This module aims at providing some tools for the evaluation and measurement of the environmental performance of organizations and territories to companies and touristic destination managers.

In line with this objective, the list of indicators presented in the first part has been compiled in accordance with the EMAS Regulation No. 1221/2009 and international standards in the tourism sector (Global Tourism Sustainability Council, CSR) and has been tested in the cluster training of the EMASeasy Move-it project.

Avanti GreenSoftware (in Part 2) has been created in order to help SMEs to capture, monitor and evaluate their data on environmental performance. Moreover, touristic companies must have a concrete measurement system that enables them to measure their progress towards sustainability. The data of benchmarking presented below should allow organizations to compare their environmental performance with those from the leader.

Lastly, the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, listed in the last part, are an effort to come to a common understanding of sustainable tourism and will be the minimum that any tourism business should aspire to reach.

1. Indicators as key information in environmental management
2. Environmental management in tourism – Indicators for tourism businesses and destinations
3. Software-based data collection

4. Benchmarks - Tourist establishments

5. Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria – Standard of GTSC