The organisation Vottunarstofan Tún has become an affiliate member of the Foundation for Environmental Education and will take over the management of the Green Key programme in Iceland
Tún is a well-known organisation in Iceland working as an inspection and certification body for organic and sustainable production and services, including tourism services. Tún will now also be in charge of the national administration of the Green Key programme in Iceland.
Two Icelandic hotels already have the Green Key certification: Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel and Radisson Blu Hotel Saga, and the number of Icelandic establishments participating in the Green Key programme is expected to increase during 2020.
Gunnar Á. Gunnarsson, managing director of Tún, the Icelandic Green Key National Operator, says: “The Green Key is an internationally respected certification scheme of high quality. It is an exciting challenge to be entrusted with its management in Iceland, a country which increasingly relies on verified environmental credentials for future economic and social wellbeing. We look forward to working with FEE and other relevant stakeholders to develop the Green Key in Iceland and we are optimistic that a growing number of Icelandic businesses will realize its benefits.”
Finn Bolding Thomsen, International Green Key Director, adds: “We are very happy to have an experienced organisation like Tún in charge of the administration of the Green Key programme in Iceland. Iceland is a country with amazing natural beauty and it is crucial that the hospitality industry contributes to the sustainable development in Iceland through a programme like Green Key.”
For more information about Green Key in Iceland, please contact the Green Key National Operator, Vottunarstofan Tún, c/o Mr Gunnar Á. Gunnarsson, phone: +354 511 1330 and e-mail: tun@tun.is.