Eco-labels for Tourism: joint opportunities to move the market towards more Sustainability Rimini,28th June 2001 Herbert Hamele ECO TRANS.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Measuring social added value A model for public authorities

Advertisements

1 ECOMM 2010 moving people – bridging spaces How klima:aktiv mobil helps to move and bridge DI Robert Thaler Head of Division Transport,

The European Eco-label EU Ecolabel for tourist accommodation services Martin Büchele European Commission, DG Environment, G2.

EU SCP/SIP Action Plan Regulatory update and insight European Economic and Social Committee Hearing, 10 December 2008, Bettina Lorz DG Environment, European.

Joint Meeting of the OzonAction Networks of Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean | 1-4 October 2013 | Kingston, Jamaica Energy Efficiency.

ANPA Agenzia Nazionale Protezione Ambiente International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Rimini, June 2001 The role of Eco-label in the Integrated.

Cambodia Tourism: Toward ASEAN Integration Director General of Tourism

1 Promotion of mountain quality produce and rural areas « Strategic information for the development of agricultural quality products in European mountain.

ROMANIA A Strategic Choice

Quality Goes Green Janie Neumann, Industry Sustainability Manager EUTO Annual Study Visit, September 29,

Herbert Hamelewww.ecotrans.org Making tourism more sustainable: International initiatives, tools, examples Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS e.V. European Network.

Sustainable Consumption & Production: Action Plan Bettina Lorz Environmental Policy Forum 24 October 2008.

A brief history of sustainable tourism certification Earth Summit (1992) – Agenda 21 Environmental awards & certifications in agriculture and business.

Networks GDITS Grandi Destinazioni Italiane per il turismo sostenibile Workshop on ETIS Milan, February 13, 2015 Cinzia De Marzo European Commission,

The Eco certification Scheme Product Planning & Development Directorate Malta Tourism Authority 2 nd May 2003.

1 3rd Agora Meeting, Vilnius, 10 October 2006 International key initiatives for the development of sustainable tourism Policy UN Task Force Sustainable.

Presentation and Management of Heritage Assets

Online ecotourism guide Biodiversity and Tourism call.

Sustainability Management for Tour Operators

The Knowledge Resources Guide The SUVOT Project Sustainable and Vocational Tourism Rimini, 20 October 2005.

5. Tour operators and sustainability Why is it relevant? Growing consumer demand / expectation Presure from society (e.g. NGO‘s) Reputation of company.

1 Facilitating Commercialisation and Market Deployment of Environmentally Sound, Sustainable and Cost-competitive Bioenergy Technologies………

Allison Jordan Executive Director. Agenda CA Sustainable Winegrowing Program background Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing Lessons Learned.

FAST-LAIN (Further Action on Sustainable Tourism – Learning Area Innovation Networks) Project Overview ACTION N °: /CIP/10/B/N04S00 T ITLE : Knowledge.

Inspireco Training How to become a Ecotourism Destination Herbert Hamele/ ECOTRANS Egirdir, June 2014.

DRAFT DestiNet for Destinations Gordon Sillence, Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS e.V., Saarbrücken September 2011.

Definition of Ecotourism  Ecotourism Kenya defines Ecotourism as, “the involvement of travelers in environmental conservation practices that address.

Ecolabel.  Definition  "Ecolabelling" is a voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling that is practised around the world.

Climate Change and eco- labeling in the tourism sector NCPC – Colombia Adriana Alzate September 2013 September 2013.

Sustainablity as a new product requirement Travelife Management system

1 Heritage, Tourism and the European Union 3 June 2010 Meeting of the European Heritage Heads Forum.

European Commission Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General An agenda for a sustainable and competitive European tourism Dia Mundial del Turismo Jerez.

1 Expectations of Forest Owners for reliable contracting services Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken CEPF Confederation of European Forest Owners.

VESURTE Programme- UK Meeting Wednesday morning Introductions, What we each want from the project, and can give to the project Project – aim, objectives,

The FAST-LAIN Project – From Research to Market Place using ICT in the European Knowledge Economy Ecotrans-DestiNet Services 2011 FASTLAIN - Project Kick.

