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EarthCheck has sustainability certification and programs for tourism businesses, hotels, destinations, governments, developers and building designers, terrestrial and marine parks, and events.
All of our certification programs are science-backed, delivered by experts, and good for your business.
FROM OUR CLIENTS
Gaining EarthCheck certification is a badge of honour and the chance to publicly demonstrate your business’s commitment to environmental and sustainable practices. By working with EarthCheck, we can help Scotland become a world-class destination, and the best destination for responsible tourism.
– Rob Dickson, Chair of the Scottish Tourism Emergency Response Group (STERG)
Good for: Hotels, convention centres, tours, wineries
EarthCheck Certified is the world’s leading science-based environmental certification and benchmarking program for the travel and tourism industry.
Good for: Destinations, tourism precincts, local municipalities
Certification that makes destinations and their stakeholders world leaders in sustainability.
Good for: Developers, project managers, architects, ESD consultants
Certification to ensure the sustainable planning and design of buildings from start to finish.
Good for: Small-to-medium businesses, restaurants
An entry-level program for small businesses that want to become sustainable, socially conscious operations.
Good for: Eco tourism operators
Ecotourism certification for terrestrial and marine park operators.
Good for: All travel and tourism businesses and destinations
Health & hygiene certification that gives a visitor peace of mind that an operator and/or destination has met rigorous health and safety standards.
Good for: Event organisers, festivals, councils
Take the steps to ensure your event, festival or meeting is run sustainably.
EarthCheck has sustainability certification programs for tourism businesses, destinations, developers and building designers, terrestrial and marine parks, and events.
Science-backed, delivered by experts, and good for business.
Good for: businesses, destinations
EarthCheck Certified is the world’s leading science-based environmental certification and benchmarking program for the travel and tourism industry.
Good for: destinations, RTOs, LTOs
Certification that puts destinations and their stakeholders on the same sustainability footing.
Good for: developers, architects, councils
Certification to ensure sustainable planning and design of buildings.
Good for: small and growing businesses
A certification starting point for small businesses.
Good for: terrestrial and marine parks
Ecotourism certification for terrestrial and marine park operators.
Good for: all businesses
Health & hygiene certification that gives a visitor peace of mind that an operator and/or destination has met rigorous health and safety standards.
Good for: events businesses
Sustainability certification to ensure that your event or meeting is run sustainably.
FROM OUR CLIENTS
EarthCheck’s sustainability tools have helped our hotel group to develop scientifically proven and critically defendable systems for conservation across our operations. We have seen a reduction in waste, energy and water, and increased employee awareness.
– Wayne Cummings, Sandals Resorts International
There are more than 476 million Indigenous Peoples, found in all regions of the world, from the Arctic to the tropical forests. They make up more than 6 per cent of our global population.
In the spirit of reconciliation, EarthCheck acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout the world and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Indigenous Peoples today.
EarthCheck acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples are guardians of the forests and biodiversity hotspots we all depend on. Research shows that lands managed by Indigenous Peoples, with secure rights, experience lower deforestation rates, store more carbon, hold more biodiversity, and benefit more people than other lands — including protected areas.
We recognise and support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is a positive document that maps out a path for Indigenous Peoples to be free from discrimination and secure in their identities and life choices.
EarthCheck science and products were developed by the Australian Government Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre (STCRC) over ten years. Our science is reviewed annually to ensure that it meets international standards relative to greenhouse gas protocols, responsible tourism, and certification.
EarthCheck products and services are built on the Agenda 21 principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 and aligned to the SDGs.
EarthCheck Certified provides a framework for organisations to achieve the desired outcomes for sustainable development as set out in the final report of the World Summit for Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.
EarthCheck Certified complies with the Mohonk Agreement (2000), which outlines the guidelines and principles for an international sustainable tourism certification program. It is also a Recognised program of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
EarthCheck Certified is a verification standard accepted by CDP. It is also an approved program of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA), London & Partners, the Mexican Secretary of Tourism (SECTUR) and the City of Sydney.
EarthCheck Certified is an approved program for meeting the EU Energy Directive for the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle – BAFA) in Germany and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy) in the Netherlands.
EarthCheck partners with international research organisations to maintain the currency of EarthCheck science and our benchmarking systems.
The EarthCheck brand signifies scientific excellence, better environmental, economic, and social performance, improved community interactions, and savings through more efficient use of resources. It provides recognition and promotional support to a global consumer market.