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ECO-CHECK

OVERVIEW
This module is aimed at encouraging proprietors to adopt best practice with regard to
their environmental impacts. The auditing process highlights areas for improvement
whilst also developing and maintaining existing environmental measures.

Module areas include:

Recognition of Sustainable Efforts Scalable Assessment


Our balanced weighting system ensures that no matter When benchmarking data, it is important that assessment
the scale of operations or availability of resources, criteria is proportional to the scale and nature of hotel
sustainable efforts are recognized. operations. EcoCheck’s metrics have been engineered to
minimize bias against SMEs.
Emphasis on Actionable Results
EcoCheck focuses on activity and evidence of positive Focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
results rather than just documentation and policies. There are various threads of equality, diversity and
inclusion (EDI) which are notably absent from other
Drive Awareness audits. These include gender, religion, race, neurodiversity,
Provides a framework to initiate dialogue and training on sexual identity and orientation, and disabilities. EcoCheck
issues such as responsible consumption, waste reduction, addresses these aspects of EDI.
equality, diversity and inclusion, community interactions,
etc. Robust Analyses
EcoCheck provides a robust dataset which can be used to
Holistic Approach demonstrate due diligence and measure positive impact.
In contrast to many existing protocols, EcoCheck assesses
the hotelier, their staff, guests, suppliers, and the Aligned with SDGs
regulatory environment in which they are operating. Many certification schemes / green marketing initiatives
lack alignment with key criteria of the UN SDGs. EcoCheck
Comparative Benchmarking criteria is informed by the UN Global Compact 10
Evaluate performance against key sustainability goals Principles which drive meaningful advancement of the
normalized against relevant benchmark criteria such as SDGs.
occupancy levels, guest nights, and staff employed.

Meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility


Companies are increasingly encouraged to ensure that
they adopt a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program.
However, CSR must exert a positive influence to establish
its validity.

Tourism-Specific
Focused on the sustainability issues unique to the global
tourism market and addresses the need for a practical
assessment of performance beyond the green marketing
approach favoured by others.

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