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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Rimini, June 28/30 2001
Salvador Samitier MartíDepartment for the Environment of Catalonia
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144 Protected natural areas
20. 400.000 visitors/year2.820 hotels & 362 camping sites
16 water basins580 km. seashore
The Environment in Catalonia is rich, varied and fragile. Stand powerful sectors: industry,commerce and tourism
31.895 Km2945 towns
41 regional councils
1,4 millions of vehicles
7,4 millions head of livestock
6 millions of inhabitants
10.691 Industrial waste reports 3,7 MTm/year industrial waste10.691 Industrial waste reports 3,7 MTm/year industrial waste
Waste
50.465 ton. COD/year 4.923 seawage industries type (A)
50.465 ton. COD/year 4.923 seawage industries type (A)
Water
2.500 air emissions registers (30%of the total)
2.500 air emissions registers (30%of the total)
Air
Environmental challenge in Catalonia
60.000 activities
stockbreeding industry
services
35% 45%
20%
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• Number of visitants (1999): 20.400.000 Catalan population: 6 millions• Number of tourist (1999): 12.364.000 1,8 % of the world• Incomes (1999): 5.700 millions $ 1,3 % of the world• % GNP: 9,4%• Number of employees: 400.000 • 2558 hotels; 369 camp sites; 650 rural accommodation; 322 youth hostels which means 520.000 places• 47 ports; 8 leisure parks; 17 ski runs; • Large amount of small and micro companies
What means Tourism in Catalonia
BIG PRESSURE ON ECOSYSTEMS
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TOOLS
PLANNING What kind of tourism development we want Which is the capacity of our ressources How to mantain the tradition and identity inthe tourist places
MANAGEMENTEnvironment is not a burden but an opportunityWithout environment there is not future for touristEnvironment is a non renowable ressourceMore with lessAdded value
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Environmental Qualification: definition
The public identification of companies, organisations, products and services that through voluntary tools have chosen the Environmental excellence
The public identification of companies, organisations, products and services that through voluntary tools have chosen the Environmental excellence
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Environmental Qualification: tools
Environmental Management Systems
Ecolabelling
Catalan scheme European scheme
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Ecolabelling
Catalan scheme European scheme
Competent
Body
Own
Scheme
• Created in 1994. Only for products• Opened to services in 1998.• Criteria for tourist accommodation services in force• Accommodation facilities awarded
• Created in 1992. Only for products• Opened to services in 2000.• Criteria for tourist accommodation services in progress
Type I ecolabels (ISO 14024)Complementary schemes
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Catalan ecolabelling scheme
PRODUCT & SERVICES GROUPS IN FORCE - 16
Youth accommodation, rubbish bags, camp sites, hotels, regenerated oils, traffic acoustic screens, recycled cardboard and paperboard products, leather products, compostable material products, paper & cardboard products, recycled plastic products, products & systems that favour the saving of water, cork products, car repair services, boiler & water heater, rural accommodation.
PRODUCT & SERVICES GROUPS IN PROGRESS - 6
Building materials, buildings, photofinishing services, wood products, petrol stations, dry cleaners.
Number of companies by groupGroup Num. Group Num.
Rubbish bags 6 Compostable materials 1Water saving 6 Regenerated oils 1Camp sites 8 Cork products 1Recycled plastic 4 Youth accommodation 2Paper/cardboard (office) 3 Leather products 0Cardboard/paperboard 3 Car repairing services 5Traffic acoustic screens 2 Rural accommodation 0Hotels 1 Boiler & water heater 0
TOTAL 42 companies - 806 products and 21 services
in the pipe line 9 camp sites
10 rural accommodattiuon
7 youth accommodattion
5 hoteles
june / 01
touristic companies26%
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Catalan ecolabelling scheme: Criteria (I)
General criteria:General criteria: The site has to fulfil the environmental The site has to fulfil the environmental legislation in force.legislation in force.
Particular criteria:Particular criteria: compulsory and optional (point system with compulsory and optional (point system with a minimum score) a minimum score)
7 areas : 7 areas : - Waste Management- Waste Management- Water saving - Water saving - Energy efficiency and saving- Energy efficiency and saving- Noise- Noise- Impact on the landscape- Impact on the landscape- Green purchasing - Green purchasing - Environmental information and education- Environmental information and education
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Catalan ecolabelling scheme: Criteria (II)
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA IN THE PURCHASING (ECOLABELLED PRODUCTS, LESS ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA IN THE PURCHASING (ECOLABELLED PRODUCTS, LESS PACKAGING, …) .PACKAGING, …) .
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENV. MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHEMENT MUST BE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENV. MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHEMENT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE CUSTOMER AND PROMOTE THEIR PARTICIPATION. ALSO TO INFORM TO GIVEN TO THE CUSTOMER AND PROMOTE THEIR PARTICIPATION. ALSO TO INFORM TO THE CUSTOMER ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTS, NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE AREA, ….THE CUSTOMER ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTS, NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE AREA, ….
