Environmental seal of approval for Alpine Club huts

The environmental seal of approval for Alpine Club huts was introduced in 1994 by the Austrian Alpine Club and in 1995 by the German Alpine Club in order to emphasize the commitment of the Alpine Clubs in the field of environmental protection , in particular the sustainable use of the Alpine mountains, and to encourage the sections to become more involved. The environmental seal of approval is awarded to shelters that, by investing in suitable technology and changing the management of the huts, meet the principle of sustainability in environmental protection in a special way. The Alpine Association South Tyrol (AVS) later joined.

criteria

The general basic requirement is compliance with all relevant federal and state regulations. In addition, care must be taken with all new investments to adapt supply and disposal systems to the state of the art .

There are also the following requirements for awarding the environmental seal of approval for mountain huts by the Alpine Club:

• power supply

- Energy saving measures

- Renewable energy sources

• Drinking water / sewage

- Water-saving measures

- Measures to reduce the pollution load

• waste

- Avoidance of waste

- Waste recycling / disposal

• Air pollution control
• Keeping the area around the hut clean
• Noise avoidance
• information

At the request of the section that owns the huts and after review by a jury , the award of the environmental quality seal is unlimited; an annual review by the jury is planned.

Huts with an environmental seal of approval

The first two huts were awarded the environmental seal of approval in 1996. These were the Liezener Hütte in the Toten Gebirge and the Zollnerseehütte in the Carnic main ridge , both OeAV. Mindelheimer and Tannheimer hut of the DAV followed in 1997. As the first hut of the AVS in 1998 the Schlernbödelehütte am Schlern was awarded. As of 2017 there were almost 120 refuges with the seal of approval.

CAI

The Italian Alpine Club, Club Alpino Italiano, has not launched its own eco-label , but aims to obtain the European eco-label for its refuges .

Web links

• Umweltgütesiegelhütte, criteria and listing at the OeAV

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ecolabel huts
2. ↑ Alpine club huts awarded the environmental seal of approval. (PDF) AVS , DAV , OeAV , accessed on June 16, 2019 (2019).