Our Environmental Commitment
We take protecting the environment seriously!
As a tourism operator whose primary function is to show visitors to Melbourne the natural assets of our state, we take our obligation to operate in a sustainable fashion very seriously and thus to do what we can to ensure that our natural assets are maintained for future generations – and visitors.
At Go West Tours, we take pride in working with accredited organisations who aim to reduce our carbon footprint and encourage environmentally sound practises. As an organisation, we are committed to being a leader in sustainability and constantly look to improve all aspects of our environmental footprint.
After all, we want to share the beauty of Australia for future generations.
Ecotourism Certification
Since 2005, Go West Tours has been certified with Ecotourism Australia. We were the first tour operator in our niche to achieve this certification, and we remain as committed to the guiding principles of sustainable tourism today as we were back in 2005.
Ecotourism Australia is a non-profit organisation which promotes sustainable travel around Australia. Its primary focus is to work with nature-based tourism products and operators to promote and encourage environmentally sound practices.
Find out more about Ecotourism and Ecotourism Australia via these links:
Greenfleet
Go West Tours has been a Greenfleet supporter since 2005 and is proud of our association with this leading organisation. By partnering with Greenfleet, we are able to offset the emissions from our tour busses by planting native trees and restoring Australian forests. A portion of our tour sales goes to planting more trees and continuing our effort to restore and protect our climate.
Greenfleet is a not for profit organisation that protects our climate by restoring forests. They encourage organisations to reduce their carbon footprint and offset carbon emissions by planting native trees. Since 1997, Greenfleet has planted more than 8.9 million native trees across 475 biodiverse forests in Australia and New Zealand.
These native forests take carbon from the atmosphere to restore and protect our climate, but they also do much more. Greenfleet plants a variety of native trees in permanent forests to help reduce soil erosion, and provide essential habitats for native wildlife.
Quality Tourism Framework
We are proudly certified with the Quality Tourism Framework, administered locally by the Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC).
The distinctive QTAB brandmark provides visitors with an assurance that the tourism business has a proven commitment to the highest quality of service and business procedures.
