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The
Green Leaf Foundation was officially founded and registered
on the 17th of March 1998. It was the day that members of
the Board of Environmental Promotion
of Tourism Activities or BEPTA were pleased and proud
of their hard work and vision in developing both the quality
of the environment and the tourism industry at the same
time. The visionary organizations are composed of: |
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Tourism Authority
of Thailand |
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Thai Hotels Association |
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United Nations Environment
Program |
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Demand Side Management Office
of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand |
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Association for the Development
of Environmental Quality, and |
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Metropolitan Water works Authority.
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The
Green Leaf Foundation was jointly established by the
6 organizations with the same determination and responsibility,
with support fund sponsorship from various local and
international organizations. They have organized several
training seminars on environmental educational, environmental
standards, and energy efficiency since 1999.Their main
objective is
British Embassy,
the Asia Foundation, United State-Asia Environmental
Partnership, National Energy Policy Office, Department
of Environmental, Quality Promotion, Faculty of Environment
and Resources Studies, Mahidol University, Tridhod Three-Generation
School Village, Dusit Group, Hilton International Bangkok
at Park Nai Lert, May Fair Inn Company Limited, Thai
International Airways Company Limited, and other leading
hotels in Thailand are
their sponsors for several of activities . |
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Green
Leaf Program for hotels under the Green Leaf Foundation
is the first step in the development of environmental
quality for the tourism industry. Various activities
will be organized by the Foundation in the future,according to its future developmet and objectives.
once the foundation has sufficient capacity to
move on. |
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The
Green Leaf Programs are organized by BEPTA, which has completed
environmental practical checklists for hotels for the environmental
assessment and to be audited by the BEPTA’s appointed Audit
team. The assessment will be graded with the standard score
to measure hotel’s each operation’s efficiency in environmental
management. The results of the assessment, will be compared
with the reference standard score of the hotels .Audited hotels
to promote environmental awareness in tourism industry,highest
level of resource efficiency of environmental protection will
be awarded with Green Leaf Certificate ranging form 1 to 5
leaves, 5 denoting the most practiced hotel in environmental
management. |
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The
Green Leaf Foundation has confidence in the efforts
of hotel owners, operators, and their business partners
in working collaboratively towards the betterment in
managing the environmentally quality for the prosperity
and sustainability of the industry and the country.
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| Objectives of
the Green Leaf Foundation |
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Promote knowledge and support studies and research
in the creation of a good understanding of environmental
conservation. |
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Assist owners and operators in the tourism industry
to develop environmental quality standard in their work
place. |
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Develop standards of environmental practices for
tourism and tourism-related business in responding to
consumer’s requirement. |
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Promote
roles and responsibilities in co-operating with the use
of environmental efficient technology to develop environment
quality for tourism activities. |
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