PATA and Green Globe have agreed to work together to encourage PATA members to implement best practices in sustainable tourism.

Green Globe offers a global benchmarking, certification and performance improvement system for sustainable travel and tourism.

Using Green Globe, organisations demonstrate responsible and sustainable behaviour across the triple bottom lines of economic, social and environmental management.

The Green Globe systems delivers:

• Reduction in green house gas emissions
• Energy efficiency, conservation and management
• Reduction in consumption of fresh water resources
• Ecosystem conservation and management
• Support for local community development
• Improved management of social and cultural issues
• Improved land use planning and management
• Improved air quality and noise reduction
• Improved waste water management
• Waste minimisation, reuse and recycling

Green Globe Lite is designed for businesses that want to start addressing sustainability and climate change.

For more information, please contact: Green Globe Asia Pacific Managed by Earthcheck Pty Ltd (trading as EC3 Global), PO Box 12149, George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4003, Australia,

Tel:+61 (0)7 3211 4726
Fax: +61 (0)7 3211 4734
Website. Email: greenglobe@ec3global.com.