Green Key International

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Green Key

Founded	1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Areas served	Worldwide (except for the US and Canada)
Owner	Foundation for Environmental Education
Website	www.greenkey.global

Green Key International is an international eco-certificate for accommodations and other hospitality facilities that commit to sustainable business practices. Certified establishments comply with strict criteria, independently verified through regular on-site audits.

It aims to contribute to the prevention of climate change by awarding and advocating facilities with positive environmental initiatives. Green Key is a non-governmental, non-profit, independent programme operating under the umbrella organisation of the Foundation for Environmental Education, FEE. The programme is recognised and supported by the World Tourism Organization, WTO and United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP. Green Key has an international programme administration at the FEE Head Office in Copenhagen and Green Key National Operators in most member countries implementing the programme on national levels.

Green Key is one of the largest eco-certificates for the hospitality industry worldwide and currently has more than 6,000 certified hotels and other establishments in 70+ countries.