About you and the property

GENERAL ECO INFO

• Do you have an environmental and/or social sustainability policy        YES / NO

If yes, please attach.

• Do you have an environmental Management System                                    YES / NO

If yes, please attach.

• Brief Description of property – aim, size, facilities (150 words max)

• Brief description of location (100 words max)

ENERGY CONSUMPTION / CONSERVATION

• Do you use any renewable energy? YES / NO

      If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

• What percentage of your power is made from renewable energy?  

• Do you use any energy saving devices? YES / NO

If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

• Do you have programmes to encourage energy conservation?  YES/NO

If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

GARDENS – ORGANIC FOOD – RECYCLING

• Do you have gardens? YES / NO
• If yes, are they organic? YES / NO
• Do you encourage your food suppliers to be organic?  YES/ NO

      If yes, how?

• Do you compost your waste where possible? YES / NO
• Do you practice any other recycling? YES / NO

       If yes, please describe? (100 words max).

CHEMICALS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS

• Do you use chemical cleaning products? YES / NO
• If yes, which ones and what for?

• Do you use bio degradable cleaning products? YES /NO
• If yes, which ones and what for?
  

WATER CONSERVATION

• Do you use any water saving devices?  YES / NO

       If yes, please describe (100 words max).

• Where does your water come from? 
• Is it potable? YES /NO
• If not, what method do you use to make it drinkable?

• Do you have programmes to encourage water conservation? YES / NO

       If yes, please describe.

ECO EDUCATION / PARTICIPATION

23.Do you educate guests about eco best practices? YES / NO
 If so, how? (100 words max).

• Illustrate the opportunities for the guest to become involved in the hotel or restaurant environmental activities

• Are your staff fully aware & do they understand all your eco practices? YES / NO

       If yes, how was this achieved?

• What kind of materials do you have to communicate with your guests (brochures, posters, pamphlets, etc.)? Please list.

LOCAL COMMUNITY

 What percentage of your staff are local nationals? 100%

• Approximately, what percentage of your purchased goods is locally produced? 95%
• Do you involve the local community in your activities? YES / NO

      If yes, how? (100 words max)

• Do you support/sponsor community projects? YES / NO

If yes, please describe (100 words max).

• Do you encourage your guests to contribute to environmental / charitable causes locally or internationally? YES / NO

If yes, please describe (100 words max)

• Do you provide information on how those contributions are supporting the environment / community? YES / NO

If yes, please describe (100 words max)

FLORA AND FAUNA CONSERVATION / PRESERVATION

• Describe any flora or fauna conservation/projects you are involved in? (100 words max)
  

• How do you encourage your guests to participate in the programme?
  

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

• What is the single most significant achievement you have made regarding

local people, (100 words max).

• the environment (100 words max).

• Conservation? (100 words max).

• Education? (100 words max).
  
  

• Please describe what you feel is your single most important eco achievement? (200 words max).
  

MONITORING / FEEDBACK / IMPROVEMENTS

• Do you monitor your environmental impact? YES / NO

       If yes, please describe?

• Do you get customer feedback? YES / NO

If yes, please describe how you collect the feedback, and what you do with it.

LOCAL IMPACTS

• Please describe (100 words max each answer) what you do to:
• Minimise negative impacts of tourism on the environment
  

• Minimise negative impact on the local community
  

• Increase environmental awareness
  

• Increase cultural awareness
  

• Ensure local community benefits
  
  

• Improve on your eco work?
  
  

ECO CERTIFICATION

• If you have a green / eco certification label, please give details and explain:
• your reasons for joining the scheme
• The benefits you feel you receive
• Any negative points                                 
   If you do not have a green certification / label, please explain 

• Your reasons for NOT joining any schemes,
• Any benefits you feel you are missing

• Anything else you feel is relevant or important.(250 words max)

Please provide as much documentary evidence as possible.

Please provide 2 references, preferably one from the local or national government tourist authority or a registered NGO (Non-profit Non Governmental Organization) locally, and the other from your certification scheme if you are in one.

Questionnaire created with the help of Jem Winston, owner of award winning 3 Rivers Eco Lodge, Dominica, jem@3riversdominica.com ; http://www.3riversdominica.com ; http://www.jemwinston.com