Our Eceat Finland certification and the STF label were important milestones in our work on sustainable tourism, but I always say that this is where the work begins.
And indeed, several improvement projects under our development program have already been completed and there are more sustainability measures scheduled for several years to come.
In this context, we are now working on three important issues, namely the STF indicators, the Glasgow Climate Declaration and the carbon footprint calculation.
STF indicators
One of the tasks in the Sustainable Travel Finland work was to calculate and report our own STF indicators. Krepelin’s own can be found here. We are proud to say that Krepelin does many things well compared to other STF organisations, but of course there is room for improvement. This is another reason why this STF work is ongoing.
Glasgow Climate Declaration
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive tourism accessibility.
On 4 November 2021, the UNWTO published the so-called Glasgow Climate Declaration, which aims to increase the climate ambition of tourism stakeholders and ensure action to support the global commitment to halve tourism emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions as soon as possible before 2050. For more information click here.
Krepelin joined this initiative 31.5.2022. Information about that can be found on this page.
Carbon Footprint and Climate action plan
Calculating the carbon footprint is guided by the Finnish tourism organization Visit Finland and done with a tool called Hiilikuri (“Carbon Discipline”). We calculate the Krepelin footprint once a year. Our carbon footprint has varied a lot and the reason was the big renovation we had in the ground floor of the main building in 2022, when we turned the never-before-renovated three apartments into historical suites. After that we’ve begun to settle to a more lower footprint.
Secondly, participation in the Glasgow Declaration program requires that the organisation has its own Climate action plan and we maintain ours once a year in here.
Harri Alatalo
Sustainability Officer at Kiinteistö Oy Krepelin
PS. Interested in getting a ballpark figure of your own personal carbon footprint? Check out this handy table.