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Sustainability Management System Certification for hotels

SOCOTEC CERTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL USES A STANDARD THAT HAS ACHIEVED  A “GSTC-RECOGNITION” FOR ITS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION DEDICATED TO THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.

A Sustainability Certification evaluates the efficiency of your management system that you have implemented to manage your CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy. Our standards and specifications are fully adapted to the hotel industry.

They are based on 4 pillars:

  • Governance (customer experience, anti-corruption, land water and property rights, etc.) ;
  • Social (local employment, local purchasing, entrepreneurs, livehoods, equal opportunities, etc.) ;
  • Cultural (cultural interactions, presenting and protecting cultural heritage, artefacts) ;
  • Environmental (preserving resources, reducing pollution, biodiversity, waste management, circular economy, etc.).

To certify your global sustainability approach based on Environmental, Social and Governance commitments, SOCOTEC Certification International - a trusted partner - offer:

  • Great responsiveness of our experts and accuracy ;
  • A network of international auditors in your own language and close to your teams ;
  • A single point of contact to handle your project.
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Xavier DANIEL

General Manager, SOCOTEC Certification International

General Manager, SOCOTEC Certification International

Xavier.DANIEL@socotec.com
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Improve your sustainability management system

Why certify your sustainability management system?

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  • To ensure your sustainability management is robust ;
  • To improve credibility towards customers and partners in demonstrating that you are committed to reducing your hotels environmental impact, improve energy consumption and take care of social responsibility, human rights and ethical practices in all areas of your hotels operations ;
  • To improve your visibility and rating on online booking platforms and to increase your hotel ranking ;
  • To get positive quotes from your clients experience ;
  • To control costs : financial aids for ESG initiatives and easiness for bank loans ;
  • To improve staff retention, pride and a sense of belongings.
  • To ensure your sustainability management is robust ;
  • To improve credibility towards customers and partners in demonstrating that you are committed to reducing your hotels environmental impact, improve energy consumption and take care of social responsibility, human rights and ethical practices in all areas of your hotels operations ;
  • To improve your visibility and rating on online booking platforms and to increase your hotel ranking ;
  • To get positive quotes from your clients experience ;
  • To control costs : financial aids for ESG initiatives and easiness for bank loans ;
  • To improve staff retention, pride and a sense of belongings.

What's GSTC?

The GSTC is an independent and neutral non-profit organization that represents a diverse and global membership of companies from tourism sector – all striving to achieve best practices in sustainable tourism. The GSTC Criteria are global standards for sustainability in travel and tourism. SOCOTEC Certification International uses standards that have achieved « recognition » by the GSTC.

Certification Auditing Process

We can provide an independant audit of your management system (MS) before and/or after the commencement of the Stage 1 - audit of the initial assessment process.

First, we gain an understanding of your business to assess wether your documented policy, objectives, continual improvement plans and procedures meet the requirements of MS standards. The readiness of your implementation programme is also assessed (for GDPMDS certification, this audit is combined with stage 2 audit.).

We audit your MS in action, to check that your declared policy, objectives and targets have been effectively communicated, and that your continuous improvement plans and procedures are working in practice. Certification is then granted after the outstanding issues have been resolved.

After you have achieved the certification, we will undertake regular ongoing audits of your MS to ensure that it is being maintained and that it continues to meet the objectives of your organisation and the expectations of your customers.

The certificate is valid for 3 years. A recertification audit is conducted on the full MS before the expiry of the certificate.

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Would you like to certify your hotel?

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Talk to our experts

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Xavier DANIEL

General Manager, SOCOTEC Certification International

General Manager, SOCOTEC Certification International

Xavier.DANIEL@socotec.com