Bucuti Beach Resort recertified ISO14001 Environmental Certification

July 2009- Eagle Beach ARUBA - Bucuti Beach Resort - Management and Staff of the Bucuti Beach Resort celebrate the news that they have been re-certified for the ISO 14001 Environmental Standards of operation. Bucuti was the first resort hotel in the America's and the Caribbean to obtain the ISO 14001 certification in 2003 and are awarded recertification for the 6th year, this year. Environmental Law Specialist Mr. Ray Kirton of AJA Registrars conducted the certification Audit.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from more than 140 countries.

Perhaps better recognized is the ISO 9000 series certification which as been earned by tens of thousands of businesses in their initiative for quality management and quality assurance. The ISO 14000 series provides a similar framework for environmental management.

This 14001 standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:

• implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system
• assure itself of its conformance with its own stated environmental policy
• demonstrate conformance and make a self-determination of conformance
• ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations
• seek certification of its environmental management system by an external third party organization

The Bucuti 'Green Team' is composed of the hotel's department heads who maintain certification standards by setting and implementing environmental policy with extensive training programs for the members of their departments, year round. They also meet with each other in monthly 'Green Team' meetings to coordinate on a property level. Environmental preservation is a strong aspect of the Bucuti Beach Resort's company culture and every associate takes part in the company's initiative. Further, Bucuti regularly gives tours to students, colleagues, service groups and others from Aruba as well as countries who have heard of the success of the environmental program and wish to learn how to implement environmental initiatives themselves. Tours of the property assist visitors about how they can achieve their own success and certifications.

Bucuti is the recipient of numerous environmental awards and accolades over the past decade the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) based in Paris, France, Green Globe, American Express, the Caribbean Hotel Association, the Aruba Hotel Association, Island's Magazine, National Geographic Magazine and others.

Photo depicts Bucuti's "Green Team" with Bucuti's ISO certification