Good Practice Competition
From time to time, Green Key International runs a good practice competition among its certified sites to find the Sustainability Champion of the year. Each Good Practice Competition focuses on a certain topic related to sustainability in tourism. An international jury composed of members of the International Steering Committee, as well as external tourism experts, decide on the winners.
Green Key certified establishments are welcome to contact the International Head Office if they would like to highlight their good practice example through our media. You can find the contact details of the Head Office here.
GOOD PRACTICE winner 2018
The topic of the third Green Key good practice competition was Informing and Engaging Guests in Sustainability. The theme relates to SDG 12 “responsible consumption and production” to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The winner of the good practice competition in 2018 was the restaurant A Cozinha por António Loureiro in Portugal, which has plenty of initiates that engage guests in sustainable cooking and food waste reduction.
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GOOD Practice Winner 2017
2017 has been designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the UN to "support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behaviour towards a more sustainable tourism sector that can contribute effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals". Therefore, Green Key decided to run the good practice competition under the topic partnership and local engagement for sustainable development.
The winner of the good practice competition was for the second time Kasteelhoeve Wange in Belgium. The establishment proved to be a leader in sustainable local development by both, having strong cooperation with local stakeholders, and contributing to the local social and natural environment.
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GOOD Practice Winner 2016
The topic of Green Key's first good practice competition was Water Management.
The winner of the good practice competition in 2016 was Kasteelhoeve Wange in Belgium. The guesthouse and meeting location convinced the International Jury with its integrated water management solution and good potential for adaptation by others.
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