| The Process for Certification is typically undertaken in three steps, which are: |
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Step One: Property Assessment |
| In an effort to understand the current standards observed by the hotel, an in-depth assessment of the property is conducted covering all the relevant areas of focus. The inspection includes: |
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Interviews with the management and staff to comprehend the property’s commitment to environment. |
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Physical inspection of the subject property including back-of-the-house areas to evaluate the systems employed for undertaking environment friendly operations.
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Collating data on consumption of various resources such as electricity, water, diesel, and chemicals among others to assess the processes for environment friendly operations. |
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Interviews with the staff to assess their knowledge, attitude, and training levels to carry out environment friendly operations. |
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| This stage of the certification process culminates in generation of a Property Assessment Report that details the property’s baseline status as regards achieving minimum standards considered essential for an ECOTEL. |
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Step Two: Roadmap for Certification |
| If the hotel wishes to certify itself as an ECOTEL, our team prepares a detailed blueprint for the certification in conjunction with the hotel’s management team. This Roadmap for Certification includes mutually decided targets, technology, and training workshops that will enable the hotel to become an ECOTEL. |
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| The process is estimated to take upto 5-6 months and will include training initiatives, inclusion of best practices as part of the hotel’s standard operating procedures and the necessary capital infusion where required. |
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Phase Three: Audit |
| A final audit of the property shall then be conducted and a certification awarded on its successful completion. |
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| Rating System: The hotel is rated on the parameters defined in our checklists covering the five globes. Our methodology rates every standard on a Likert scale, assigning weights to them based on their contribution. The checklists have a predefined minimum standard, Primary Criteria, which every participating hotel has to clear before being certified as an ECOTEL. |
