Posted on Jan 7, 2015
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Posted on Jan 7, 2015
18 December 2014 Press Release for Skyviews Sustainability Awards – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SKYVIEWS AWARDS BONAIRE BUSINESSES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE Skyviews Inc., Caribbean map publishers to the Caribbean region since 1989 celebrate 25 years of service to the tourism industry and destination of Bonaire. On the 17th December 2014 industry partners from the last quarter century came together to share this milestone with Skyviews at the Spice Beach Club, Bonaire. The Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire: Mr. Edison Rijna inaugurated the launch of the Sustainability Awards for Bonaire tourism providers through BlueGreenMatters.Org and presented 8 Bonairean businesses with their Sustainability Award. The Awardees were: ECHO, Dive Friends Bonaire, The Cadushy Distillery, Sunshine Market, Posada Para Mira, Mangazina di Rei, La Placita and VIP Diving. From left to right: Lily Leahy, ECHO. Erna Li, Sunshine Market. Muys Cieremans representing La Placita. Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire, Mr. Edison Rijna. Jessica Bensley, Skyviews Inc. Jon Kloos, Dive Friends Bonaire. Bas Noij, VIP Diving. Izain Mercerca, Mangazina di Rei. The Awards recognize excellence in sustainable business practice in one or more of the areas: Biodiversity, Energy, Social Governance, Water and Waste. They are a new regional venture that has potential to inspire and reward businesses for their contributions to broader national and regional sustainability efforts as well as represent innovative partnership between private and public sector locally and globally. GLISPA, Global Island Partnership and CREST, Center for Responsible Travel support the Awards. Small island states such as Boanire are particularly vulnerable to economic shocks and climate change. “We have before us an urgent call to adopt sustainable business practices and decouple environmental degradation from...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2014
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Posted on Dec 9, 2014
09/12/2014 4:41 pm (News Print) Press Release for Skyviews Green Awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SKYVIEWS AWARDS GRENADA BUSINESSES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE Skyviews Inc., Caribbean map publishers since 1985, inaugurated the Skyviews Sustainability Awards for small, medium and large tourism service providers through BlueGreenMatters.Org with support from GLISPA, Global Island Partnership and CREST, Center for Responsible Travel in Grenada this week in Grenada. The Awards ceremony took place on Monday 8th December 2014 at the closing ceremony of the Nutmeg Festival, Prickly Bay Marina. 16 local businesses received Awards for excellence in sustainable business practice in one or more of the areas: Biodiversity, Energy, Social Governance, Water and Waste. The top recipients of the Sustainability Awards were: Conservation Kayak, Almost Paradise, Eco Dive, Calabash Hotel and Aquanauts. From left to right: Honorable Senator Simon Stiell, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment; Jamie Barrett, owner Conservation Kayak; Honorable Yoland Bain Hosford, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation; Amber Barrett, owner Conservation Kayak; Jessica Bensley, CEO Skyviews Inc. The Awards venture is a collaborative regional partnership between private and public sector. The Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, the Honorable Yoland Bain Hosford and Parliamentary Secretary, the Honorable Senator Simon Stiell from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment presented the Awards. Minister Hosford said, “Grenada’s tourism industry is one of the pillars of the country’s economy, therefore, sustainable tourism is of fundamental importance for the development and preservation of our niche areas which include eco-adventure, dive, yachting and agro-products for long-term viability of the industry.” Small island states such as Grenada and its outlying islands are particularly...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2014
Read the 3rd Issue of the CREST newsletter which features the launch of the Skyviews Sustainability Awards Programme.
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Posted on Aug 22, 2014
SKYVIEWS SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS PROGRAMME LAUNCHED ON JULY 11, 2014 AT THE 3rd SYMPOSIUM FOR INNOVATORS IN COASTAL TOURISM IN GRENADA SKYVIEWS SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS Jessica Bensley, CEO of Skyviews Inc. successfully launched the Skyviews Sustainability Awards programme on July 11, 2014 at the 3rd Symposium for Innovators on Coastal Tourism where stakeholders were able to see how their businesses can derive direct benefits from participating in the Awards programme and how the Caribbean and its tourism product will benefit from adopting more sustainable practices. The Skyviews Sustainability Awards programme will help guide businesses through a process to engage better practices that will not only have global impact in terms of who we attract to the Caribbean but also on our communities. The Skyviews Sustainability Awards will achieve the following: Phase 1: Show businesses that have not engaged in sustainability practices, ways they can adopt best practice measures and do so through a very cost effective process. Phase 2: Gather quantitative and qualitative data that can be used to implement solutions and create synergies between NGOs, Governments, donor agencies and the private sectors. THE BIG PICTURE We in the Caribbean must play our part; we MUST act now! Be awarded for your sustainability initiatives. Make more money and save some through the Skyviews Sustainability Awards Programme in collaboration with BlueGreen Matters and CREST. The Awards Programme is open to ALL SKYVIEWS CLIENTS. It is free and it is voluntary. All it will take is some time, maybe 20 minutes (yes you can do it in several sittings) and you will gain a range of ideas on how you can improve your business performance, lower costs and attract more business. A recent Trip...
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