Transparency, practical relevance and international credibility have always been important to us at GreenSign. Even the first of a total of four GreenSign Hotel catalog versions from the founding year 2014 included transnational frameworks such as ISO 14001 or EMAS. With growing political and social requirements, it quickly became clear to us: This is no longer enough.
Since June 2022, the certification catalog for the GreenSign Hotel certification is therefore recognized by the world-renowned Global Sustainable Tourism Council. This recognition ensures and confirms the high quality standards and the holistic sustainability approach that we have been pursuing with our hotel certification since day 1.
In a year-long process, our GreenSign certification review criteria for hotels were carefully scrutinized, reviewed for accuracy, scope and expression, and endorsed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s Assurance Panel, resulting in a certification catalog that meets, verifies and recognizes the highest level of social and environmental standards.
By the way: Even before the GSTC recognition, GreenSign was a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and thus supported the common understanding of sustainable tourism.
