1. DO YOU HAVE RULES AND/OR GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF YOUR BUSINESS?
How do you communicate your sustainability rules and guidelines?
2. DO YOU MAKE YOUR PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS AWARE OF YOUR STEPS IN BECOMING MORE SUSTAINABLE?
How often do you make your partners and customers aware of your steps in becoming more sustainable?
3. DO YOU ACTIVELY SUPPORT LOCAL INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT?
How often do you support and/or organise local initiatives for sustainable community development?
4. DOES YOUR BUSINESS LIMIT THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (E.G. WATER OR ELECTRICITY)?
How do you describe your efforts to limit the impact your business might have on the availability of resources to the community?
5. DO YOU PROVIDE ACCESS AND INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS?
How would you better describe your accessibility and information policy for people with special needs?
6. DO YOU IMPLEMENT A POLICY AGAINST COMMERCIAL, SEXUAL, LABOR OR ANY OTHER FORM OF EXPLOITATION OR DEPRIVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS in accordance with national and/or international legislation?
How do you implement your policy against commercial, sexual, labor or any other form of harassment or deprivation of human rights?
7. DO YOU RESPECT LOCAL LABOUR RIGHTS AND PAY WAGES IN LINE WITH THE LOCAL STANDARD?
How would you describe the employment rights and wage standards you pay? (tick just one option)
8. DO YOU PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANYONE BY THEIR GENDER, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, DISABILITY OR IN OTHER WAYS?
How would you better describe your effort to provide employment opportunities without any form of discrimination?
9. DO YOU USE EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICES THAT MINIMISE ENERGY USE? (E.G. LED LIGHTS, ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT, MOTION DETECTOR LIGHTS)
What type of equipment and practices do you implement to minimize energy use?
10. DO YOU PREVENT UNNECESSARY USE OF OUTDOOR HEATING OR COOLING (eg. ON TERRACES)?
How do you prevent unnecessary use of outdoor heating or cooling (e.g. on terraces)?
11.DO YOU ONLY TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) WHEN NECESSARY AND ASK GUESTS TO TURN IT OFF WHEN THEY DON'T NEED IT?
How do you promote the responsible use of air conditioning (A/C) in your rooms?
12. ARE YOU TRYING TO TRANSITION FROM NON-RENEWABLE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY (WIND, HYDRO, SOLAR)?
What actions are you taking to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy?
13. DOES PART OF YOUR ELECTRICITY COME FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES?
What is the share of renewable energy in your energy composition?
14. DO YOU IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ADAPT TO THE EXPECTED IMPACTS OF THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY?
Which measures have you implemented to adapt to the expected impacts of the climate emergency?
15. DO YOU ACTIVELY WORK TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE?
How would you better describe your efforts to reduce the amount of plastic waste?
16. DO YOU ACTIVELY WORK TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE?
How would you better describe your effort to reduce the amount of food waste?
17. DO YOU IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO REUSE OR RECYCLE WASTE (WHEN REDUCTION IS NOT FEASIBLE)?
Which mechanisms have you put in place to reuse or recycle waste?
18. DO YOU PREVENT THE USE OF DISPOSABLES AND OFFER REUSABLE ALTERNATIVES INSTEAD?
Which measures do you implement to prevent the use of disposables and offer reusable alternatives instead?
19. DO YOU ACTIVELY TAKE STEPS IN REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AND WATER POLLUTION?
Which measures do you take to reduce water consumption and water pollution?
20. FOR ACCOMMODATION: DO YOU ENCOURAGE YOUR GUESTS TO INDICATE WHEN TOWELS AND LINEN SHOULD BE CHANGED?
How would you better describe your towels and linen policy?
21. DO YOU IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO AVOID AIR POLLUTION?
What measures do you have to avoid air pollution?
22. DO YOU IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBOURS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AGAINST YOUR NOISE?
What measures do you take to protect your neighbours and the natural environment against your noise?
23. DO YOU PRIORITIZE LOCAL SUPPLIERS?
In which domains do you prioritize local suppliers?
24. DO YOU PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR-TRADE SUPPLIERS?
In which domains do you prioritize eco-friendly sustainable and fair-trade suppliers?
25. DO YOU SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (ON-SITE AND ONLINE, E.G. YOU SHARE INFORMATION, YOU ARE PART OF ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS)?
How do you support and contribute to biodiversity conservation?
26. DO YOU SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL SITES, TRADITIONS AND CULTURE?
How do you support and contribute to the protection, preservation and enhancement of local sites, traditions and culture?
27. DO YOU SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL SITES, TRADITIONS AND CULTURE?
How do you support and contribute to the protection, preservation and enhancement of local sites, traditions and culture? (tick all that apply)
28. DO YOU SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL SITES, TRADITIONS AND CULTURE?
How do you support and contribute to the protection, preservation and enhancement of local sites, traditions and culture?
29. DO YOU SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL SITES, TRADITIONS AND CULTURE?
How do you support and contribute to the protection, preservation and enhancement of local sites, traditions and culture?
30. EXTRA QUESTION NEEDED, SUGGESTIONS?
Please
indicate
any sustainable actions and practices you have adopted that are not included in the questions so far. Feel
free
to add any useful information in this regard, this may increase your final score. Examples: When it's a
conscious choice by someone not to have an A/C to reduce impact.
