Today we have just become a member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme, following a training course and on-site consultation, which have happened over the past weeks.
We're part of a brand-new pilot project and are now preparing for our green inspection, at the beginning of June. We're hoping to be the first adventure company in Ireland to achieve the gold award! That means a lot of hard work and innovative thinking between now and June...
Becoming a green, environmentally friendly, outdoor adventure company is becoming increasingly important; to preserve the pristine landscape we work in, to satisfy any environmental concerns of our customers and to play our part in demonstrating how it's possible to lessen our impact on the mountains and lakes of Ireland.
I'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions as to how we can lessen our impact, improve our environmental ethos and do more to help preserve the stunning and potentially delicate areas we take people hiking, rock climbing and kayaking into.
What would you suggest we do or change to become greener and more environmentally friendly?
Leave your suggestion or comment below this blog entry, along with your email address.
The person with the best suggestion will win an adventure break for two people on 8th & 9th May, involving a day's hiking in the Kerry mountains and a morning's kayak trip across the Lakes of Killarney.
Thanks in advance, Nathan
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Mary Stack, Failte Ireland Enviromental Officer, says;
'Outdoors Ireland is one of the 60 tourism businesses taking part in a flagship pilot project run by Fáilte Ireland and South Kerry Development Partnership to ‘green’ tourism businesses in South Kerry. The project, which was launched in December 2009 seeks to bring 60 tourism businesses through environmental training and mentoring, and to achieve accreditation to the Green Tourism Business Scheme eco-label in May 2010. Businesses can achieve either bronze, silver or gold level accreditation under the scheme, depending on the level of environmental best practice which has been implemented in each business. Outdoors Ireland is one of the businesses taking part in the scheme and committed to environmental best practice, both within the business itself and in their direct engagement with the environment. Fáilte Ireland wishes Nathan and his team every success in the Green Tourism Business Scheme!'
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