Wellbeing and sports centers offer comfort, relaxation, and expertise to their customers for a break where “self-care” is at the center of the experience. Whether in a city or in the heart of nature, these places dedicated to wellness are attracting customers who are increasingly concerned about their environmental impact and are looking for a guarantee that these facilities provide services carried out with the greatest respect for the planet.
To meet this demand is a challenge for professionals, that’s why Ecocert created “Sustainable Wellbeing Center” a third-party certification, in order to recognize and promote centers that are committed to an environmental approach with products, services, equipment and facilities respectful of our planet and of people.
The “Sustainable Wellbeing Center” certification will allow certified centers to address the challenges of naturalness, traceability, ethics, and environmental protection. Its aim is to promote and bring together initiatives already underway and encourage new ones. To be eligible, you need to implement actions grouped under three main challenges:
- Reduce environmental footprint through sustainable management of water, energy, and waste.
- Offer and use certified natural and/or organic products (cosmetics, textiles, cleaning products, snacks).
- Implement social criteria to ensure a healthy workplace for staff and quality services for customers.
The “Sustainable Wellbeing Center” certification offers three levels of certification, allowing for a progressive approach. Level 1 includes requirements for all three challenges. To obtain certification level 2 and 3, it is necessary to fulfill additional commitments, which can be chosen from a list of about 30 suggestions, to match the specific issues each center faces. An annual audit is organized by Ecocert to verify compliance.
Thanks to its worldwide presence with 37 subsidiaries, Ecocert offers the “Sustainable Wellbeing Center” certification not only on the French market but to its international clients as well. This certification is suited for different client types, ranging from large hotel spas to smaller, independent structures.