Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 1/23 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Rimini, June 28/ Salvador Samitier Martí Department for the Environment of Catalonia

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 2/ Protected natural areas visitors/year hotels & 362 camping sites 16 water basins 580 km. seashore The Environment in Catalonia is rich, varied and fragile. Stand powerful sectors: industry, commerce and tourism Km2 945 towns 41 regional councils 1,4 millions of vehicles 7,4 millions head of livestock 6 millions of inhabitants Industrial waste reports 3,7 MTm/year industrial waste Industrial waste reports 3,7 MTm/year industrial waste Waste ton. COD/year seawage industries type (A) ton. COD/year seawage industries type (A) Water air emissions registers (30%of the total) air emissions registers (30%of the total) Air Environmental challenge in Catalonia activities stockbreeding industry services 35% 45% 20%

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 3/23 Number of visitants (1999): Catalan population: 6 millions Number of tourist (1999): ,8 % of the world Incomes (1999): millions $ 1,3 % of the world % GNP: 9,4% Number of employees: hotels; 369 camp sites; 650 rural accommodation; 322 youth hostels which means 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 T T

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 4/23 TOOLS  PLANNING  What kind of tourism development we want  Which is the capacity of our ressources  How to mantain the tradition and identity in the tourist places  MANAGEMENT  Environment is not a burden but an opportunity  Without environment there is not future for tourist  Environment is a non renowable ressource  More with less  Added value

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 5/23 Environmental Qualification: definition The public identification of companies, organisations, products and services that through voluntary tools have chosen the Environmental excellence

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 6/23 Environmental Qualification: tools  Environmental Management Systems  Ecolabelling Catalan scheme European scheme

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 7/23 Ecolabelling Catalan scheme European scheme Competent Body Own Scheme Created in Only for products Opened to services in Criteria for tourist accommodation services in force Accommodation facilities awarded Created in Only for products Opened to services in Criteria for tourist accommodation services in progress Type I ecolabels (ISO 14024) Complementary schemes

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 8/23 GENERAL DIRECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (Ministry for the Environment of Catalonia) Registration procedure ecolabel APPLICATION 1 3 TECHNICAL UNIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Experts from different units of the Environmental Department Experts from other Departments Experts from other Administrations (local council, municipalities,…) 2 ? 1 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL (Representatives from industry, consumers, NGO’s, administration, laboratories and trade unions ) FEES

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 9/23 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.  in the pipe line 9 camp sites 10 rural accommodattiuon 7 youth accommodattion 5 hoteles june / 01 touristic companies 26%

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 10/23 Catalan ecolabelling scheme: Criteria (I) General criteria: The site has to fulfil the environmental legislation in force. Particular criteria: compulsory and optional (point system with a minimum score) 7 areas : - Waste Management 7 areas : - Waste Management - Water saving - Energy efficiency and saving - Noise - Impact on the landscape - Green purchasing - Environmental information and education

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 11/23 Catalan ecolabelling scheme: Criteria (II) ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA IN THE PURCHASING (ECOLABELLED PRODUCTS, LESS PACKAGING, …). INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENV. MANAGEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHEMENT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE CUSTOMER AND PROMOTE THEIR PARTICIPATION. ALSO TO INFORM TO THE CUSTOMER ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTS, NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE AREA, …. THE BUILDINGS, ENCLOSURES ON THE PERIMETER AND VEGETATION USED MUST KEPT AN HARMONIC STYLE WITH THE SORROUNDINGS. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT ESTABLISBLISHEMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO GENERATE IS THAT SET BY MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES ON NOISE. USING IN AN EFFICENT WAY THE ENERGY THROUGH HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT BULBS, HIGH-OUTPUT SANITARY HOT WATER INSTALLATIONS, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES WATER SAVING SYSTEMS IN BATHROOM FACILITIES, POOL EQUIPMENTS AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. SORTED WASTE COOLECTION ACCORDING TO MUNICIPAL REQUERIMENTS.

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 12/23 Environmental management ISO EMAS Competent Body Promotion step to EMAS Created in For all kind of organisations Created in Only for some kind of industrial sites In 2001, scope broadened to all kind of organisations Complementary schemes

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 13/23 GENERAL DIRECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CATALAN COMPETENT BODY Registration procedure EMAS APPLICATION 1 3 TECHNICAL UNIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Experts from different units of the Environmental Department Experts from other Departments Experts from other Administrations (local council, municipalities,…) 2 ? 1 NO FEES

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 14/23 EMAS registers (cumulative data) EMAS Registers in Catalonia 15 applications in the pipe line No tourist sector Tourist sector % 3% 10% 19% Last update:

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 15/23 EMAS registers by sector EMAS Registers in Catalonia (II)

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 16/23 Tourist accommodation 8 camping sites verified 18 camping sites implementing EMAS 8 hotels verified 25 hotels implementing EMAS PORT AVENTURA 1 leisure park and 1 golf course are implementing EMAS 3 harbours and 2 municipalities are implementing EMAS Projects Other tourist sites

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 17/23 Grants (I): General overview Applications granted Budged (10 3 euros) 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/verification PrioritySMEs.vs. non SMEs EMAS.vs. ISO High env. impact.vs. slow env. impact Total Tourist

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 18/23 Grants (II): 2000 Distribution by sector and by size

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 19/23 Promotion (I) Tourist sector 2002

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 20/23 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)

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 21/23 9 hotels:1 EMAS & ISO7 EMAS1 Catalan ecolabel 13 camp sites:1 EMAS & ISO & Catalan ecolabel4 EMAS 2 EMAS & Catalan ecolabel1 EMAS & ISO 5 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)

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 22/23 Ecolabelling.vs. EMS (II) H H H H H H H H H H EMAS Catalan ecolabel Hotel Camp site Youth accommodation  Leisure Park 

Generalitat de Catalunya Departament de Medi Ambient Direcció General de Qualitat Ambiental 23/23