The Green Key is an international eco-label for tourism products. It was originated for hotels in Denmark in 1994 and in 1998 France joined and started labelling camping sites. Today, criteria are available for hotels, camping sites, hostels, summer houses, restaurants, leisure facilities, and conference facilities. Not all criteria are available in all countries. It is an ongoing work to develop criteria for the international campaign.

The comprehensive demands put on the labelled businesses comprise demands on environmental management, on technical measures, on communication, and on environmental education.

The Green Key has been adopted as the fifth FEE campaign. FEE is Foundation for Environmental Education and runs campaigns in 54 countries. The FEE campaigns are Blue Flag, Young Reporters for the Environment, Learning About Forests, Eco Schools, and the Green Key.

The Green Key has been made available to all 54 countries in the FEE network. At this point, the Green Key is established in 13 countries and a number of other countries are preparing to run the campaign. See “upcoming countries” for details on the national situations.

The Green Key coordination is hosted by FEE France.