ISO 21401:2018
Accommodation Establishments Sustainability Management
For hotels, resorts and other accommodation establishments.
ClassManagement system standard
Edition2018
What is this standard?
Specifies sustainability management system requirements for accommodation establishments.
Who is it for?
Accommodation establishments.
What triggers an assessment?
- An accommodation establishment is operated and a sustainability claim is intended.
- A tour operator or corporate customer imposes a sustainability requirement.
- Environmental and social performance needs to be measured.
What does it not replace?
- It does not substitute for a tourism operating licence.
- Green Key and Blue Flag are separate programmes; Blue Flag applies to coastal and marine facilities, not accommodation.
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