Programme Foundations
Green Globe Lite is based upon the Green Globe programme, however the key difference between Green Globe and Green Globe Lite is that Green Globe Lite is delivered solely online. Extra paperwork, onsite audits and other third party measures are not included, and as such this is a "lite" version of the EarthCheck Company Standard. The same set of tools are open to any participant of EarthCheck Assessed, they can measure, manage and use strategies, policies and practices to measure, manage and reduce their environmental impact, whilst reaping the benefit of operational cost savings.
Similarly to EarthCheck Certification, EarthCheck Assessed is fundamentally based upon Agenda 21 Principles which was originally endorsed by 182 heads of state at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 and provided a set of principles for local, state, national and international action on sustainable development. This resulted in Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry: Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development, which listed an action plan for a number of overall objectives for the industry.
EarthCheck Assessed Key Environmental Performances Areas can effectively be categorised in 10 ways:
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Energy efficiency, conservation and management
- Management of freshwater resources
- Ecosystem conservation and management
- Management of social and cultural issues
- Land use planning and management
- Air Quality protection and noise control
- Waste water management
- Solid waste management
- Storage of environmentally harmful substances
EarthCheck Assessed's focus is on achieving this performance, enacting a reduction of operational costs and more clear communication of performance.
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