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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Improve your sustainability management system
Why certify your sustainability management system?
- 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
