Green-Hotel-Specification

StandardforGreenHotelSource:ChinaHotelAssociationPrefaceAsthedepravationoftheecologicalenvironmentinthewholeworlddaybyday,theenvironmentalprotectionandthepromotionofthegreenconsumptionhavebeenattentivebypeopledayafterday.ThesustainabledevelopmentstrategyestablishedbytheStateCouncilandthe“Three-greenproject”recentlyreleasedbytheeconomic&tradecommissioninthecentralgovernmenthaveproposedtherequirementsforthesustainabledevelopmentandthemanagementworksfortheenvironmentinthehotelsectorinourcountry.Meanwhile,duetotheinternationalexchangesaremoreandmorefrequentafterourcountryjoinedtheWTOandthesuccessfulapplicationfortheOlympicstobeheldinBeijing,thegreenconsumptionhasgraduallybecomethemainstreamfortheconsumptioninthefuture.Inordertorespondtothiskindofthesituationandrequirements,andregulateandstrengthentheenvironmentalbehaviorsinthehotelsector,andguidetheenterprisetomoreconsiderthedemandingelementsintheconsumerintheiroperationactivities,liketheenvironmentprotection,thesecurityandthehealth,etc,thisstandardisspeciallyestablished.Theestablishmentofthisstandardreferstotheinternationaltraditions,usestheadvancedexperiencesfortheimplementationofthegreenhotelintheforeigncountriesasthereferences,andcombinestheoperationsituationsinthehotelsectorandtheconsumptionlevelofpeopleatthecurrentstageinourcountry,toprovidethepracticalandfeasibledirectingopinionsforestablishingthegreenhotel,implementingandstrengtheningtheworksoftheenvironmentalmanagementintheenterprise.Theestablishment,theimplementationandthemaintenanceofthegreenhotelareasustainingdevelopmentprocess.Duetothedevelopmentofthetechnologyfortheenvironmentalprotection,thecontinuousdeepeningoftheacknowledgementfortheenvironmentalprotectionandtheincreaseofthecomprehensivemanagementlevelinthehotelaswellastheimprovementoftheenvironmentalachievements,thisstandardwillfollowtheactualsituationstobecontinuouslyamendedandimproved.Thisstandardisproposed,andadministratedbyChinaHotelAssociation,anditshouldberesponsiblefortheinterpretationandtheamendmentofthestandard.Thedraft-outentityofthisstandard:ChinaHotelAssociation,NationalTechnicalCommitteefortheQualityManagementandtheQualityAssuranceStandardization.Themaindraftsmenforthisstandard:Mr.HanMing,Mr.LiRenliang,Mr.ChenXinhua,Mr.ChenYong,Mr.ZhouHeping,Mr.PingAnwen,andMr.ZhangJunRulesforthemanagementofthegreenhotel1.General1.1PurposeThisstandardregulatestherequirementsthattheenterprisesshouldfulfillfortheapplicationoftheassessmentofthe“greenhotel”,suchasthehotel,theguesthouse,thevacationresort,therestaurant,andthedininghouse,etc.1.1.1Toverifyitiscapabletostablyprovidetheservicecontentsinthegreenhotelrequiredbythecustomerandtheapplicableregulations.1.1.2Throughthesustainingimprovement,increasethesatisfactiondegreeoftheconsumptionbytheconsumerandthefunctionsfortheenvironmentalprotection.1.2ApplicationscopeThisstandardisapplicablefortheenterpriseslikethehotel,theguesthouse,thevacationresort,therestaurant,andthedininghouse,etc,withintheterritoryofPRC.2.QuotedstandardsThroughthequotationinthisstandard,theclausescontainedinthefollowingstandardscomposetheclausesinthisstandard.Whenthisstandardispublished,theneweditionsareallvalid,andallthestandardswillbeamended,andthepartiesusingthisstandardshouldexplorethepossibilitiesforusingtheupdatededitionsofthefollowingstandards.GB/T19001-2000RequirementsbyQualityManagementSystem(ISO9001:2000)GB/T24001-1996RequirementsbyEnvironmentalManagementSystem(ISO14001:1996)3.DefinitionThisstandardadoptsthefollowingdefinitions3.1Greenhotel:thehotelthatappliestheconceptsoftheenvironmentalprotection,thehealthandthesecurity,promotesthegreenconsumption,protectstheecologyandreasonablyusestheresources,whosecoreistoprovidethegreenguestroom,thegreenfoodandbeveragethatarecomfortable,securedandgoodforthehealthrequirementsforthehumanbeingtothecustomer,andreinforcetheprotectionfortheenvironmentandthereasonableutilizationoftheresourcesintheprocessoftheproductionandtheoperation.3.2Greenconsumption:meanswhenpeoplearepurchasingthecommodityandconsuming,theyareconcernedabouttheproblemsoftheimpactsfortheenvironmentintheproduction,theuseandafterbeingabandonedofthecommodity,andareconcernedabouttheproblemoftheenvironmentalprotectionduringtheconsumptionprocess.3.3Greenfood:meanstoabidebytheprincipleofthesustainabledevelopment,andfollowtheregulatedrequirementstoproducethefoodthathasnopollution,andissecured,qualityandnutritioususingthesymbolofthegreenfoodasrecognizedandpermittedbytheprofessionalinstitutions.4.ClassificationandsymbolThegreenhotelisclassifiedasfivegrades,andaccordingtotheeffortsinthedifferentlevelsmadeintermsoftheprovisionofthegreenserviceandtheenvironmentalprotectionintheenterprise,etc,itcanbeclassifiedintofivegradesofClassA,ClassAA,ClassAAA,ClassAAAAaswellasClassAAAAA.TheclassAAAAAisthehighestclass.ClassA:meansthatthehotelcomplieswiththelawsandregulationsinthecountryintermsoftheenvironmentalprotection,thehygieneandthesecurity,etc,andhasbeguntoimplementsomemeasuresforimprovingtheenvironment,andhasmadethecommitmentforthetimeinterm