User:Melissa van Hauen/Green Key

Green Key is an international eco-label awarded to tourist facilities. The Green Key promotes the implementation of environmental standards and aims at educating tourists, staff and administraters of tourist facilities. It has been a FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) programme since 2002.

Targets
To decrease environmental impact of each overnight stay

Train managers and staff in sustainable management

The visitors are provided an environmental message

Awarded Sites
The Green Key is awarded to 1123 sites in 17 countries around the world.

Criteria
The Green Key criteria consists of a number international criteria, which are mandatory or optional, and then more specialized national criteria in each country are set. The criteria focus on environmental management, tecnical demands, and the involvement of guests, staff, and suppliers.

The criteria covers: Environmental management, Guest information, Staff involvement, Water savings, Cleaning and washing, Waste, Energy savings, Foods, Indoor climate, Administration, Green activities and Parking areas/parks.

Global Forest Fund
Green Key/FEE compensates for their CO2 emissions from their flight travels such as control visits, conferences and national operator meetings. The compensation fund is distributed to projects involving children in tree planting activities.