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) |
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Certified hotels |
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% certified hotels |
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% Green Key |
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Green Key |
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The Swan |
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The EU Flower |
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2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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2009 |
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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 |
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Amount of environmental certified hotel rooms
Jun. 08 to Dec. 09 |
Rooms in DK (1) |
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Certified rooms |
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% certified rooms |
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% Green Key |
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Green Key |
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The Swan |
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The EU Flower |
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2008 |
2009 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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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 |
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See more detail statistic...
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/inenglishThe 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
