Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition, The Spa Industry Association (USA and global), The South African Spa Association and Beaute Industrie (Australia) together with The Sustainable Spa Association have agreed a mutual partnership to understand and support Sustainability across the Globe. All the Associations have addressed sustainability with their members and have all agreed that […]
Category Archives: The SSA
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May
May
When did your sustainability journey start? It started on the estate about ten years ago measuring waste, water and energy. What was the driving force behind that at the time? Two things:- Money saving Looking after the environment. Who was this change coming from? Was it customers or Estate Senior Management? It was from the […]
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May
May
My 360-degree consultancy led as a final result to confer an important certification to Preidlhof as the First Spa in the world that guarantees well-being through constant ISO control . My meeting with Siborg, an internationally known company for certification in terms of energy and environment, meant that the world of certifications met that of spas , hence the first ISO system developed for spas was […]
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Apr
Apr
In 2020 The most natural Resort in Sardinia wins the World Travel Awards as “Best Eco Resort in Italy and Europe” In Ogliastra, Sardinia, we find one of the five blue areas in the world, home of the Centenarians, which captivates not only for its incredible crystalline sea but for the charm of its traditions, […]
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Apr
Apr
Coming soon! Spas around the world are invited to take part in our campaign to find a creative solution for one of their waste streams. We acknowledge that it is incredibly important for businesses to reduce their waste footprints and that this involves looking at both what goes into the business and what goes out. […]
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Apr
Apr
Contributed by Cinzia Galletto – Sustainable Spa Association Ambassador The use of thermal waters for hydrotherapy, in the Mediterranean basin, was known since ancient times, as evidenced by the archaeological finds, by the literary and scientific testimonies, by the numerous epigraphs. These are treatments that have remained essentially unchanged for twenty-four centuries, with ups and downs […]
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Apr
Apr
We have received many enquiries and concerns about managing the environmental threat of potentially contaminated single use face masks. We understand your concerns about a large amounts being discarded in the general waste to go to landfill, or worse, are littered in the environment. For those of us who have placed environmental factors as a […]
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Mar
Mar
Our MissionWe are a Not-For-Profit organisation that was founded to address the challenges faced, and to accelerate the ability to apply sustainability into global spa business practices.We offer our spa members the tools, services, and education to support sustainable change from within their spa business, using data driven resources and innovative environmental initiatives from within […]
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Feb
Feb
Stephanie Hodgson is our campaign partner and the brains behind our #spawastenotchallenge launching this week. Stephanie currently runs a project called MeetthefiveRs, referring to the five R’s of a circular economy: reduce, reuse, recycle, repair and return. This is an information sharing platform that is open source and non-profit. Through collaboration with local businesses and […]
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Feb
Feb
We are proud to partner with Stephanie Hodgson from @MeetthefiveRs. This post is part of our collaborative series which will introduce you to the CIRCULAR ECONOMY and eventually our #SpaWasteNotChallenge. Written for the Sustainable Spa Association by Stephanie Hodgson from MeetthefiveRs Traditionally, we have taken or extracted materials from the earth and our natural world, […]