EU-Regional Policy Structural actions 1 LESSONS FROM THE THEMATIC EVALUATION OF THE TERRITORIAL EMPLOYMENT PACTS Veronica Gaffey, DG Regional.

TRENDS AND SKILL NEEDS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR International Workshop April, 2004 Halle (Saale), Germany.

§ Branding Europe’s wilderness areas Zoltán Kun, Executive Director, PAN Parks Foundation Willem Guitink, Deputy Chairman, PAN Parks Foundation

VISIT A Joint Initiative on Tourism Ecolabels in Europe Naut Kusters European Centre for Eco and Agro Tourism (ECEAT)

Contents Introduction ISO Environmental labels and declarations (Type I) ISO Self-declared environmental claims (Type II) ISO Environmental.

Defining a Role for Sustainable Consumption Initiatives In New Zealand Sarah J. McLaren Landcare Research.

ECA Training Workshop on Trade and Environment June 5 – 8, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Strategic Priorities of the NWE INTERREG IVB Programme Harry Knottley, UK representative in the International Working Party Lille, 5th March 2007.

UNICE Eco-Label Information Day, 24 June 2002 Trade implications of eco-labelling schemes 1 Contents I.Introduction II.Eco-labelling and the WTO III.Potential.

Harro Boekhold MSc CONTOUR Projects Ltd.  Management of tourism ecolabel “Green Key”  Environmental audits, 300+ (hotels, campsites, lodges, restaurants,

Workshop on Green Voluntary Mechanism Belgrade, 29 May - 30 May 2012 Ecolabel Sector - Service for Environmental Certifications ISPRA- National Italian.

Introduction Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS Founder and president Sustainable Tourism Networking in Europe.

“What would certification mean – Experiences with other environmental certification systems” Prof. Dr. H. Vogtmann, President of the German Federal Agency.

1 The EU Eco-label Working Plan UNICE - UEAPME 24 June 2002 European Commission - DG ENV.

Organic Resources and Biological Treatment Henrik Lystad Chair of European Compost Network ECN e.V. 29 January 2016, Brussels MWE/ EUROCITIES/ European.

Herbert Hamele ECOTRANS e.V., Saarbrücken TAIEX, Brussels, 27 March 2012 Using Ecolabels for mainstreaming Sustainable European Tourism RolesStakeholders.

Firenze, 10 dicembre 2010 EUROMEETING 2010 Tourism and European Identity: Nectsour’s Model as contribution to the tourist enhancement of the European Cultural.

International Knowledge Networking for Sustainable Tourism Development Gordon Sillence Executive Director Ecotrans DestiNet Services ECOLNET Project Partner.

Herbert Hamele LAF Study Tour on Tourism, European Commission & Committee of the Regions, Brussels, 20 th June 2011 Using Ecolabels for Mainstreaming European.

© ICLEI Sustainable Tourism Office ICLEI European Secretariat The “Network of Cities for Sustainable Tourism” Study Visit on Environment.

Tour~Link Towards a sustainable tourism supply chain Sustainable tourist accommodation management The roles and responsibilities of tourism sectors in.

Part I: European Initiatives for a Competitive and Sustainable Tourism Herbert Hamele, Gordon Sillence ECOTRANS e.V., Saarbrücken Phototourism, Abbekas,

LLP Transversal Programmes – Key Activity 3 ICT –NETWORKS ECOLNET “ The European Ecotourism Network” Fouli Papageorgiou PRISMA – Centre for Development.

1 Consortium 7 European countries Spain (6) Greece (5) Italy (5)

Research Center For China-EU Economic Cooperation (CCEEC), UIBE

Projects, Events and Training

APOLÓNIA RODRIGUES | TRENCIN | 1/ 10/ 2011

Valuing Languages for Business

The Draft Operational Programme

Current Developments at EU level

SCP in the 7th Environmental Action Programme

EC2i - COSME Project Presentation.

