-quickfinder.png" width="50" height="48" /></td> <td style="height: 35px;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CREDIBILITY<br /></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Verification system applied to show evidence of the compliance with the standard</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 35px;"> <td style="height: 35px;"> </td> <td style="height: 35px;"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>GSTC accredited certification</em></strong><br />3rd party audit complying with the GSTC requirements (The GSTC accreditation only applies to tour operators, accommodations and destinations)<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>3rd party audit</em></strong><br />independent external audit on-site</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Desk, random or 2nd party audit</em></strong><br />Verification system without onsite audit, less independent or less credible than 3^rd party audit on-site</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Unspecified</em></strong><br />Not specified for the search /filtering (all labels with either the one or the other type of verification)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 57px;"> <td style="height: 57px;"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img style="width: 50px; height: 48px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/certification-quickfinder.png" width="50" height="48" /></span></p> </td> <td style="height: 57px;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SERVICES<br /></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Additional services (beside certification) provided by the certification programme to raise awareness and to support applicants and certified businesses</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 57px;"> <td style="height: 57px;"> </td> <td style="height: 57px;"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Certified tourism map on Tourism 2030</em><br />The certification programme has published its certified tourism on the Tourism2030 Green Travel Maps <a href="../../certificates" target="_new">(See: Certificates with Profiles &amp; Maps)<br /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Standard published online for free</em><br />Link to the standard/s on the certificate’s website<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>More services</em><br />More services are listed on the certificate’s profile with links e.g. to online self-check or training<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Unspecified</em><br />Not specified for the search /filtering (all labels with either the one or the other or no service)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="left_content"> <h3 id="mcetoc_1ii9iknti1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Which certificates are available to your business or destination?</span></h3> <div class="hidden"> <table style="width: 800px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Select on the map below your "Category" and/or filter by your "Country"<br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. Filter the available certificates: operational level, sustainability, credibility <br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. View their profile(s) &amp; make your choice!</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="left_content"> <h3 class="left_content" id="mcetoc_1k6djn8ul0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">EmpCo conformity of certification schemes (ECGT directive)</span></h3> <div class="left_content hidden"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since 27 September 2026, traders in the EU may only display a sustainability label towards consumers if the label is either established by a public authority of the EU or an EU Member State, or based on a certification scheme as defined in <strong class="rQesXe MPyX" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="" jscontroller="tP2kf#s32ZS" data-sfc-root="c" jsuid="pmEQ9c_15" data-complete="true" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif, 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px #0a0a0a;">Article 2(r)<!--TgQPHd|||[]--></strong> of Directive 2005/29/EC as amended by the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400825" target="_new"><strong>Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (Directive (EU)2024/825)</strong>:</a></span><span style="color: #0079bc;"><em><span></span></em></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <table style="border-color: #0079bc;" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>(r) “certification scheme”</strong> means a third-party verification scheme that certifies that a product, process or business complies with certain requirements, that allows for the use of a corresponding sustainability label, and the terms of which, including its requirements, are publicly available and meet the following criteria:</span></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>          </td> <td><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(i) the scheme is <strong>open</strong> under transparent, fair, and <strong>non-discriminatory</strong> terms to all traders willing and able to comply with the scheme’s requirements;<br />(ii) the scheme’s requirements are developed by the scheme owner in consultation with <strong>relevant experts and stakeholders</strong>;<br /></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(iii) the scheme sets out procedures for dealing with <strong>non-compliance</strong> with the scheme’s requirements and provides for the <strong>withdrawal</strong> or suspension of the use of the sustainability label by the trader in case of non-compliance with the scheme’s requirements; and<br />(iv) the <strong>monitoring</strong> of a trader’s compliance with the scheme’s requirements is subject to an objective procedure and is carried out by a <strong>third party</strong> whose competence and <strong>independence</strong> from both the scheme owner and the trader are based on international, Union or national standards and procedures;</span></em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The labels below include certification schemes that are either established by a public authority of the EU or an EU Member State (for example the EU Ecolabel), or that have confirmed to ECOTRANS that the scheme meets this definition, completed with public links to supporting information. See details in the certifications' profiles. