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Table 6.18 Degree of Sustainability Implementation: Greece
Sustainability practice/implementation level () ()
Sustainable procurement (e.g., buying local, suppliers with green labels). . .
Encouraging and raising supplier awareness to implement sustainable . .
practices of production and supply through meetings, lectures and
information tools (e.g., written instructions/recommendations).
Facilities for self-production (e.g., garden, herd for meat, chickens for . .
eggs, herbal garden, etc.).
Collaboration with local community (e.g., dmo, ngo’s, societies, clubs) ..
Ensuring and promoting gender equality within and outside your . .
business/ organisation.
Ensuring and promoting equal rights for minorities and vulnerable . .
groups.
Legal compliance to laws, regulations concerning wildlife harvesting and . .
trade.
Use of electricity efficient equipment/infrastructure. . .
Use of water efficient equipment/infrastructure (e.g., water saving tap . .
heads, double toiled sinks, etc).
Use of eco/bio cleaning detergents and supplies. . .
Using promotional tools encouraging guests to support sustainable . .
practices.
Renewable construction materials. . .
Environmentally efficient design. . .
Multiple use (suitable for reuse) equipment and materials (e.g., soap . .
dispensers, storage containers, furniture, etc.)
Automated-sensor based lighting/heating/cooling system. . .
Avoidance of single use materials (e.g., plastic table ware, plastic cutlery, . .
single packaging).
Renewable energy (e.g., solar panels, renewable electricity from supplier, ..
eco-labelled electricity)
Ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities (customers, guests, . .
employees, etc.).
Sustainable planting/gardening (including local endemic plants, water . .
saving irrigation system, etc.)
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bedded ineveryday operations, whileadoptionisweakerfor practices
that require formal organisational arrangements or address sustainabil-
ity in a more strategic and integrative manner across the Triple Bottom
Line dimensions.
Table 6.18 presents the sustainability status quo among Greek accom-
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