Green Globe CEO on Sri Lanka visit
View(s):Guido Bauer, CEO Green Globe – the premier international certification for sustainable travel and tourism, visited Sri Lanka last month on a promotional campaign. The visit was facilitated by STING Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. – Green Globe Accredited Auditors for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Mr. Bauer’s visit to the island culminated in agreements with a number of sustainability-conscious hotels in Sri Lanka. These hotels essentially committed to adopting the Green Globe Standard and to thereby streamline their operations enabling the achievement of up to a 5.8 per cent reduction in regular operating costs. Mr. Bauer stated that, “There is tremendous potential for sustainable tourism in the fast-growing Sri Lankan market”.
In a media release, STING said 522 hotel properties have already undergone Green Globe certification internationally. Amongst Green Globe Members, are hotel chains such as Movenpick, Jumeirah, Sheraton, Club Med, Constance, Barcelo and Cinnamon Resorts and Hotels in
Sri Lanka.
Locally, STING Consultants facilitates the certification and recertification of a number of hotels in Sri Lanka, including the Cinnamon resorts chain. STING Consultants is currently seeing the increased uptake of the voluntary Green Globe Standard by hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and looks forward to facilitating the process for any other interested businesses in the tourism industry, the release said.