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, and on communication.
The Green Key has been adopted as the
fifth FEE campaign. FEE is Foundation for Environmental
Education and runs campaigns in 37 countries. The FEE
campaigns are Blue Flag, Young Reporters for the Environment,
Learning About Forests, Eco Schools, and now also the
Green Key.
The Green Key has been made available
to all 37 countries in the FEE network. At this point,
the Green Key is established in six 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 campaign is co-ordinated in a co-operation
between FEE France and the Danish Green Key organisation.
An international steering group with representation
from both organisations develops the campaign. |
