Juliet Kinsman
Sustainability Editor at the Condé Nast Traveller magazine, author of The Green Edit (Ebury Press) and founder of eco-luxury resource Bouteco
Meet the evolving expectations of modern travellers with EarthSafe, a program that can be activated as part of the EarthCheck Certified or EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations programs.
EarthSafe enables businesses or destinations to establish a practical management system for health and hygiene. The processes and procedures are designed to benefit all stakeholders, including staff, operators, owners, and customers.
As an optional enhancement within the MyEarthCheck ecosystem, the EarthSafe program can also be applied to destinations, precincts, and the tourism supply chain, ensuring robust health and hygiene standards across the entire ecosystem.
EarthSafe software guides businesses and destinations through implementing the Health and Hygiene Management system.
Templates and guides include:
EARTHSAFE OPERATIONS
EARTHSAFE DESTINATIONS
FOR BOTH
Hygiene, general visitor safety and cleanliness is now a vital consideration in the travel and leisure plans for all visitor markets.
Chairman of the EarthCheck Research Institute Professor David Simmons, from Lincoln University in New Zealand, led a global task force of leading healthcare, hygiene, assurance professionals and business operators to design and establish a set of COVID-19 safe work principles and hygiene guidelines.
These guidelines can be applied throughout the tourism supply chain, ensuring visitors, staff and communities remain and feel safe.
Juliet Kinsman
Sustainability Editor at the Condé Nast Traveller magazine, author of The Green Edit (Ebury Press) and founder of eco-luxury resource Bouteco
There are more than 476 million Indigenous Peoples, found in all regions of the world, from the Arctic to the tropical forests. They make up more than 6 per cent of our global population.
In the spirit of reconciliation, EarthCheck acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout the world and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Indigenous Peoples today.
EarthCheck acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples are guardians of the forests and biodiversity hotspots we all depend on. Research shows that lands managed by Indigenous Peoples, with secure rights, experience lower deforestation rates, store more carbon, hold more biodiversity, and benefit more people than other lands — including protected areas.
We recognise and support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is a positive document that maps out a path for Indigenous Peoples to be free from discrimination and secure in their identities and life choices.
EarthCheck science and products were developed by the Australian Government Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre (STCRC) over ten years. Our science is reviewed annually to ensure that it meets international standards relative to greenhouse gas protocols, responsible tourism, and certification.
EarthCheck products and services are built on the Agenda 21 principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 and aligned to the SDGs.
EarthCheck Certified provides a framework for organisations to achieve the desired outcomes for sustainable development as set out in the final report of the World Summit for Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.
EarthCheck Certified complies with the Mohonk Agreement (2000), which outlines the guidelines and principles for an international sustainable tourism certification program. It is also a Recognised program of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
EarthCheck Certified is a verification standard accepted by CDP. It is also an approved program of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA), London & Partners, the Mexican Secretary of Tourism (SECTUR) and the City of Sydney.
EarthCheck Certified is an approved program for meeting the EU Energy Directive for the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle – BAFA) in Germany and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy) in the Netherlands.
EarthCheck partners with international research organisations to maintain the currency of EarthCheck science and our benchmarking systems.
The EarthCheck brand signifies scientific excellence, better environmental, economic, and social performance, improved community interactions, and savings through more efficient use of resources. It provides recognition and promotional support to a global consumer market.
