Ecolabels and statistic

21 % of all hotels in Denmark are certified with an eco-label and the amount of certified hotels has increased nearly 100 % in the last 18 months. In the Copenhagen area 41 % of the hotels are certified with an eco-label. Of the 21 % certified hotels in Denmark, 70 % is awarded Green Key, 25 % with the Nordic Swan and 5 % with the EU Flower.

Amount of environmental certified hotels
Jun. 08 to Dec. 09
Hotels in DK (1)   Certified hotels   % certified hotels   % Green Key   Green Key   The Swan   The EU Flower  
  2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
Whole country 466 464 52 97 11% 21% 6% 15% 28 69 20 24 5 5
Copenhagen Municipality 70 70 4 25 6% 36% 1% 29% 1 20 3 5 0 0
Former Copenhagen County 102 102 11 42 11% 41% 5% 32% 5 33 6 9 0 0
(1) Hotels with more than 40  beds                          
                             
Amount of environmental certified hotel rooms
Jun. 08 to Dec. 09
Rooms in DK (1)   Certified rooms   % certified rooms   % Green Key   Green Key   The Swan   The EU Flower  
  2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
Whole country 36.751 37.004 5.480 12.902 15% 35% 5% 22% 2.052 8.272 3.130 4.332 298 298
Copenhagen Municipality 10.440 10.444 980 5.372 9% 51% 1% 35% 61 3.651 919 1.721 0 0
Former Copenhagen County 13.761 13.764 1.687 7.264 12% 53% 2% 36% 321 4.930 1.366 2.334 0 0
(1) Hotels with more than 40  beds                          


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The renowned eco-labels are:

Green Key
The international eco-label of the tourism industry which began in Denmark in 1994 and now includes 16 countries with more on the way. Read more on: www.green-key.dk or the international site: www.green-key.org

The Swan
The Nordic eco-label introduced by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 1989. The Swan is used in all the Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. Read more at www.ecolabel.dk/inenglish

The Flower
The European environmental label introduced in 1992 by the European Commission. The Flower is used in all EU countries. Read more at www.ecolabel.dk/inenglish