EFRAG VSME aligned · EC endorsed July 2025

The sustainability assessment built for European tourism

Complete your Double Materiality Assessment in 20 minutes. Get your VSME certificate. Show your guests, partners, and regulators that you're ready.

Sustainability reduces. Regeneration restores. Eco Heroes turns the SDGs into stories, missions, and community programs that connect destinations, schools, and visitors in shared, measurable action.

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Questions
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Languages
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Why Eco Heroes DMA

Everything you need for EU sustainability compliance

Built on UN Tourism, GSTC, EC ETIS, and GHG Protocol frameworks. Designed specifically for tourism SMEs.

Science-backed questions

99 questions from GSTC criteria, EC ETIS indicators, and GHG Protocol Scope 1–3 methodology.

14 languages

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Slovenian, Dutch, Polish, Danish, Croatian, and Arabic.

VSME certificate

QR-verified sustainability certificate valid for 12 months. Share on your website, booking channels, and front desk.

EU data sovereignty

All data hosted in the European Union. Fully GDPR compliant. Zero non-EU jurisdiction exposure.

Stakeholder engagement

Built-in survey distribution for employees, guests, suppliers, and community. Multi-language, one-click sharing.

DMA matrix output

Auto-generated double materiality matrix with impact and financial materiality scoring for your sustainability report.

How it works

From registration to certificate in three weeks

A simple four-step process designed for busy tourism operators.

Register & pay

Create your account, select your plan, and get instant platform access.

Self-assessment

Answer 45–99 questions about your environmental, social, and governance practices.

Stakeholder surveys

Share one-click survey links with employees, guests, and partners in their language.

Get your certificate

Receive your VSME certificate with QR verification, DMA matrix, and recommendations.

Testimonial

When we created Basecamps, we wanted to prove that a place to stay could be a gateway to the land — not an escape from the real world. That visitors would leave knowing La Cerdanya better: its soil, its species, its producers, its challenges.

In our first year working with Eco Heroes, we've seen that this is possible. The 17 SDG storybooks — each one dedicated to a global goal, in seven languages — have found their way into our cabins as if they had always been there. We've watched children read them to their parents. We've had families ask where they could find the books when checking out.

The team training and the double materiality assessment gave us something we didn't expect: not a certificate, but a mirror.

An honest way to see where we truly stand, and where we want to go.

For us, Eco Heroes is not a supplier. It's the educational layer the project had been missing since day one.
Basecamps Cerdanya

Cristina Domènech Mena

Co-founder — Basecamps Cerdanya

basecamps.com · @basecamps_cerdanya

Built by experts

15+ years certifying the ESG leaders of European business

Karim Zouhdi, Founder & CEO of Eco Heroes International

Karim Zouhdi

Founder & CEO, Eco Heroes International

Former Founder & CEO of IASE International (2020–2023), where I led the ESG certification of the first BBVA and Santander employees. Previously Executive Manager at EFPA Europe, scaling financial education to 60,000+ certified professionals across 10+ countries.

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ICC España

Strategic alliance · March 2025

In partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce Spain — representing 45 million companies in 170+ countries.

Pricing

One payment, 12 months of certification

No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Choose the plan that fits your company.

Micro
1 – 9 employees
€149
one-time payment
  • ~45 assessment questions
  • 3 stakeholder groups
  • VSME Basic
  • QR-verified certificate
  • 14 survey languages
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Small
10 – 49 employees
€349
one-time payment
  • ~90 assessment questions
  • 5 stakeholder groups
  • Full DMA matrix
  • QR-verified certificate
  • 14 survey languages
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Medium
50 – 249 employees
€799
one-time payment
  • 99 assessment questions
  • 7 stakeholder groups
  • VSME Comprehensive
  • QR-verified certificate
  • 14 survey languages
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For corporates, groups & procurement

Need verification or volume?

Verified
Human-reviewed · procurement-grade
€1,900
one-time payment
  • Everything in the standard Assessment
  • Expert human review of your responses
  • Enhanced certificate for tenders & procurement
  • Priority support
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Supplier Bulk
For corporates assessing their SME suppliers
from €99
per SME · volume pricing
  • €129/SME (50+) · €109 (100+) · €99 (250+)
  • Supplier onboarding & central overview
  • Consolidated invoicing, net terms
  • Dedicated account manager
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Built on international standards

Frameworks trusted by governments and institutions

EFRAG VSME
UN Tourism
GSTC Criteria
EC ETIS
GHG Protocol

Tourism sectors

Designed for every type of tourism business

Hotels

Hotels, hostels, B&Bs, and accommodation providers.

Restaurants

Restaurants, cafés, catering, and food service.

Tour Operators

Tour operators, travel agencies, and experience providers.

