Energy Saving

Water Saving

Water Management

Recycling

Environmental
Products Purchase

Air Quality

Community Relations

Communication

Management Support

Training

CRITERIA FOR GREEN LEAF CERTIFICATION
Participating hotels and resorts were evaluated on initiatives and activities undertaken by individual properties in each of the following areas.

• Policy and Standards on Environmental Practice
  
• Waste management
  
• Efficient use of energy and water
  
• Environmentally-friendly products purchase
  - The preference for purchasing products and services from equally committed environmentally-friendly companies
  
• In-door Air quality
  
• Air pollution
  
• Noise Pollution
  
• Water Quality
  
• Recycling
  
• The storage and management of fuel, gas, and toxic waste
  
• Ecological impact
  
• Cooperation with Community and Local Organizations/Community relations
  
• Communication
  
• Management support
  
• Training

Certified hotels have been able to cut their energy use by 20% while water use, paper use and garbage output has also been lowered by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively.

For details about the Green Leaf Foundation or the Green Leaf Certification Programme, please visit www.greenleafthai.org

Contact information

The Green Leaf Foundation
Tourism Authority of Thailand
E-mail: contact@greenleafthai.org
Tel: +66 (0) 2250-5500 Ext 2064
+66 (0) 2652-8321 to 22
Fax: +66 (0) 2652-8322

Secretariat Office of the Green Leaf Programme
Tel: +66 (0) 2281-9496
Fax: +66 (0) 2281-4188