Services
Green Globe certification :
THISD's Green Globe accredited auditors offer certification to the Green Globe standards in Ireland, Switzerland and the UK. Green Globe is the leading green certification for the travel and tourism industry and its supply chain worldwide. Only businesses awarded the Green Globe seal can claim to be independently recognized as sustainable.
Green Globe Certification is an efficient and paperless process, verified by accredited third-party auditors and fully compliant with ISO/IEC 17021.
Green Globe certification is available for the following types of tourist-related businesses.
- Attractions
- Golf Courses
- Hotels & Resorts
- Guest Houses
- Transportation (Bus Company, Limousine Service, Car Rental)
- Restaurants
- Travel Industry (Tour Operators, Destination Management Company, Meeting & Incentive Industry)
AS well as certification THISD can offer other Green Globe services, including sustainability benchmarking and 'Green Revenue Maximisation'. Green Globe not only shows that certified businesses have achieved a robust standard of sustainability, but also markets that fact to the travel trade and concerned customers. Contact us for more details.
'Quick Scan eco-efficiency assessment :
In conjunction with the University of North West Switzerland in Basel, THISD has developed an assessment tool for evaluating eco-efficiency in tourism and hospitality operations. 'Quick Scan' is the first stage in developing a 'Cleaner Production' strategy for businesses and organisations, but on its own provides a blueprint for developing best practices and channelling investment to achieve improvements in environmental performance as economically as possible. Quick Scan is fast and much cheaper than larger scale Life Cycle assessments. Contact us for more details.
Destination Sustainability :
Don't learn how to be sustainable passively; learn by doing! THISD's leading, innovative tourism destination sustainability simulation, Tour@Sim, provides Tourism Destination Stakeholders the opportunity to learn how to:
- Increase tourism growth with less environmental and socio-cultural impact
- Reduce pressure on public utilities
- Enhance Green positioning
- Improve stakeholder communication and cooperation on sustainability issues and activities
- Expand database on Green activities of hospitality firms
- Improve eco-efficiency through destination marketing strategies and public policy initiatives
For more information on THISD Sustainable Destination training and consultancy, please contact us.
EMS courses :
Delivered on-site or online, using the Moodle platform, THISD's Environmental Management Sytems courses provide Tourism and Hospitality business owners, managers and potential Green Champions with the tools and processes required to develop and implement sustainable practices.
- The first (16 hour) course, 'Introduction to Hospitality EMS', provides an overview of the principals of an EMS programme and explores the background, development concepts and drivers of these programmes as they have been implemented in the hospitality and tourism Industry.
- The second (24 hour) course, 'Hospitality EMS Implementation', is designed for property staff who are, or who will be, charged with implementing and managing a successful EMS program.
The two courses can be taken as separate modules or as a single combined courses and can be delivered on-site by THISD trainers or studied online. For more information please contact us.
Conference Workshops:
THISD can organize and deliver Conference workshops, seminars or educational based courses, classes or presentations on the general topic of tourism destination sustainability. These include the following sub-topics:
- Tourism Sustainability: Myth or Possibility
- Redefining Tourism Sustainability
- Tourism Sustainability and Eco-efficiency
- Tourism Destinations and Hospitality SME’s – Improving EMS Performance
- Tourism Destination Sustainability – The Role of Hotel Chains
For additional information on the provision on conference workshops and other possible topics; please contact us.