This audit addresses Single Use Plastics (SUP) potentially used in products and packaging in hotels and in the supply chain of hotels.
Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags. Fish eat thousands of tons of plastic a year, transferring it up the food chain to bigger fish and marine mammals. Microplastics are also consumed by people through food and in the air. In order to qualify for certification, the hotel must comply with all mandatory questions AND the overall score must be 80% or higher.
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This audit assesses the capacity of the hotel to prepare, prevent and respond to COVID-19 cases at the hotel.
The COVID-READY audit computes a score based on compliance on a variety of criteria relevant to a hotel's COVID-19 preparedness, prevention and response strategy. The criteria are based on international guidelines, industry best practices and the latest scientific research related to the pandemic, and are fully aligned with the internationally-recognized Hotel Resilient Standards.
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This audit addresses a range of initiatives hotels can implement to reduce their carbon footprint.
The climate friendly audit addresses initiatives to reduce the hotel’s carbon footprint. Key steps in the process and addressed in this audit are measuring Greenhouse Gas emissions, establishing reduction targets, and developing a climate action plan. Climate actions may include, among other, carbon removal and carbon offsetting initiatives, renewable energy, green transportation, energy use and water reduction and conservation, waste reduction, sourcing local products, establishing sustainable supply chains and climate friendly packaging.
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This audit addresses issues of social & environmental responsibility in tourism.
This audit addresses issues of internal social responsibility, cultural preservation, internal environmental management, supply chain engagement and customer communication. In addition, this self-assessment will help you to figure out where your business stands in terms of sustainability, where you're already doing a good job, and where there's room for improvement. Sustainability has become essential for the success and continuity of tourism businesses. Responsible practices in hotels not only save costs, improve staff satisfaction, have positive impacts on customer experience and their likelihood of returning, but help us to save our planet.
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This comprehensive multi-hazard audit covers the baseline of Hotel Resilient Crisis Standards.
This audit follows the Hotel Resilient Standards. The standards take proven disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation strategies and tailor them to the needs of the hotel industry. They outline the policies, procedures and actions hotels should implement to become disaster and climate resilient. The audit is divided into seven general sections and two building specific sections. The audit therefore addresses hotels with multiple buildings and provides individual scores for each building type. Your responses to the audit questions will combine to measure a hotel's risk and resilience to natural and technological hazards, including impacts from climate change.
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This audit assesses the readiness to safely handle security issues.
This audit takes hotel managers through an assessment of their readiness to safely handle security issues, ranging from potential threats against the hotel to theft and cyber security
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This audit covers the fundamental criteria to provide a healthy and safe hotel environment.
This audit addresses standards for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for guests. Included are standards for pool safety, fall prevention, general first aid, safe transportation, and fitness and sports safety. Hygiene standards are also presented which meet the new expectations of travelers as a result of the pandemic.
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