3 River is proud to inform
you that we are a fully certified member of
Green Globe 21, the international certication programme for travel
and tourism,
We have done a great deal
of environmental
work in order to achieve this status, and the results of this years
benchmarking are detailed below for your information. To find out
more about the specific environmental work done by us here at 3 rivers,
you should have a good look at the whole of our Eco
Life section, and if you would like to know more about
any aspect of our green globe membership or work, please feel free
to contact us at any time.
OUR BENCHMARKING RESULTS
BENCHMARKING ASSESSMENT REPORT
ACCOMMODATION BENCHMARKING
3 Rivers Eco Lodge
Rosalie, Dominica
16 June 2004
Assessment Conducted by Earth Check Pty Ltd
3 Rivers Eco Lodge has successfully
passed the requirements to become recognised as GREEN
GLOBE Benchmarked Accommodation for the next 12
months, and retains the right to display the GREEN GLOBE
21 logo during this period.
All six indicators are above the GREEN GLOBE Baseline level. Indeed
four indicators, Water
Consumption, Solid Waste, Social Commitment and Resource Conservation,
are at, or
above, the Best Practice level, which is a truly outstanding achievement
to be very highly
commended.
Considering the tremendous and positive commitment that the 3 Rivers
Eco Lodge has
demonstrated to the environment, GREEN GLOBE is confident that they
can maintain their
very high standards and continue to be a leader in environmental performance.
____________________________
Melinda Watt
General Manager
Earth Check Pty Ltd
__________________________
Dr Ashley Scott
Director, Research & Development
Earth Check Pty Ltd
Report endorsed by GREEN GLOBE:
_________________________________
/ / 2004
Cathy Parsons
Global Manager
GREEN GLOBE 21
GREEN GLOBE Benchmarking Results - Page 2 of 4
3 Rivers Eco Lodge
www.greenglobe21.com
OVERVIEW
This annual assessment of the 3 Rivers Eco Lodge was undertaken against
earthcheck™
benchmarking indicators developed for GREEN GLOBE. These indicators,
listed below,
have been carefully selected to track performance in key areas of
environmental and social
performance impact.
earthcheck™ Indicator Annual Benchmark
1 - Sustainability policy Policy is produced and in place
2 - Energy consumption Energy consumed (MJ) / Guest night
3 - Potable water consumption Water consumed (kL) / Guest night
4 - Solid waste production Volume of waste (m3) / Guest night
5 - Social commitment Employees living within 20 km/ Total employees
6 - Resource conservation Total paper products purchased (kg)/ Guest
night
7 Cleaning chemicals used Biodegradable chemicals used (kg)/ Total
chemicals used (kg) for values estimated as “kg waste / Guest
night”,
standard conversions of 650 kg / m3for compactedwaste and 300 kg
/ m3 for uncompacted waste are used
In addition to the list above, a range of optional benchmarks are
also provided. These
present the opportunity to select extra benchmarks that reflect specific
commitment to the
local environment by the operation. Optional benchmarks are encouraged
and recognised by
GREEN GLOBE, but are not used in the Benchmarking evaluation that
assesses whether
the operation has reached the standards necessary to use the GREEN
GLOBE 21 logo.
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The data for the listed earthcheck™ indicators and their benchmarks
have been compiled by
the 3 Rivers Eco Lodge in the prescribed manner, authorised by a senior
executive of the
company and submitted to GREEN GLOBE for an annual independent assessment
conducted by Earth Check Pty Ltd.
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To meet the annual benchmarking requirements of GREEN GLOBE and have
the right to use the GREEN
GLOBE 21 logo, the benchmarks for all the earthcheck™ indicators
should be at or above the Baseline level.
Baseline performance and Best Practice are set by GREEN GLOBE and
Earth Check Pty Ltd with reference to
the type of activity and appropriate national and international conditions
operational data which take into account
social, geographical and climatic impacts.
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