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# Staircase to Sustainability

 

 

## Third-party  sustainability certifications

🥇 To help guests find hostels that genuinely share their care for the planet, we display sustainability certifications on hostel listings — but only when that certification has been independently verified by an accredited third party. This means you can trust that what you see reflects real, externally checked practices, not a self-reported claim. 

 

💚But we are also aware that every hostel has to start somewhere which is where the tools we have built can support. If you have already taken steps to make your hostel more eco-friendly, or even if you're just starting out, we're with you on this journey.  

 

# List of Third-Party Certifications

 

[Alberk QA Technic](https://www.qatechnic.com/en-tr/)

[Austrian Ecolabel](https://www.umweltzeichen.at/en/about-us/start)

[Biosphere Certification](https://www.biospheretourism.com/en)

[BREEAM](https://breeam.com/)

[Bureau Veritas](https://certification.bureauveritas.com/place-locator)

[Control Union](https://www.controlunion.com/)

[Ecostars](https://ecostars.ai/)

 

[Ecotourism Australia](https://ecotourism.org.au/)

[EU Ecolabel](https://www.eu-ecolabel.nl/en/certified-products/)

[Fair Trade Tourism](https://www.fairtradetourism.org/)

[Green Key ](https://www.greenkey.global/)

[Green Tourism](https://www.green-tourism.com/)

[GreenSign](https://www.greensign.de/en/)

[Ibex Fairstay](https://ibexfairstay.ch/en/)

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[Nordic Swan Ecolabel ](https://www.nordic-swan-ecolabel.org/)

[RoyalCert](https://royalcert.com/our-company/accredited-certificates/)

[SOCOTEC SuMS](https://www.socotec.com/services-sectors/certification/sustainability-management-system-certification-hotels)

[TRB (Turkiye Sustainable Tourism Program)](https://tga.gov.tr/en/certificate-programs/environmental-and-cultural-sustainability-program/about-environmental-and-cultural-sustainability-program)

[TUV Austria ](https://en.tuv.at/certifications/)

[Vireo](https://vireocert.com/uk)

 

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