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Green Globe is based on Agenda 21 principles[1] for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit (1992).
[edit] Brief history
Green Globe is based upon the Agenda 21 Plan which was originally endorsed by 182 heads of state at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 and provided a set of principles for local, state, national and international action on sustainable development. This resulted in Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry: Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development, which listed an action plan for a number of overall objectives for the industry. Green Globe Certification and Green Globe Asia Pacific deliver separate certification services and standards to the travel & tourism as well as hospitality industry and relevant supply chain. More detailed information can be found at www.greenglobe.com or www.greenglobe.org
The Green Globe Certification Standard consists of 41 criteria and 337 indicators (www.greenglobe.com/standard). The main areas are:
- Sustainable Management (Implement a Sustainability Management System, Legal Compliance, Employee Training, Customer Satisfaction, Accuracy of Promotional Materials, Local Zoning, Interpretation, Communications Strategy, Health & Safety)
- Social / Economic (Community Development, Local Employment, Fair Trade, Support Local Entrepreneurs, Respect Local Communities, Exploitation, Equitable Hiring, Employee Protection, Basic Services)
- Cultural Heritage (Code of Behavior, Historical Artifacts, Protection of Sites, Incorporation of Culture)
- Environmental (Conserving Resources, Reducing Pollution, Conserving Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Landscapes)
In 1994,[2] The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), which owns 5% of Green Globe International, initiated the Green Globe program with the aim of providing guidance materials and support for industry members undertaking activities to achieve sustainability outcomes in the Agenda 21 target areas.
The program was expanded in 1999 with the introduction of the Green Globe Standard, developed with assistance from the Sustainable Tourism CRC and commencement of independent auditing.
The Green Globe brand is owned by Green Globe Ltd., a UK-based company and is licensed to Green Globe Asia Pacific and Green Globe Certification.
EC3 Global has a wholly owned subsidiary Green Globe Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.
Since 1999 GGAP has had a license from the owner of the Green Globe brand, Green Globe Limited, to use the brand name and trade mark “Green Globe”, “Green Globe 21” and the Green Globe logo (together the “Green Globe Brands”) for the purpose of providing an environmental certification program and related products, services and activities for the travel and tourism industry.
GGAP’s current license is worldwide and is exclusive in the Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific Region includes Australia, Antarctica, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Kirghizia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajiskistan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Western Samoa.
The exclusive nature of GGAP’s license prevents the use of the Green Globe Brand by any other person or organization for any purpose in the Asia Pacific Region. The Asia Pacific Region does not include Mainland China where GGAP’s rights are non-exclusive.
EC3 Global, pursuant to its sub-licence delivers and manages globally its Green Globe benchmarking and certification program, underpinned by EarthCheck science. EC3 Global has the exclusive, worldwide rights to the EarthCheck science. Consequently, while there are other licensees of the Green Globe brand outside the Asia Pacific Region, none of those licensees can underpin their product with the EarthCheck science.
In August 2011 Mr Steven Peacock, Managing Director of Green Globe Ltd stated "It is our intention to rectify any confusion in the marketplace by exercising our option (to purchase) under the license agreement with Green Globe Asia Pacific" [3]
Green Globe Certification developed their own Green Globe Standard (criteria and indicators) as well as the web-based certification system. Certifications are delivered in 7 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese. Green Globe accredited auditors and consultants deliver certification services in an additional 20 languages.
[edit] References
- ^ United Nations, ed. (1993). Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992, Volumes 1-2. United Nations. http://books.google.com/books?q=+bibliogroup:%22Report+of+the+United+Nations+Conference+on+Environment+and+Development:+Rio+de+Janeiro,+3-14+June+1992%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7.
- ^ Rob Harris; Tony Griffin; Peter Williams (2002). Sustainable tourism: a global perspectives. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1996–7. http://books.google.com/books?id=cH0dKTAFsJsC&lpg=PA1954&pg=RA1-PA1996#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ Green Globe Capital Partners (Press release). http://www.greenglobeint.com/articles/4/355.
