COMVITA VISITOR CENTRE – GREEN GLOBE 21 BENCHMARKED

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand – Comvita Visitor Centre has achieved the prestigious GREEN GLOBE 21 Benchmarked Certificate under the new GREEN GLOBE 21 Certification program, which recognises the operation’s commitment to operating at the world’s highest environmental standard.

Comvita Visitor Centre has spent considerable time benchmarking its energy and water consumption, waste production and disposal as well as implementing an integrated environmental and social policy.  In particular it has achieved Best Practice results in Energy Consumption and Resource Conservation. These measures will deliver ongoing reduction of non-renewable resources, extensive cost savings and secure a sustainable commercial and ecological future for the business.

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 Comvita Visitor Centre has achieved Benchmarked status.  Comvita Visitor Centre 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.”