Scotland’s tourism and hospitality establishments are encouraged to find out more about how their green recovery plans from COVID-19 might become reality with support from environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful through international ecolabel Green Key.
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Keep Scotland Beautiful has officially launched the Green Key programme in Scotland and offers a package of support to help Scotland’s tourism and hospitality establishments benefit from year-on-year environmental improvements that can also lead to financial savings. Keep Scotland Beautiful is the charity that campaigns, acts and educates on a range of local, national and global environmental issues to change behaviour and improve the quality of people’s lives and the places they care for. Therefore, the charity is committed to making Scotland clean, green and sustainable.
Green Key is proud to continue its leading standard of excellence in environmental responsibility and sustainable operation now also within the tourism industry in Scotland. Green Key is open to a wide range of establishments including hotels, visitor attractions, conference centres, campsites and restaurants and helps them meet global environmental standards set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and recognised by the UN World Tourism Organisation.
Barry Fisher, CEO of Keep Scotland Beautiful says;
We are delighted to offer Green Key in Scotland and encourage tourism and hospitality establishments across the country to secure the multiple benefits of a green recovery from COVID-19 by partnering with us through this internationally recognised programme. We have a highly-skilled team of staff available to assist Green Key applicants with both technical support and advice and encourage you to get in touch today to start your sustainability journey.
Lyn Donnelly, Senior Partnerships Manager at VisitScotland adds;
We believe that the success of Scotland’s tourism industry rests on protecting and enhancing the Scottish environment. Our country’s natural beauty and landscapes are a vital part of our offer and hugely important to communities as well as our visitors. As we support the industry with COVID-19 recovery plans, we know there is an opportunity to reset tourism based on a more responsible future.
Finn Bolding Thomsen, International Green Key Director at Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) additionally comments;
Green Key is an internationally recognised and respected eco-label for the tourism sector and has been awarded to over 3,200 establishments in 65 countries. We urge tourism establishments to join with Keep Scotland Beautiful through Green Key and use the well-proven framework as a pathway to environmental excellence and sustainable operation.
Find out more about Green Key and the support that Keep Scotland Beautiful offers at www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/greenkey.
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