Monthly Archives: May 2010

Chiva-som Receives Green Globe Certification, Sustainable Spa

 

December 2008: Chiva-Som International Health Resorts Co., Ltd. has achieved the prestigious Green Globe certification recognising our commitment to operating at the world’s highest environmental standard. The Resort has several initiatives, policies and practices in place for energy efficiency and conservation, waste water treatment and recycling, fresh water conservation, waste minimisation and recycling, and community well-being.

Chairman and CEO Mr. Krip Rojanastien explains “Chiva-Som remains committed to the preservation of our planet Earth and proactively involved in conserving our precious natural resources. By engaging in the Green Globe programme, annual benchmarking via Green Globe indicators and continual process improvement assist Chiva-Som in achieving international ‘best practice’ performance ratings in the travel and tourism industry.”

Green Globe is the worldwide Benchmarking, Certification and performance improvement system assisting the travel and tourism industry to attain sustainability. It provides a certification system that responds directly to the major environmental problems facing the planet, including climate change, waste reduction and non-renewable resource management.

For more information about our press release please visit http://www.chivasom.com/media-hub/press-releases/

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BeamYourScreen Criticizes Those Traveling to Discuss Green IT

Mannheim, GERMANY March 24, 2009 – While some technology providers may find it productive to gather and discuss the importance of Green IT, BeamYourScreen stands strong on their opinion that such meetings are unnecessary. In light of the growing focus on Green IT, BeamYourScreen is urging companies across the globe to make the smart move of employing online collaboration solutions for both environmental and economic reasons.

The award-winning software provider, makes no mistake about emphasizing that the topic of Green IT needs to gain greater attention. However the company’s disapproval of meeting to discuss Green IT stems from its core value that traveling such long distances is harmful to the environment and can easily be avoided.

“Instead of traveling, companies can immediately adopt greener practices by organizing meetings over the Web,” explains Mr. Boos, Co-Founder of BeamYourScreen. “Employing online collaboration solutions can in fact allow companies to meet online and discuss the issue of Green IT itself.”

Since the development and appearance of online collaboration, the attraction to the technology has been the idea that using software and the Internet can significantly reduce a company’s travel expenses, not to mention the time saved. Needless to say, how to save on business expenses has never been a hotter issue than now, considering the current economic crisis. However, clearly the benefit of using BeamYourScreen’s online collaboration solution is two-fold for a company: save money and the environment.

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Visit Sheffield England for a Truly Green Holiday

This may come as a surprise to those that still think of Sheffield as an industrial city but it’s officially the greenest city in Europe having won the Entente Florale competition, the international horticultural competition which has been running for more than 25 years. Sheffield is home to over two million trees – more trees per person than any other city in Europe – as well as over 170 woodlands, 78 public parks and 10 public gardens. In total, 61 per cent of Sheffield consists of green space.

What’s more, Sheffield is the only English city which includes a national park within its boundary; a third of Sheffield covers the Peak District National Park which was designated a national park in 1951, making it the first in the British Isles. Located in the park are some of Britain’s finest stately homes, including Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Lyme Park, which acted as Pemberley in the 1995 BBC television adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

While the Peak District is one of the most stunning natural sights in Britain, conservation is an issue for both residents and tourists with problems such as footpath erosion and large-scale limestone quarrying. Conservation holidays are becoming increasingly popular with participants enjoying one of Britain’s most breathtaking areas of outstanding natural beauty while doing something ‘green’ at the same time.

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Committing to Love and the Earth: a Guide to Green Weddings

Over the next twelve months, roughly 2.4 million Americans will spend 70 billion dollars (US) getting married. Green and socially responsible weddings can have a huge impact for the better on local economies and ecologies. Here are ten ways to express your commitment to the interconnectedness of life on earth during your wedding day.


1. Eco Engagement Rings and Eco Wedding Rings


It can take up to twenty tons of rock to produce a single wedding ring, yet there is more than enough gold available now for the entire jewelry industry. Some jewelers offer rings that are made from recycled gold. The ethical jeweler who has committed to using recycled gold will more than likely have a selection of conflict free diamonds or other gemstones that are responsibly sourced. Start your search locally, but realize that ethical wedding rings have not reached the mainstream yet and may be difficult to find.


Here are several online ethical jewelers, arranged by price range, for your consideration:


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Here is a guide to buying green wedding rings.

http://www.articles-collections.com/culture-and-society/consumer/ten-tips-to-purchasing-green-ethically-sourced-wedding-rings-online.html


2. Greening Your Guests

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