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Estoril conference centre gets earthcheck certification
Achievement part of a long term commitment to build a more responsible and sustainable business mode
The environmental performance of Estoril Congress Center has been recognised by EarthCheck; environmental management, benchmarking and certification company.
EarthCheck operates a scientifically rigorous benchmarking program and measures key indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community commitment to provide a holistic picture of operational performance.
Benchmarking involves submitting a year’s worth of operational data to EarthCheck, and this is in turn compared with industry data collected from more than 1200 organizations in over 65 countries.
By taking such a scientific approach to measuring the effectiveness of their sustainability practices, Estoril Congress Center has been able to identify where they were out-performing others and where room for improvement remained.
The Director of the Estoril Congress Center, Pedro Rocha dos Santos, said that this achievement is part of a long term commitment and a journey that the ECC started back in 2007, to build a more responsible and sustainable business model, which became a reference and an international case study in the MI Industry. The ECC will continue to improve its sustainability performance aiming the next degree in Green Certification with Earth Check during 2012, the Silver Certification.
Estoril Congress Center rated at or above Best Practice levels for Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2), Potable Water Consumption, Waste Sent to Landfill, Waste Recycling Rating, Paper Products Rating, Cleaning Products Rating and Pesticide Products Rating.
The planet deserves more than half measures
"I am delighted that Estoril Congress Center have Benchmarked their operations," stated Stewart Moore, EarthCheck CEO. "They have recognized the need to be responsible for the impacts of their operations and transparent in their environmental statements." By undertaking benchmarking with EarthCheck, Estoril Congress Center has joined other industry leaders who have demonstrated a willingness to take meaningful steps towards resolving some of the very real issues that face the planet.
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