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>EmpCo CONFIRMATION FORM CERTIFICATION SCHEMES</strong><br />Other certification schemes without a confirmation remain on the Certification Quickfinder map and database without such an EmpCo information in their profiles. They are invited to fill out the<span style="color: #ff0000;"> <a href="empco-conformity-confirmation-form-certiication-owners/download/en/1/EmpCo_Certification_Scheme_Conformity_Questionnaer-ECOTRANS_08-26%201.pdf" target="_new"><span style="color: #0079bc;">ECOTRANS EmpCo conformity .confirmation form (August 2026)</span></a>  </span>and send it to <a href="mailto:herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de">herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /></p> <div style="background: #f4f7fa; border-left: 4px solid #1b6ec2; padding: 10px 14px;"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Please note:</strong> ECOTRANS checks these confirmations for completeness and plausibility. This is not an audit, a certification or legal advice. Traders remain responsible for checking a scheme's public terms before displaying its label.</span></p> </div> <p style="margin: 0;"><br /></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="left_content"><br /></div> </div> <div class="left_content" style="text-align: center;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" id="mcetoc_1k5scpuh20">Certification schemes with transparent profiles</h2> <div class="left_content" style="text-align: justify;"> <table style="width: 800px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 400px;" colspan="2"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" id="mcetoc_1k5scpuh21"><br /></h2> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The certification schemes listed below maintain a complete profile on the Certification Quickfinder including information on their EmpCo conformity. They keep their certified businesses and destinations up to date on the <a href="blob:https://onedrive.live.com/5941dfd3-3228-4bfe-b7aa-25bd65dc6cd6#maps">Travel Green Planet Maps</a>. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="blob:https://onedrive.live.com/5941dfd3-3228-4bfe-b7aa-25bd65dc6cd6#criteria"></a></span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="../../certificates/green-globe-certification" title="Green Globe"><span class="card"><img style="width: 80px; height: 77px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/gg-logo.jpg" width="80" height="77" /> Green Globe </span> </a> <a href="../../certificates/green-key" target="_new" title="Green Key"> <span class="card"> <img style="width: 50px; height: 63px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/Green%20Key.jpg" width="50" height="63" /> Green Key </span></a><a href="../../certificates/tourcert" target="_new"><span class="card"><img style="width: 90px; height: 91px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/tourcert-neu-2017.png" width="90" height="91" /> TourCert </span></a><a href="../../../certificates/tourcert"> </a> <a href="../../../certificates/green-destinations" title="Green Destinations Certification"> </a><a href="../../certificates/green-destinations-certification-program" target="_new"><span class="card"><img style="width: 90px; height: 59px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/gd-certified-logo-200x133.png" width="90" height="59" /> Green Destinations </span> </a><span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/good-travel-seal" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; height: 33px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/gts-logo.png" width="100" height="33" />Good Travel Seal</a></span>  <a href="../../certificates/green-tourism" target="_new"> <span class="card"> <img style="width: 76px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/GTBS generic.jpg-1" width="76" height="100" /> Green Tourism </span></a><span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/biosphere-sustainable"><img style="width: 100px; height: 123px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/biosphere.png" width="100" height="123" />Biosphere Sustainable</a> </span><span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/travelife-accommodations" target="_new"><img style="width: 110px; height: 50px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/accommodation-sustainability-horizontal-blue.png" width="110" height="50" />Travelife for Accommodations</a></span> <span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/travelife-for-tour-operators-travel-agencies"><img style="width: 150px; height: 98px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/travelife-300i.jpg" width="150" height="98" />Travelife Tour Operators</a></span> <span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/earthcheck" target="_new"><img style="width: 90px; height: 101px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/earthcheck-kopiejpg.jpg" width="90" height="101" />EarthCheck</a></span>  <span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/ecocamping" target="_new"><img src="../../../images/ECOCAMPING_logo.gif" width="100" height="72" />ECOCAMPING</a> </span><span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/european-ecolabel-for-tourist-accommodation-services-and-camp-site-services" target="_new" title="EU Ecolabel"><img src="../../../images/ecolabel_logo.jpg" width="100" height="100" />EU Ecolabel</a></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/austrian-ecolabel-for-tourism" target="_new" title="Austrian Ecolabel for Tourism"><img style="width: 80px; height: 80px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/austria.jpg" width="80" height="80" />Austrian Ecolabel for Tourism</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/eco-romania" target="_new"><img style="width: 68px; height: 80px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" src="../../../images/aer-certification-stamp.png" width="68" height="80" />Eco-Romania</a></span>  <span class="card" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="../../certificates/greensign" target="_new" title="GreenSign - InfraCert GmbH"><img src="../../../images/greensign-logo.png" style="width: 100px; height: 73px; margin: 0px 0px; vertical-align: undefined;" width="100" height="73" />Green Sign</a></span> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="card"><a href="../../certificates/ibex-fairstay" target="_new"><img src="../../../images/LogoIbex.jpg" width="60" height="100" />ibex fairstay</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span class="card" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="../../certificates/certified-green-hotel" target="_new"><img style="width: 100px; 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