The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), which manages the GSTC Criteria, the global standards for sustainability in travel and tourism, and providing international accreditation for sustainable tourism Certification Bodies, is pleased to announce becoming an Associate Member with the InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC).
The InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) is a regional association of accreditation bodies and other organizations interested in conformity assessment in the Americas.
IAAC promotes cooperation among accreditation bodies and interested parties of the Americas, aiming at the development of conformity assessment structures to achieve the improvement of products, processes and services and to reduce risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon. Accreditation assures users of the competence and impartiality of the accredited body. IAAC ensures that clients accredited by its members are competent to do work in the areas for which they are accredited. Additionally, IAAC seeks to facilitate trade among the Americas and ensure regional accreditation programs align with international guidelines.
As an Associate Member, GSTC will support IAAC’s mission and goals, as signed in the IAAC Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), adhere to the Bylaws and other applicable obligations, and pay the established fees in a timely manner as determined by the IAAC General Assembly.
GSTC Accreditation
Accreditation is a mark of quality that GSTC places on Certification Bodies that choose our independent and neutral process to verify that they certify businesses, such as hotels or tour operators, or destinations, in a competent and neutral manner. GSTC looks very hard at the CB’s process of certification to ensure you that they issue certifications based on merit and neutrality.
Click here for more information. A list of GSTC-Accredited Certification Bodies is available here.
To learn more about the difference between Certification, Recognition and Accreditation, go to this page.
