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At the Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association First
Annual Awards dinner on Saturday 27th May, 2006 3 Rivers Eco Lodge & Sustainable
Living Centre was proud to receive the honour of: The management and staff of 3 Rivers wish to thank all concerned for our award, and encourage all hotels in Dominica, and beyond, to move to introduce more green programmes, and to help Dominica move to a greener, brighter future. At the International Hotel & Restaurant Association 42nd Annual
Congress, held in Beijing, China on October 30th, 2005 3 Rivers
was awarded 2nd prize in the 2005 environmental award. ECOCLUB.com Ecolodge Awards 2005 The Second Prize Winner, 3 Rivers, proposed the Installation of a hydraulic ram pump system in the nearby village health centre, which will then provide a regular water supply for the medical facilities in the village. A workshop on hydraulic ram pumping at the health centre would also be held during installation, thus training other locals in the use of hydraulic ram pumping and its environmental benefits. The graduates of the workshop will then be encouraged to hold similar workshops in their own villages. At the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference held at The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami, the 28th June, 2005, 3 RIVERS ECO LODGE, Dominica, became THE AMERICAN EXPRESS & CARIBBEAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION CARIBBEAN GREEN HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2005 in the small hotel category, (less than 76 rooms). This is the first time in history that the award has been achieved by a hotel in Dominica. This is, indeed, a proud day not only for 3 Rivers, but for the whole of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Jem Winston 3 RIVERS ECO LODGE – GREEN GLOBE RE-BENCHMARKED – 2nd year running FIRST HOTEL IN DOMINICA TO BE BENCHMARKED FOR THIS YEAR Rosalie, Commonwealth of Dominica Tuesday 17th May, 2005 – 3 RIVERS ECO LODGE is proud to announce that it is the first hotel in Dominica to achieve, for the second year running, the prestigious GREEN GLOBE 21 Benchmarked Certificate under the GREEN GLOBE 21 Certification program. 3 Rivers Eco Lodge has spent considerable time benchmarking its energy and water consumption, waste production and disposal as well as implementing an integrated environmental and social policy. 3 Rivers is extremely proud to have achieved at or above world best practices in all 6 Earthcheck categories: Energy consumption, Water Consumption, Solid Waste, Social Commitment, Resource Conservation and cleaning chemicals used performance areas. Where possible 3 Rivers has also made improvements in all categories since being benchmarked last year. These measures will deliver ongoing reduction of non-renewable resources, extensive cost savings and secure a sustainable commercial and ecological future for the business. Ashley Scott, director of Earthcheck, says that due to the positive commitment made by 3 Rivers, he is confident that 3 Rivers will remain a leader in exceptional environmental performance. About GREEN GLOBE 21 GREEN GLOBE 21 is the global Benchmarking, Certification and improvement system assisting the international travel and tourism industry to attain sustainability. GREEN GLOBE 21 provides a certification system that responds directly to the major environmental problems facing the planet, including the greenhouse effect, over-use of freshwater resources, destruction of biodiversity, production of solid and biological waste and social issues. Cathy Parsons, Global Manager of GREEN GLOBE 21, says “I
am delighted that 3 Rivers Eco Lodge has achieved Benchmarked status.
3 Rivers is an inspiration to all those people committed to environmentally
sustainable tourism. They have demonstrated through a variety of
initiatives, that the business and its employees can make a difference
to reducing their environmental impact. The commitment they have
shown in signing up to participate in the GREEN GLOBE 21 program
and their achievements set an example for other businesses to follow.” I am proud to announce that today (November 22, 2004) at their conference in Istanbul, Turkey, The International Hotel & Restaurant Association announced that 3 Rivers Eco Lodge, In Dominica, has come 3rd in their environmental Best Practices award, 2004 for independent hotels. There was a winner and a runner up, and 3 Rivers received the first honourable mention, making us 3rd in the world for the independant hotel with the best environmental practices. We invite you all to share in our celebrations of this achievement by helping us inform the public, and in so doing we will help in promoting a better understanding of Dominica’s Green Globe membership amongst the people of Dominica. Jem Winston |
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