GENERAL ECO INFO

• Do you have an environmental and/or social sustainability policy        YES

If yes, please attach.

• Do you have an environmental Management System                                    YES

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

      If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

• What percentage of your power is made from renewable energy? 5%

• Do you use any energy saving devices? YES

If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

• Do you have programmes to encourage energy conservation?  YES

If yes, please describe (max 100 words).

GARDENS – ORGANIC FOOD – RECYCLING

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

      If yes, how?

• Do you compost your waste where possible? YES
• Do you practice any other recycling? YES

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

CHEMICALS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS

• Do you use chemical cleaning products? YES
• If yes, which ones and what for?

• Do you use bio degradable cleaning products? YES
• If yes, which ones and what for?

WATER CONSERVATION

• Do you use any water saving devices?  YES

       If yes, please describe (100 words max).

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

• Do you have programmes to encourage water conservation? YES

       If yes, please describe.

ECO EDUCATION / PARTICIPATION

• .Do you educate guests about eco best practices? YES
   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

       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? Most
• Do you involve the local community in your activities? YES

      If yes, how? (100 words max)

• Do you support/sponsor community projects? YES

If yes, please describe (100 words max).

• Do you encourage your guests to contribute to environmental / charitable causes locally or internationally? YES

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? NO

       If yes, please describe?

• Do you get customer feedback? YES

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 TO IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY AND USE CLEANER ENERGY
• The benefits you feel you receive

IMROVED ECONOMIC EFFICIENT IE LESS ENERGY IS USED

• Any negative points

NONE
                                  
 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.

Professor Made Mastika, Director, Inkubator Agribisini, Denpasar Mob 62 81 23983375
Stan Rogers (GG21 Assessor), SMEMSI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email stanr@pc.jaring.my Mob 60 12 2958613

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