Dart River Jet Safaris has joined the growing ranks of Queenstown adventure tourism operators who have had their environmental efforts recognised by the Green Globe stamp of approval.
The company, which operates in the Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, was awarded Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status.
Dart River Jet Safaris had been measuring and improving performance in terms of energy and water consumption, total waste production and community commitment through an integrated environmental and social policy.
Manager Andy Chapman was delighted the operator had achieved the Benchmarked Bronze status, which represented further change and improvement in environmental practices and business efficiency.
Mr Chapman said the environment was a major draw card for visitors.
Being green also saved the company money.
Other Wakatipu operators who have benchmarked accreditation include Appellation Central Wine Tours, Distinction Luxmore, Distinction Te Anau Hotel and Villas, Heritage Queenstown, Nomad Safaris, NZone The Ultimate Jump, Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park Creeksyde and Remarkables Lodge.
