WHAT IS GREEN TOURISM?
JP Orkney are proud to have achieved the Silver standard set by Green Tourism - the world’s largest sustainable tourism program. We are one of over 2,300 tourism and hospitality businesses growing our business, telling our green story and reducing our impact on the environment.
Green Tourism offers credible, trustworthy, independent guidance to tourism businesses wishing to operate sustainably. To become Green Tourism Certified an assessor measures an organisation’s sustainability performance against a set of criteria aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria. The score determines the award level; Bronze, Silver or Gold. You can guess what we're striving for in 2020!
Green Tourism offers credible, trustworthy, independent guidance to tourism businesses wishing to operate sustainably. To become Green Tourism Certified an assessor measures an organisation’s sustainability performance against a set of criteria aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria. The score determines the award level; Bronze, Silver or Gold. You can guess what we're striving for in 2020!
Beginning in the UK in 1997, Green Tourism launched their assessment and green certification program as a way to help hotels, motels, resorts, wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurants, tour operators and tourist attractions improve their sustainability and become recognised for their efforts.
One of the first sustainable tourism certification programs in the world, Green Tourism has remained one of the most sought-after eco-labels and certification programs.
Unlike many other sustainable business certification programs that allow self-assessments and grading, every one of Green Tourism's members are individually assessed by trained green business experts, who review everything from energy efficiency to food sources.
This thorough assessment process gives members like ourselves insight into how to further reduce their businesses’ impact on the environment, how to best manage future projects, as well as a personalised action plan about how to build their green business.
One of the first sustainable tourism certification programs in the world, Green Tourism has remained one of the most sought-after eco-labels and certification programs.
Unlike many other sustainable business certification programs that allow self-assessments and grading, every one of Green Tourism's members are individually assessed by trained green business experts, who review everything from energy efficiency to food sources.
This thorough assessment process gives members like ourselves insight into how to further reduce their businesses’ impact on the environment, how to best manage future projects, as well as a personalised action plan about how to build their green business.
