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The Best Western Aux Ducs De Bourgogne certified with “Ecolabel”!
Friday, April 30th, 2010 | Uncategorized, What about our hotels | No Comments
The Best Western hotel Aux Ducs de Bourgogne ***, has always been mindful of the well-fare of its customers, and of the environment. Today, all its team is proud to display the symbol of the Eco-label on its walls, from April 2010.
The “Ducs the Bourgogne” is the first of the 18 hotels of INN Paris Group to obtain the label.
What is that the Eco-label?
Created in 1992, the European Eco-label is the only European eco-label official usable in all EU memr countries. It is awarded in France by the AFNOR an independent certifying body, on the base of a voluntary certification process of products and services.
The Community eco-label is based on the principle of a “comprehensive approach” which takes into account the entire lifecycle of the product, from the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, and use up to its recycling or disposal after use”. The quality and use are also taken into account.
What is it?
It distinguishes products or services that are particularly friendly to the environnement. Its criteria ensure suitability for the use of products and a reduction of their environmental impacts during their life cycle. It concerns both the product and its packaging in case of a certification of products.
Sustainable tourism in Paris
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 | About Paris, Travel Guide | No Comments
Long accused of growing to the detriment of the environment, tourism has taken seriously the ecological concerns of its customers, and perfectly understood the necessity to preserve the environnement in order to ensure its survival.
Thanks to the consideration of ecological issues, Hotel business is the only service able to receive the “Ecolabel” today, and actually plays the best figure!
Just like the Hôtel Aux Ducs de Bourgogne, who has been certified in april 2010 (cf. post” Ecolabel”, 30th march 2010), hotels, campsites, B & B, mountain huts and youth hostels, can benefit from this European label, and thus demonstrate their commitment to the environment.
Waste management, reduction in water, gas, electricity consumption and CO2 emissions… the levers are many to help accomodation managers to reduce their carbon footprint.
To go further in the green wave, here is a list of bio-ecolo-trendy adresses to be tested, to combine Paris and ecology!
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