THE BUILDINGS, ENCLOSURES ON THE PERIMETER AND VEGETATION USED MUST THE BUILDINGS, ENCLOSURES ON THE PERIMETER AND VEGETATION USED MUST KEPT AN HARMONIC STYLE WITH THE SORROUNDINGS. KEPT AN HARMONIC STYLE WITH THE SORROUNDINGS.
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT ESTABLISBLISHEMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT ESTABLISBLISHEMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO GENERATE IS THAT SET BY MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES ON NOISE.GENERATE IS THAT SET BY MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES ON NOISE.
USING IN AN EFFICENT WAY THE ENERGY THROUGH HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT BULBS, USING IN AN EFFICENT WAY THE ENERGY THROUGH HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT BULBS, HIGH-OUTPUT SANITARY HOT WATER INSTALLATIONS, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES HIGH-OUTPUT SANITARY HOT WATER INSTALLATIONS, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES
WATER SAVING SYSTEMS IN BATHROOM FACILITIES, POOL EQUIPMENTS AND WATER SAVING SYSTEMS IN BATHROOM FACILITIES, POOL EQUIPMENTS AND
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
SORTED WASTE COOLECTION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL REQUERIMENTS.SORTED WASTE COOLECTION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL REQUERIMENTS.
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Environmental management
ISO 14001 EMAS
Competent
Body
Promotion
step to EMAS
• Created in 1996. For all kind of organisations
• Created in 1993. Only for some kind of industrial sites • In 2001, scope broadened to all kindof organisations
Complementary schemes
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EMAS registers (cumulative data)
EMAS Registers in Catalonia
15 applications in the pipe line
3 530
5371
0
20
40
60
80
100
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
No tourist sector
Tourist sector
1
6
17
0 0
0% 0%
3%
10%
19%
• Last update: 06.2001
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Chemical 13Plastic 13
Electric & electronic devices 8
Car industry 8Tourism 17Metallurgic 5Transport 5Food industry 3Capital goods 2Home appliances 2Textile 2Other 10
Pharmaceutical industry 1Laboratory 2
Graphic arts 2NGO's 1
Ceramic 1Engeneering & Consultantcy 2
Paper 1Total 88
Chemistry15%
Plastic15%
Electric & electronic devices
9%
Car industry9%
Food industry3%
Capital goods2%
Transport6%
Home appliances2%
Textile2%
Metallurgic6% Tourism
19%
Other11%
EMAS registers by sector
EMAS Registers in Catalonia (II)
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Tourist accommodation
8 camping sites verified
18 camping sites implementing EMAS
8 hotels verified
25 hotels implementing EMAS
PORT AVENTURA1 leisure park and 1 golf course are implementing EMAS3 harbours and 2 municipalities are implementing EMAS
Projects
Other tourist sites
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Grants (I): General overview
35153
258350
0 18 38 40
204,78
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Cost EMS (average ‘00): 2,4 M pts (14.424,29 euros)
Grant (average ‘00): 50%-55% no tourist
65%-70% tourist
Cost granted consultants + certification/verificationPriority SMEs .vs. non SMEs
EMAS .vs. ISOHigh env. impact .vs. slow env. impact
TotalTourist
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Small45%
Medium32%
Big23%
Grants (II): 2000
Plastic10%
Waste Manag.7%
Chemistry10%
Paper5%
Services4%
Graphic Arts3%
Other1%
CorkIndustry
1%
Pharmaceutic1%
Building3%
Electric devices4%
Capital goods4%
Tourism17%
Transport3%
Food Industry7%
Car Industry6%
Metallurgic11%
Textile4%
Tanning1%
Distribution by sector
and by size
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Promotion (I)
Tourist sector
2002
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Territorial Seminars
• Objective: To carry the Environmental Qualification thinking to the companies, specially those that are SMEs
• Structure: These Seminars focus on the most important environmental issues of the economic activity that is majority in the region where the Seminar is done
• 1998: textile, flesh industry, tanning• 1999: petrochemistry, metallurgic, tourist, agroalimentary• 2000: waste management plants, plastic, transport, car
industry• 2001: EMAS II, construction, surface treatment,
EMAS (environmental statement)
Promotion (II)
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9 hotels: 1 EMAS & ISO 7 EMAS 1 Catalan ecolabel
13 camp sites: 1 EMAS & ISO & Catalan ecolabel 4 EMAS2 EMAS & Catalan ecolabel 1
EMAS & ISO5 Catalan ecolabel
3 Youth accommodation: 3 Catalan ecolabel
Ecolabelling .vs. EMS (I)
Summary• Different management tools seems to be complentary. In some cases de EMS is used as a tool for enhance the management of the organisation and the ecolabel is used as the environmental objectives that have to be achieved.• Small companies likes the ecolabel. EMAS and ISO are too complex for them (clear examples in rural and youth accommodation)
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Ecolabelling .vs. EMS (II)
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EMAS
Catalan ecolabel
Hotel
Camp site
Youth accommodation
Leisure Park
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