The Austrian Ecolabel (Das Österreichische Umweltzeichen) was established in 1990 on the initiative of the Ministry of Environment, to enhance quality and environmental awareness in the Austrian tourism and leisure time industries.
The Austrian Ecolabel for tourism and leisure industry is awarded to tourist accommodations, catering enterprises, conference and event locations, camp sites and shelter huts for their commitment in the fields of environmentally friendly management and social responsibility.
Austrian Ecolabel eco-rating was benchmarked against the GSTC:
Austrian Ecolabel is compliant with following hearts of the staygreencheck :
The Austrian Ecolabel standard performed the Greenest Choice, according to the staygreencheck methodology. All the accommodations Austrian Ecolabel will show the four hearts of sustainability.
Eco-Certifications
The Austrian Ecolabel for tourism was the first certification body in the world, totally recognized in 1996 by the Ministry of Environment and nowadays is a project of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism. Since 1990, the Austrian Ecolabel has been a guarantor of environmental and climate protection and a reliable guide for Austrians in environmentally friendly purchasing.
In 2005 a collaboration between Austria ecolabel and the European Eco-label (Eu-label) has created a common standard for accommodation in Europe. The Austrian Ecolabel standards aims at complying with the international standards of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC).
- The certificate is valid for 4 years, when all mandatory criteria have been met.
- The Austrian Ecolabel auditing process is done by independent environmental auditors and executed by Austrian Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism
- See the Austrian Ecolabel standards for accommodations here
- Do you want to know more about Austrian Ecolabel click here
Best practices
Whether luxury or seminar hotels, private rooms or apartments – the European Ecolabel awards accommodations for their top quality and environmentally friendly policies. Organic food from regional suppliers is as natural as the responsible use of water and energy. Ideal conditions for a relaxing stay for guests and the environment!