Corporate

DMOs, convention bureaus, and tourism corporates.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you wanted to know before certifying — no jargon, no fluff.

What exactly do I get — beyond the certificate?
You get four things that work together. First, a verifiable PDF certificate with QR code. Second, automatic listing in the public Eco Heroes Registry — a searchable directory of certified European tourism businesses that clients, partners, and DMOs can browse. Third, a personalized roadmap showing your top 3–5 improvement priorities. Fourth, the right to display the Eco Heroes badge on your website, booking pages, and marketing materials for 12 months. You're not buying a document — you're buying visibility and credibility in a growing European network.
Who actually sees my certificate, and how does it bring me business?
Three audiences, automatically. (1) Anyone browsing the Eco Heroes Registry — travelers researching sustainable options, corporate travel buyers looking for compliant suppliers, DMOs mapping their region's sustainability leaders. (2) Clients and partners who scan the QR code on your certificate or badge — it opens an instantly verifiable profile. (3) Google and Bing — the registry is indexed, so searches like "certified sustainable hotel in Girona" surface your business. No extra marketing work required on your side.
What happens to tourism businesses that don't certify in the next 12–24 months?
Pressure is arriving from all directions. The EU's CSRD regulation is trickling down to SMEs via supply chains — large companies must now report on their supplier sustainability. Booking platforms (Booking.com, Expedia) are flagging and ranking sustainable properties. Banks increasingly tie green loans and favorable rates to measurable sustainability data. Corporate travel clients already require certification in RFPs. Businesses that delay will find themselves answering these questions reactively, under pressure, with no data ready. Certifying now puts you ahead.
How does joining the Eco Heroes League of Champions make me visible across Europe?
Certified businesses become part of a visible European network. Your listing includes your business name, sector, country, maturity tier, and verification link — discoverable by travelers, journalists, DMOs, and investors looking for sustainable suppliers across 27 EU countries and beyond. The platform is available in 14 languages, so a guest in Poland or a procurement officer in Germany finds you in their own language. This network effect grows every month as new members join — and early certifiers are the most visible.
Do I really need a sustainability expert to complete this?
No. The assessment is written in plain language for busy owners and managers. Questions are multiple-choice, grouped by topic (energy, waste, staff, community), and answered from your everyday knowledge — no documents or calculations required. You can pause and resume anytime. Most users complete it in one sitting, alone. If you hire a consultant instead, expect €1,000–€3,000 and several weeks of meetings for the same outcome.
How much time and money does this save versus hiring a consultant?
A traditional sustainability consultant charges €1,500–€5,000 for a comparable assessment, takes 4–8 weeks, and requires multiple meetings. Eco Heroes DMA costs €149 for Micro businesses, takes 20 minutes, and gives you the same EFRAG-aligned result — plus the registry listing and QR-verifiable certificate (which most consultants don't provide). For businesses under 10 employees, this is 90%+ cost savings and 95%+ time savings.
Why choose Eco Heroes over Green Key, Travelife, or Biosphere?
Green Key, Travelife, and Biosphere are solid operational certifications — focused mainly on environmental practices (water, energy, waste) and requiring on-site audits that take months and cost €1,000+. Eco Heroes covers the full EU double-materiality scope: environmental, social, governance, and financial impact. It's aligned with EFRAG VSME (the EU's official SME framework). Many hotels combine both: an operational certificate for daily practices, and Eco Heroes for regulatory-ready reporting. We're faster, broader, and designed for what regulators and investors are asking for now.
What if my competitors certify first?
Early certifiers get the most visibility in the Eco Heroes Registry. Travelers, DMOs, and corporate buyers searching the directory today see a smaller, featured set of certified businesses. As the registry grows, early entries accumulate longer verification histories — which builds trust with partners and clients. Being first in your region or sector is a marketing advantage that's hard to replicate later. The businesses that certify in 2026 will define what "certified" looks like in their market.
Is the certificate recognized by banks, clients, and tourism boards?
The assessment is aligned with EFRAG VSME, the EU's official voluntary standard for SME sustainability reporting, endorsed by the European Commission in July 2025. Every certificate is individually verifiable via QR code — transparent and auditable. This is what banks, corporate clients, and tourism boards need: machine-verifiable proof, not a marketing badge. We're actively expanding recognition partnerships with Destination Management Organizations and industry associations across Europe.
How often do I renew, and is my data safe?
The certificate is valid for 12 months. Annual renewal keeps you current with evolving EU regulation and reflects improvements in your business — scores typically rise year-over-year. We're fully GDPR-compliant, hosted in Europe, TLS 1.3 encrypted end-to-end, never sell or share your data, and let you delete everything on request. Stakeholder responses are anonymized in your report. You'll get a reminder 30 days before your certificate expires.

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