The world’s largest sustainable tourism certification program EarthCheck, today announced the public release of a series of a library of free sustainability fact sheets, voluntary carbon offsetting information sheets and case studies.

(TRAVPR.COM) AUSTRALIA - 28th April 2010 - The world’s largest sustainable tourism certification program EarthCheck, today announced the public release of a series of a library of free sustainability fact sheets, voluntary carbon offsetting information sheets and case studies. Filling a gaping void, these documents reveal the operational savings made by some of the world’s leading hotels and conferencing venues, which have implemented sustainability measures.

The reference materials were jointly developed by EarthCheck and the University of Queensland; providing a timely resource for business considering offsetting their emissions or looking to improve their triple bottom line.

The materials demystify matters such as renewable energy, water consumption, energy efficient air conditioning and green procurement. Each fact sheet includes real industry examples; complete with capital investment costs, operational savings and the overall return on investment.

"We expect these resources to help business managers better understand the benefits of sustainable practices," explained Stewart Moore, CEO of EarthCheck. "Although they've been developed for the travel and tourism industry, they're of benefit to the wider community as well, as they help clarify the benefits of using an environmental management system that provides benchmarking and offers transparency through independent, third party audits".

The PDF documents may be downloaded from www.earthcheck.org/en-us/wp/library.aspx

EDITOR’S NOTES

EC3 Global is the world's largest certifier of sustainable travel and tourism operators. With more than 1000 clients in over 60 countries, the company’s EarthCheck Program responds directly to the major environmental problems facing the planet, including climate change, waste reduction and non-renewable resource management. It provides benchmarking, certification and performance improvement systems that result in average savings of 30 per cent for energy and waste stream, and 20 per cent savings for water consumption. Go to www.earthcheck.org

For further information please contact:
EarthCheck
Chantal Dunbar
EC3 Global Communications Manager
P: +61 401 058 159
E: chantal.dunbar@ec3global.com
W: www.earthcheck.org

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