4 Elite Island Resorts Earn Green Certification

(April 23, 2008 - Modern Agent) -- Elite Island Resorts, the second-largest independently owned Caribbean hospitality group, announced that four of its properties have been certified green in accordance with the the Baseline Criteria of Sustainable Tourism Certification Network of the Americas, International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001/14001, The Mohonk Agreement, Agenda 21 and principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 governments at the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992.

Certification was awarded to Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in St. Lucia; Palm Island in The Grenadines; and Galley Bay Resort & Spa and St. James’s Club & Villas in Antigua. All Elite Island Resorts should be certified by year’s end. Green Hotels Certification, an independent organization, requires certification in three compliance areas: environment and energy; corporate responsibility; and conservation. Now certified green, Elite Island Resort properties’ daily operations are geared toward ecological preservation. For more information and reservations, call 800-345-0356 or visitwww.eliteislands.com.

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