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 EarthCheck
Our Environmental Performance
The environmental practices of Flamboyant Hotel & Villas have been recognized by EarthCheck; the world’s leading sustainable travel and tourism certification organization.
EarthCheck is widely regarded as the world’s most scientifically rigorous environmental management Program, designed specifically for the travel and tourism industry. It looks at key environmental indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community commitment to determine an operator’s standard of performance.
In May 2003, Flamboyant Hotel & Villas undertook EarthCheck Benchmarking followed by an Offsite Certification Assessment conducted by an independent third party Auditor, which resulted in our being awarded the prestigious EarthCheck Silver level of certification in February 2011.
Prior to this, we successfully benchmarked and certified our operations annually for 6 years; each time submitting a year’s worth of operational data to EarthCheck for scrutiny. This provided us with independent confirmation that we were operating according to the highest of international standards and has helped ensure our systems and the technologies we use are in keeping with the latest advances in climate change science and measurement greenhouse gas emissions.
Our most recent EarthCheck Benchmark report states that “In addition to having a Sustainability Policy in place, ten of the assessed EarthCheck indicators are at or above the Baseline level. From the benchmarking data provided, seven indicators, Energy Consumption, Waste Sent to Landfill, Waste Recycling Rating, Community Commitment, Paper Products Rating, Cleaning Products Rating and Pesticide Products Rating, are at or above the Best Practice level, which is an achievement to be very highly commended.”
Triple bottom line measurement of our performance and a willingness to submit data for independent assessment provides our guests with the certainty that our environmental credentials go well beyond mere tick box action.
We recognise there are many companies you could choose to support and thank you for supporting ours. In so doing, you are helping care for the planet and can trust that we are doing everything possible to minimise the environmental footprint resulting from your travels.
For further information about or commitment to sustainable tourism or the EarthCheck Program, please contact the EarthCheck Coordinator patrick.renouard@earthcheck.org
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