Green Globe International, Inc. Announces Green Globe Index Service for China's Hospitality Industry
June 01 2010 - 8:40AM
Green Globe International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GGII), the worldwide
owner of the Green Globe brand, today announced that at the recent
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Travel &
Tourism Summit in Beijing, China, a cooperative agreement was
signed for the deployment of the Green Globe Index sustainability
assessment program to be implemented by China Hotel Purchasing and
Supplying Association (HPSA), which is headquartered in Beijing.
HPSA is the most renowned and influential trade association in
China's hospitality industry, with 6,000 corporate and individual
members from the industry and their supply chains.
The Green Globe Index sustainability assessment program will
help China's hotels and their suppliers to boost their
competitiveness through measuring, learning and improving their
energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
"This is the first contract for Green Globe International in
China, and with such a significant national association, this is
truly an important event," commented Steven R. Peacock, CEO and
Managing Director of Green Globe International. "We believe there
is a broad demand for the Green Globe Index in China as the initial
step towards sustainability for its various industries and public
organizations."
Charles Kao, a Director of Sustainability Intelligence Ltd. and
owner of TravelMole, the most highly acclaimed and largest global
online community for the travel and tourism industry, stated, "The
current 14,000 hotels in China are projected to grow annually at
19% for the 4-5 star hotels and 9% for lower categories or a total
of 1.6 million rooms over the next decade. The Chinese
government and tourism industry has committed that this growth will
be developed and managed under internationally accepted sustainable
criteria. Our Green Globe Index program is proud to partner with
HPSA to help meet these objectives."
Green Globe Index is a low cost, common global disclosure
platform designed to enable mass engagement with the travel and
tourism industry. The index, managed by UK-based Sustainability
Intelligence Ltd, is a web-based tool that assesses sustainability
performance, providing measurement and rating for all types of
travel industry stakeholders.
The Green Globe brand and program, which traces its roots back
to the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, where
182 Heads of State endorsed the Agenda 21 principles of Sustainable
Development, has primarily been used in the travel and tourism
industry but is now being expanded to include a growing number of
environmentally responsible businesses in a variety of market
sectors. The Green Globe brand is an ideal symbol for the world's
increasing awareness of environmental responsibility and response
to global climate change.
The company encourages all shareholders and others interested in
following the progress of the Green Globe brand to subscribe to
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About China Hotel Purchasing & Supplying Association
(HPSA)
China Hotel Purchasing & Supplying Association is the most
renowned and influential trade association in the hospitality
industry of China. Headquartered in Beijing, it represents 6,000
corporate and individual members throughout the country from the
hotels, restaurants, suppliers, construction and design, service
institutions, and senior professional managers and
consultants. http://hospitality.china.cn/
About Green Globe International, Inc.
Green Globe International, Inc. is the worldwide owner of the
Green Globe brand, which includes the leading sustainability
certification and benchmarking programs, carbon footprint
calculation and offset programs, and a broad range of consulting
services. Green Globe International has been admitted as an
affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism
Organization. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC),
the business leaders' forum for the travel and tourism industry, is
a 5% common stock owner of Green Globe International. For more
information on the company and its programs, please visit
www.greenglobeint.com.
For information on Green Globe Certification, please visit
www.greenglobe.com. To see sustainable travel options, please visit
www.greenglobe.travel.
Green Globe services in the Asia Pacific are distributed,
managed and sold exclusively by Green Globe Asia Pacific (GGAP)
through EC3 Global. If you would like further information on
GGAP, please visit www.greenglobe.org.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements with respect to
the results of operations and business of Green Globe
International, Inc., which involves risks and uncertainties. The
Company's actual future results could materially differ from those
discussed. The Company intends that such statements about the
Company's future expectations, including future revenues and
earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to
the "Safe Harbors" provision of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
CONTACT: Green Globe International, Inc.
Public Relations and Communications
888-528-0883
corporate@greenglobeint.com
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