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This category aims to determine the extent to which you are managing your environmental impacts as
a business in a sustainable and responsible manner. The judges will be looking for a system that
encompasses an integrated approach to environmentally sustainable and responsible business
practice and your entry must provide details on:
- how you have identified and are managing the various environmental impacts of your
business operations;
- the extent to which you are applying best industry practice related to all aspects of your
business;
- the extent to which you have involved your guests and visitors in your activities;
- resources that have been saved as a result of your systems and the amounts in question;
- whether an effort is being made to use any specific resource (water or energy) in a
sustainable manner in order to avoid waste and over-consumption;
- whether you have set and are managing targets and objectives in respect of resource
reductions;
- how you are managing and measuring performance on an ongoing basis;
- the extent to which your system provides an integrated approach between resource
management, procurement, community issues, communications and operational practices;
- your environmental policy and efforts to communicate this to guests, service providers and
staff;
- any external verification or certification processes you have undertaken to support or
independently review your performance;
- whether your system conforms to international standards such as ISO 14001, Green Globe;
IHEI; Green Leaf; Heritage or others;
- your environmental management structure and the responsibilities of specific members of
management where appropriate.
In all categories, it is important to remember to consider the following points.
- All entries should reflect the activities of your business and your achievements over the
period July 2010 to June 2011. Where your entry is based on activities before this period,
you will need to demonstrate that the achievements in that period have been sustained
by providing relevant supporting documentation or data.
- Your entry should be factual and supported wherever necessary by documented proof of
any claims that may be made in categories where the award is based on performance.
- Include whatever information you believe will aid in demonstrating your achievements, but
beware of overstating the case.
- The data or information must be relevant to the period for which the entry has been
submitted. Outdated supporting information will not be accepted.
- Keep your entry concise and to the point. Limit your submission to 1500 words per
category and highlight information on your performance or achievements as this makes your
entry stand out for the judges and creates a better chance than those that have hidden this
information in unnecessary commentary.
- Ensure that all necessary supporting information is included in your entry submission, and
- Remember that the judges are looking for results and not window-dressing or PR campaigns.
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