The commitment to environmental practices by Airport Garden Hotel, Seeduwa has been recognised by EarthCheck, the world’s leading sustainable travel and tourism certification organisation.
The EarthCheck Programme is widely regarded as the world’s most scientifically rigorous. It measures key environmental indicators such as energy and water consumption, and total waste production as well as community commitment.
Using the EarthCheck tool, Airport Garden Hotel, committed to benchmarking local environmental and social issues; such as biodiversity conservation, environmental investment and enhanced community socio-economic benefits. This involves submitting a year’s worth of operational data, and having it compared to that of other communities of a similar kind. They achieved Bronze Benchmarked status.
By taking such a holistic view of sustainability practices, AGH was able to identify where they were out-performing others, and where room for improvement remained. Of particular note is Airport Garden Hotel, Colombo ‘s Best Practice achievement for Energy Consumption.
‘Having won this significant certification as per the guide lines issued by Earth Check, Australia in the first attempt was in itself, a successful achievement in that no assistance was sought from any local consultant towards this gain.’ said Ashok Fernando, the Sales Manager of the AHG.
The Earth Check Programme allows an organisation to compare its performance against that of others using more than a decade of factual, operational data, submitted by over 1000 communities, government entities and businesses in 60+ countries.
‘I am delighted that Airport Garden Hotel, Seeduwa, has achieved Benchmarked status’ said Stewart Moore, CEO of EC3 Global. ‘Airport Garden Hotel has recognized a maturing of the science behind climate change and environmental sustainability, and has chosen to apply the highest possible standard to their community’.
“Going well beyond mere tick-box action is not an easy task. It requires the commitment of all staff, visitors and key stakeholders. Airport Garden Hotel, has emerged as an example of a community organization committed to environmentally sustainable living, and the EarthCheck logo serves to demonstrate that their claims are credible.”
The Hotel is a HACCP, ISO 22000 and OHSAS
( ISO 18001 ) Certified Hotel. |
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