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New Hampshire Sustainable Lodging & Restaurant Program |
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Caring for our guests ... naturally |
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Certification Levels At any level, applicants are asked to share their commitment to the environment with guests and employees. This can be as simple as displaying the program’s Statement of Commitment or developing your own and displaying it on your website or at your property. Applicants are also asked to ... · Designate a “Green Manager” or Team (depending on the size of the facility) that will evaluate and track initiatives and provide guidance to staff, when needed. · Report their progress to the NHSLRP Manager on an bi-annual basis. Additionally, each level requires differing degrees of participation in the focus areas; energy efficiency, water conservation, waste and hazardous waste reduction and education. Each focus area has a list of suggested initiatives for more environmentally friendly operations. Endorsing Partner - Commit to evaluating at least one initiative in each focus area. Environmental Partner - Lodging Certification - Achieve 100 points through implementation of sustainable initiatives defined in the NHSLRP self-certification workbook. Restaurant Certification - Implement at least two initiatives in each focus area. Environmental Champion - Lodging Certification - Achieve 175 points through implementation of sustainable initiatives defined in the NHSLRP certification booklet and audited by NHSLRP staff or an approved third-party audit. Restaurant Certification - Attain “green” certification through an independent third party environmental audit OR achieve an average rating of 4.0 in each focus area through a NHSLRP audit. |
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Directions for Certification Lodging NEW! Flexible points based application. Click on the Lodging Certification Button above. Print a copy of PDF file (double-sided of course!) Complete the form. Send it to the address listed at the end of the form. Coming soon … easy to use electronic form! NHSLRP Manager will contact you to review. Restaurants Click on Restaurant Certification Button above. Fill in online form and submit electronically by selecting “Submit” button at the bottom of the form. Coming soon … points based application, giving you more flexibility. NHSLRP Manager will contact you to review. |
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