{"id":16574,"date":"2014-01-30T04:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T04:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/movenpick-phuket-resorts-once-again-awarded-green-globe-certification\/"},"modified":"2014-01-30T04:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T04:52:00","slug":"movenpick-phuket-resorts-once-again-awarded-green-globe-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/01\/movenpick-phuket-resorts-once-again-awarded-green-globe-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00f6venpick Phuket Resorts Once Again Awarded Green Globe Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bangtao_Phuket\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bangtao_Phuket-300x200.jpg\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bangtao_Phuket-300x200.jpg\" width=\"240\"><span><span>Green Globe recently announced the re-certification of M\u00d6venpick Resort &#038; Spa Karon Beach Phuket, Thailand for the third year in a row; and of M\u00d6venpick Resort Bangtao Beach, Phuket for the second year respectively.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>\u201cWe are proud of our achievement with Green Globe for the third consecutive year,\u201d said Hansruedi Frutiger,\u00a0 General Manager of M\u00d6venpick Resort &#038; Spa Karon Beach Phuket, \u201cThis recognition will further strengthen\u00a0 our commitment of\u00a0 running all of our operations with sustainability in mind and\u00a0 ensure that we are in compliance with all environmental and sustainable standards.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<span>\u201cIn a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce, compounded by the fact that they are consumed in huge amounts by\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bangtao_Phuket\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bangtao_Phuket1-300x200.jpg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bangtao_Phuket1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\"><span>the hospitality industry, it is our foremost objective to reduce impact on the environment to result in a considerably smaller carbon footprint,\u201d added Michael Wenk, Resident Manager, M\u00d6venpick Resort Bangtao Beach Phuket.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<span>The long-term sustainability management system currently in effect at both M\u00d6venpick Resort &#038; Spa Karon Beach Phuket and M\u00d6venpick Resort Bangtao Beach\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Coconut Grove Pool - Karon Beach\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Coconut-Grove-Pool-Karon-Beach-300x186.jpg\" height=\"186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Coconut-Grove-Pool-Karon-Beach-300x186.jpg\" width=\"300\"><span>includes daily energy consumption monitoring and water and electricity usage reduction targets. Fresh water is sourced from deep well and the company-owned waste water treatment plant. Overall waste reduction targets are achieved through comprehensive reuse\/recycle and packaging minimization initiatives, while the hotels\u2019 purchasing policy favours suppliers adhering to ecological sustainability practices. A new line of eco-friendly water bottles and bathroom amenities have also been introduced at both properties.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div><span>Green Globe is the premier worldwide certification and performance improvement program developed specifically for the travel and tourism industry. The Green Globe Certification Standard provides organizations with a framework to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their environmental sustainability performance, through which they can monitor improvements and achieve certification. It is reviewed once a year and, to guarantee adherence to the highest international standard, a third-party independent auditor is appointed to work with organizations on-site.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sand Bar- Karon Beach\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sand-Bar-Karon-Beach-199x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Sand-Bar-Karon-Beach-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Globe recently announced the re-certification of M\u00d6venpick Resort &#038; Spa Karon Beach Phuket, Thailand for the third year in a row; and of M\u00d6venpick Resort Bangtao Beach, Phuket for the second year respectively. \u201cWe are proud of our achievement with Green Globe for the third consecutive year,\u201d said Hansruedi Frutiger,\u00a0 General Manager of M\u00d6venpick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}