All ASEAN Green Hotels

All ASEAN Green Hotels

ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian states which promotes Pan-Asianism, intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, military, educational and cultural integration amongst its members and Asian states. The countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

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ASEAN Green Hotels
The ASEAN Green Hotel Standard is an ASEAN initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the ASEAN. The ASEAN Green Hotel Standard is currently active in all ASEAN.


This Standard deals with the following essential elements of professional Green Hotel operations: Environmental plan, Green product, Human Resource and environmental management.

A Green Hotel as defined by this standard is an establishment for the promotion of the Environmentally friendly and Energy Conservation. This main management consist of engineering department, housekeeping department, front office department, facilities department e.g.

A Green Hotel operation can be modified for many stakeholders such as hotel management, staff, guest, community for make a better cooperation to reach the criteria and success in green management.
ASEAN Green Standard - Major Criteria and Requirements
Standards

  • Promotion of environmental activities.
  • Existence of plan for raising staff to be aware of environment i.e. training.
  • Existence of environmental management plan for hotel operation.
  • Existence of monitoring program for environmental management of hotels.

Human resource development
Provision of training programs for operation and management staff on environmental management.
Solid waste management

  • Introduction of waste management techniques e.g. waste reduction, reuse, recycling, waste separation and composting.
  • Encouragement of the involvement of hotel staff in waste reduction, reuse, recycling, waste separation and composting program.
  • Encouragement of the involvement of hotel Guest in reuse, recycling, waste
    separation.

Air quality management (indoor and outdoor)

  • Designation of smoking and non-smoking area.
  • Regular monitoring and maintenance for equipment and hotel facilities to ensure the air quality i.e. air conditioning.

Noise pollution control
Existence of noise control program from hotel operation.
Toxic and chemical substance disposal management

  • Provision of clear signs for toxic substance.
  • Appropriate hazardous waste disposal management.
  • Regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance for storage in order to avoid leakage of gas or toxic chemical substance.

Use of green products

  • Encouragement for the use of local products for hotel operation i.e. food and handicrafts.
  • Encouragement for the use of environmentally friendly products.

Collaboration with the community local organizations

  • Existence of plans/activities to help improve quality of life of the community.
  • Existence of awareness rising programs for local community on environmental
    protection.
  • Creation of activities in promoting culture and traditional performance and local ways of life.
  • Creation of job opportunity for local community.

Energy efficiency

  • Introduction of energy saving techniques and / or energy saving technology and
    equipment for hotel to reduce energy consumption.
  • Installation of meters/equipment to monitor energy consumption.

Water efficiency and water quality

  • Introduction of water saving techniques and / or use of water saving technology and equipment to reduce water consumption.
  • Regular maintenance for water saving equipment.
  • Encouragement of the involvement of hotel Guest in water saving.
  • Ensure the quality of water used in the hotel.

Waste water treatment and management

  • The use of mechanisms to prevent water contamination and reduce waste water
    generation.
  • Promotion of the use of recyclable/grey water in operation i.e. watering trees.
  • Encouragement for an appropriate use of wastewater treatment.