Green destination Ethiopia (GDE) Consulting Company devoted to work on shifting Business Company to more sustainable operation and tourism destination at local government, specifically metropolitan cities which is affected more because of environmental pollution in their cities. So our company focuses on the following thematic area that contributes to our Green Economy versus future planet.

1. Sustainable management system design and  guidance

Our streamlined approach to sustainable management system (specifically social and environmental management systems) is ideally suited to Small enterprise and many bigger businesses too.

A Green Business environmental management system will help you understand the environmental impacts of your business and put a clear framework in place to help manage them more effectively. It will be specific to your business. We do not believe in off-the-shelf approaches – every business is unique.

And it is all managed within our user-friendly portal, allowing you to update and track your progress in one place. It’s also packed with useful guidance and links to further resources to help you improve your environmental performance.

You have two options for preparing your environmental management system: 

1. We will design for u:

• If u chooses this option we will contact you and review the environmental impacts of your business
• We can also facilitate a staff workshop to gather ideas, build awareness and generate buy-in.
• We will use the information gathered on the call to prepare a draft environmental policy and action plan for your business.
• Our action plans are hosted on our interactive online platform, making it super-easy to keep on track and monitor your progress.
• Once you are happy with it, we’ll provide you with 12 months Green Small Business certification (included in the price) ------to place your order and we will contact you straight away. 

2. Do it your self

• We will help u online by providing materials (template and guide notes) you need to successfully create your own environmental management (purchase those materials)
• Apply for onsite assessment and certification when u are ready

2. Pre – Sustainability certification

• Green destination Ethiopia certification can be achieved from only 11,144+ taxes per year.
• It’s a trusted, a green Business which is environmental -friendly alternative to ISO 14001 certification. Use it to demonstrate your environmental credentials, meet tendering or funding requirements or increase your BCorp impact assessment score.( Social & environment impact status )
• To gain certification, you will need to put an environmental policy and action plan in place for your business, and then demonstrate ongoing improvement in the management of your environmental impacts. You can prepare these documents yourself or let us take the strain.
• If you purchase our environmental management system package we will do the necessary work for you and certification in the first year is included in the price.

     Requirements for pre- certification 

Every business is unique, and every environmental management system should be too.

To achieve Green Business certification, we won’t give you a list of standards or criteria to meet. Because your business is unique, we will simply look for two things:

1. Do you have a stated commitment to improving the management of all of the significant environmental impacts of your business?
2. Do you have a policy and action plan in place to deliver that commitment?

Each year, to renew your certification you will need to demonstrate ongoing improvement in the management of your environmental impacts.

It’s as simple as that. It means we welcome businesses of all types and all levels of environmental ambition.

 Carbon foot printing

Want to be a net zero business? Unsure how to go about it or even what it means?

Need a Carbon Reduction Plan to meet tendering requirements?

‘Carbon foot printing’, ‘carbon neutral’, ‘and climate positive’, ‘net zero’ – the list of buzzwords gets ever longer. Our net zero business support is designed to help you understand and apply them to your business.

We can produce a carbon footprint for your business and help you develop a clear net zero commitment.

Our approach to carbon foot printing:

• Follows National and international protocols
• Emphasizes the need to keep it manageable
• determinedly avoids all ‘green wash’

    We can help u in 3 step process

1. complete our online carbon scoping assessment, so that we know that what needs to be included in your carbon footprint
2. We develop a data collection spreadsheet for your business and in a video call talk you through all of the data that needs to be gathered
3. We will calculate your carbon footprint using the business data you have gathered and send you an easy-to-read briefing paper, summarizing your carbon footprint, providing recommendations for next steps and links to all of the resources you need.

Training on environment and carbon

We can build your knowledge and understanding of carbon, environment and social management in business.

We run nationally accredited training courses for business owners, managers and employees. They can be accessed online or in-person.

GDE package 2

Perhaps you’re a business owner or manager with a need to build your knowledge and understanding of how to implement better environmental management and carbon management activities within your business?

Our package 2 courses, accredited by eta, will:

• Introduce you to the importance of environmental responsibility
• Build your understanding of how to design and implement an environmental management system that works for your business
• Better equip you to drive improved environmental performance within your business
• Outline the impacts of climate change on business and the importance of being prepared
• Explain all of the key terms relating to carbon management and net zero
• Guide you through the practicalities of estimating the carbon footprint of your business
• Outline the key principles for developing a strategy for achieving net zero

Package 1 course

Or perhaps you’re looking for training to up skill team members and to help ensure effective implementation of your environmental ambitions as a business?

Our package 1 course, accredited by eta, will:

• Build understanding of the scope of environmental impacts generated by businesses
• Explain climate change, its impacts and the urgency of the response needed
• Provide a guide to business approaches environmental and carbon management
• Build understanding of the roles that all team members can play in improving environmental and carbon performance in the workplace.

Delivery of the courses can be in a format that suits you, face-to-face or online. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

 Environmental management and carbon consultancy for business

Together we bring decades of experience of supporting businesses just like yours to better manage their environmental impacts and reap the benefits of going green.

• Do you want to engage your staff in the delivering your environmental and carbon objectives?
• Do you need advice about a specific aspect of your business? Your packaging? Your procurement? Your supply chains?
• Do you need help completing the environmental section of the BIA for a B Corp application?
• Do you need help with your own carbon foot printing exercise?
• Do you need help understanding how to approach carbon offsetting, carbon neutrality or net zero?
• Do you need help to respond to tendering, funding or supply chain requirements relating to environmental and carbon management?
• Do you need a Carbon reduction Plan to meet the requirements of PPN 06/21 ?

Whatever your requirements, we would be happy to chat about a bespoke consultancy package for your business.( Book a call to discuss your requirements)

Buildings and energy

Through our partners we can offer independent, specialist advice on the energy performance of your buildings. With energy costs being a critical issue for many businesses, these services are in increasingly high demand.

We include general advice on buildings and energy as part of our environmental management systems package. Where more in-depth advice is then needed, we can arrange:

• ‘Greening’ assessments. These assess the current state of your buildings and explore the options for insulation energy reduction and low or zero carbon alternatives for provision of heat, hot water and power. We then use commercial Energy Performance Certificate(EPC) and Display Energy Certificate (DEC) software (iSBEM & ORCalc) to model various scenarios and provide estimates of the degree of improvement delivered by these measures. We provide indicative costs and cost savings so that you can clearly understand the most cost-effective approaches.
• Independent feasibility assessments for renewable energy. These will set out your options for different renewable technologies, taking account of technical feasibility, energy/cost savings and income generation. They include cost information, income and payback calculations, and estimated CO2 savings. We can cover solar, wind, biomass, heat pumps, anaerobic digestion, batteries, and electric cars. 

Other key training area / based on hotels demand/ 

1. Developing Service mindset
2. Secure Superior service quality
3. E- marketing in Hotels and Brand design / application
4. Food and beverage service
5. Housekeeping and Management. 
6. The innovation of hotel management
7. Front office
8. Time Management
9. Work place Motivation
10. The benefits of working in Cooperation/ Competitions vs  cooperation