Conferenza Internazionale sul Turismo Sostenibile
Sessione B2
Verso un’armonizzazione dei marchi e delle esperienze attuali
Turismo ed Ecolabel Europeo:
FATTIBILITÀ TECNICA
Ugo Pretato
ANPA
Agenzia Nazionale per la
Protezione dell’Ambiente
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The EU - Ecolabel
It is the most effective tool to harmonize the existing
local labels and experiences about the tourism sector
• It has a European dimension
• It is “product life cycle” oriented
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Applying the EU Ecolabel
to tourist accomodation:
KEY COMPONENTS
Demand
yes
Supply
yes
Demand
Supply
Environmen
t
Environmen
t
Technical
feasibility
yes
yes
Indicato
rs
yes
Techniques and
technologies
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yes
Areas for
improvement
Commercial
and economic
advantages
Key components:
economic and commercial advantages
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Positive
Negative
direct
Improvement
indirect
Positive Improvement
Italy
62%
38%
44%
56%
Luxembourg
54%
46%
45%
55%
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Key components:
techniques, technologies, improvement areas
Selection and
analysis of good
practices
Good practices
“practice which is
over an average
value, not
necessarily the
best”
Scenarios
for
environment
al improving
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Key components:
indicators
Existing Eco-labels
Analysis of tourist
activities
Selection of used
indicators
Life cycle
characterisation
Indicators
Environmental
aspects
Tourist
activities
• High relevance for the
environment
Criteria selection
• Applicable to many types
of accommodations
• Relatively easy to fulfil
Types of indicators
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Types of indicators
Type A: management indicators
• Assign overall responsibility for environment
protection to a key
• member of staff
• Keep an environment file
• Inform and train your staff and guests
Type B: structural indicators
• Check heating regularly; ensure unhindered
radiation of heat; use alternative sources of heat
• Reduce WC flush and capacity by fitting a double
flush
Type C: performance indicators
• Energy:
MJ per overnight (electric, gas, oil,
etc.)
• Water:
litre per overnight (fresh water)
• Waste:
kg per overnight (unsorted
waste)
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Nazionale per la Protezione
Chemicals:gr.
perdell’Ambiente
overnight (washing powder,
Ecological criteria definition
• It requires a characterisation of the indicators
• It needs a phase of data collection on site, taking into
account:
• Structure typology
• Reference areas
• Geographic conditions
ANPA and PROVINCIA DI RIMINI
have started an experimentation on 42 hotels
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For further information please contact:
tel: 06 -5007 2020
fax: 06 - 5007 2078
e-mail: [email protected]
www.sinanet.anpa.it/ecolprod
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