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EarthCheck is one of the world's largest certifiers of sustainable travel and tourism operators; with more than 1300 clients in over 70 countries.

EarthCheck complies with the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) 14064 range of standards for greenhouse gas accounting. It is also aligned with the GRI and NABERS programs and is both T-Qual and GSTC Accredited.

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Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with EarthCheck's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

EC3 Global

Member of

Other

Type

For-profit

Also manages

None.

Member of: PATA GSTC


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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

  • Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
  • Social and environmental attributes
  • Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
  • Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

  • Standard development and management process
  • Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 1997

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Tourism


Where this ecolabel is found
Albania American Samoa Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D'Ivôire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Fiji Finland France French Polynesia French Southern Territories Germany Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niue Norfolk Island Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russian Federation Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe



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Last updated: 20 January 2012