Certificação ambiental aplicável aos meios de hospedagem no Brasil

Abstract

During a long time the tourism was considered the “industry without chimneys”. Authough, over the time was perceived the negative environmental impacts of the sector. Some means of hospitality began to adopt the environmental certification or the green seal like a management tool of competitiveness before the others enterprises, so it’s possible protrude about the others in the market. The present study aimed the identification of the environmental certification and green seals applicable to the MH in Brazil. The methodology utilized was the literary, documentary and field research, to identify the environmental certification and green seal. Were identified seven environmental certification and four green seals that subsequently were analized. The results obtained, demonstrate a delay of the country about the existence of nacional environmental certification, different situation of the green seals and even that the internacional certifications are more advantageous than the national ones.