The Hay-Adams in Washington D.C. became the first hotel in the world to pass the “comprehensive on-site inspection” and receive the Luxury Eco-Certification Standard (LECS) Leading Hotel from Sustainable Travel International (STI).
The new designation was launched only eight months ago.
“Designed to educate, as well as help luxury hotels create and implement a measurement framework in their move toward sustainability, LECS is the first and only voluntary global certification program of its kind,” according to STI.
Focusing on Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet and Profit), the comprehensive standard aligns with impending global accreditation through the Tourism Stewardship Council, STI says.
“In an ongoing effort to encourage green practices and social responsibility among its portfolio of independently-owned hotels, The Leading Hotels of the World played a significant role in propelling the initiative,” the site says.
By David Wilkening