VESURTE Programme- UK Meeting

Sustainable buildings

European Commission – Joint Research Centre

Presentation transcript:

Eco-labels for Tourism: joint opportunities to move the market towards more Sustainability Rimini,28th June 2001 Herbert Hamele ECO TRANS

all Ecolabels on: I. Ecolabels for Tourism... „Better than... !“ Ecolabel = voluntary, multiple-criteria-based third party programme that awards a license which authorises the use of environmental labels on products indicating overall environmental preferability of a product within a particular product category based on life cycle considerations (ISO 14024: Ecolabels Type I)

all Ecolabels on: Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe Germany

all Ecolabels on: Austria Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Denmark Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: More and more Ecolabels for Tourism Switzerland Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Luxemburg Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: United Kingdom Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Netherlands Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Spain Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Belgium Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Italy Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: International Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe

all Ecolabels on: Ecolabels for Tourism all ecolabels on:

all Ecolabels on: Tourism within the context of sustainable development has to fulfill the needs of... local population tourists nature & environment culture businesses... and future generations II.... towards more Sustainability ? Ecolabels for Tourism... II.... towards more Sustainability ?

all Ecolabels on: „Sustainable tourism“ is defined by many indicators... touristssatisfaction, behavior,... population jobs, identities, wealth,... businessesoccupancies, added value, local multiplier,R.o.I.,... culturemaintainance of heritage, variety,... environmentenergy, water, materials, waste, nature biodiversity, traffic,...

all Ecolabels on: Growth of International Tourism in Europe (WTO, 1998) world: 613 Mio2000 Mio ? Europe:360 Mio 720 Mio ? central/eastern Europe % p.a. East Mediterranean Europe+ 4.6 % p.a. Western Europe+ 1.8 % p.a.... and the environment ?

all Ecolabels on: Ecolabels: the demand makes the decision ç World ç Tourism ç Europe ç Destinations ç Businesses Consumers Tour Operators Good environmental performance     

all Ecolabels on:  Effects of existing Ecolabels > e.g. for Accommodation in Europe < 4 ca. 30 Ecolabels (local, national, international) 4 all types of accommodation, all their services 4 > 2000 certified products (~ 1 %) 4 similarities and differences: –life cycle considerations: in > use > out –management, measures, limit criteria –application and verification –certification and marketing 4 less water, energy, waste = less cost 4 a mountain of know how and experiences

all Ecolabels on: Effects of existing Ecolabels e.g. for Accommodation in Europe many individual effects Environment as (potential) „Quality +“ but not used by many tour operators not known at many consumers => not moving the demand  Effects of existing Ecolabels > e.g. for Accommodation in Europe <

all Ecolabels on: A.I.D.A. How to reach the market ? A.I.D.A. A. A.ttention“Oh, what’s that ?” I. I.nterest“Let me see !” D. D.esire“How much is it ?” A. A.ction“Ok, I take it !”  the existing Ecolabels for Tourism in Europe need a common standard and promotion

all Ecolabels on: Rimini Conference >>> 29 June 2001 Workshops B B1Environmental management tools for the accommodation sector B2Towards an harmonization of existing experiences and labels B3Links with the environmental management of the tourist destination B4Open issues: links between environment and quality criteria, consumers demands,environmental and economic benefits

all Ecolabels on: III. Joint opportunities to move the market Eco-labels for Tourism: towards more Sustainability III. Joint opportunities to move the market „Ecolabels for Sustainable Tourism in Europe: demonstrating how Ecolabels can move the European Tourism market towards Sustainability“ The ECO-LAB project (proposed to LIFE ENVIRONMENT)

all Ecolabels on: ECO-LAB: four common steps European set of environmental performance indicators and benchmarks for destinations and accommodation  2. Partnership and common basic standard for Ecolabels in Europe  3. Promotion to tour operators: matching program  4. Consumers campaign 2002 (IYE) & 2003

all Ecolabels on: 4 ECEAT, ECOTRANS, FNI, Reisepavillon & ANPA, EEA inter/national stakeholders associations leading Ecolabels... ECO-LAB: a joint European initiative... are looking forward to co-operating with You. Grazie mille ! The project partners & supporters...