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Green Globe 21 - Travel & Tourism

As a result of agreements reached at the Rio Summit on Sustainable Development in 1994, the Green Globe 21 Global Standard was established by the travel and tourism industry to provide a mechanism for the promotion of environmentally sustainable tourism.

Travel and Tourism as an industry, in all its various forms:

	- Hotels
	- Tour Operators
	- Parks
	- Resorts
	- Transport
	- Airports
	- Etc etc.

Is acknowledged as an activity that can, and does, have significant Environmental AND Social impacts on both the specific location’s and the global environment. The Green Globe 21 approval scheme, focussing as it does NOT ONLY on systematic and sustainable management approaches BUT ALSO on measurable Environmental and Social Performance Indicator improvements provides the only valid approach specific to the Industry.

By achieving Green Globe 21, an organisation or a destination shows it is addressing its wider responsibilities at the same time as enjoying sustainable business success. The decision to embark on a Green Globe 21 programme should be stimulated by an organisations integrity and professionalism as a caring member of the community in which it operates and not for altruistic reasons.

The Green Globe Brand is a powerful marketing tool for companies and communities wishing to attract the increasing number of environmentally concerned travellers. In addition, the general consensus of organisations who have adopted Green Globe 21 is that they have seen an improvement in bottom line profit.

AJA Registrars are approved by Green Globe to conduct Certification activities throughout the world and our audits result in issuance of Green Globe Certificate issues that guarantee the operator’s credibility and recognition within the industry.(see The Process of Auditing)