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Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort – GREEN GLOBE CERTIFIED GOLD

12 November 2009, Indonesia – Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Certified Gold status under the Green Globe Earthcheck Certification programme managed by EC3 Global. The global programme recognises Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort’s commitment to operating at the world’s highest environmental standard.

Prior to achieving Certification, Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort successfully Benchmarked against key environmental indicators using the Earthcheck^TM tool including energy and water consumption, total waste production and community commitment.

Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort chose to demonstrate their commitment to the environment by undertaking Certification – the highest level of the Green Globe programme as managed by EC3 Global. The Certification process involves either an onsite audit or offsite assessment by an EC3 Global approved independent third party Green Globe Accredited Assessor. The successful completion of the Certification process demonstrates Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort’s strong commitment to the principles of environmental sustainability.

About Green Globe

The Green Globe program as managed by EC3 Global is a worldwide Benchmarking, Certification and performance improvement system assisting the travel and tourism industry to attain sustainability. Green Globe with Earthcheck science inside 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.  The Green Globe brand is used under licence from Green Globe Limited and Green Globe International, Inc.

Stewart Moore, CEO of EC3 Global says: “I am delighted that Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort has achieved Certified Gold status. Meliá Bali Villas and Spa Resort is a prime example of an organisation committed to environmentally sustainable tourism. They have demonstrated through a variety of initiatives, that their business and its employees can make a difference by reducing their environmental impact. The commitment they have shown by participating in the Green Globe programme underpinned by Earthcheck^TM science and the achievements they have made within the programme set an example for other businesses to follow.”

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