EC3 Global  has announced the appointment of Frank Hubbard as Senior Business Advisor and EarthCheck Key Account Manager.

EC3 Global is an international, environmental management group with a portfolio of over 1,300 hospitality and travel clients in over 70 countries. EC3 Global owns and manages the EarthCheck program which is considered to be the world's most credible environmental benchmarking and certification program for the travel and tourism sector.

"I am delighted to appoint Mr Frank Hubbard as EC3 Global's Senior Advisor to help service the needs of our major corporate clients across the world." Mr Stewart Moore, CEO of EC3 Global and the EarthCheck program, said. 

"Frank has over thirty years' front-line experience, and held a number of senior executive management roles, in the environmental, sustainability and safety management profession with comprehensive experience in manufacturing and hospitality services sectors and government.

 "He has helped organisations across Australia, New Zealand and many parts of the Asia Pacific region, India, Europe and North America to improve operational efficiency, develop sustainable brands and protect corporate reputation through effective stakeholder and community engagement." Mr Moore said.

Frank was recently the Director of Corporate Responsibility for InterContinental Hotels Group for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This included leading the implementation of eco-efficiency frameworks for hotel operations and the incorporation of sustainability criteria into operational systems, brand and marketing initiatives and regional procurement strategies across the Group's operations. He developed IHG's response to Australia's National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS) and Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) obligations and project managed NABERS Hotel rating assessments across multiple Australian properties.

"Over the  next two months Frank will be visiting key destinations in the Asia-Pacific Region to connect with key corporate clients and industry partners. "Frank is also an experienced auditor and has an in-depth understanding of EarthCheck's products and services including EarthCheck's Training Academy programs and EarthCheck's Building and Precinct Planning and Design Standards," Mr Moore said. 

 
                                                    

For more information:

Communication Department

Tel: +61 7 3238 1900
info@ec3global.com

www.earthcheck.org  and  www.ec3global.com

About EC3 Global

EC3 Global is an international tourism and environmental management and advisory group which was developed by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC), the world's largest dedicated research centre specialising in sustainable tourism and research. EC3 Global work with clients to plan, manage and achieve business, development and marketing objectives; Set and achieve sustainability goals with a triple bottom line focus and implement programs to achieve these objectives. Its global community of clients have access to experienced project managers and allied professionals, as well as global tourism best practice and research. 

About EarthCheck

EarthCheck, managed and owned by EC3 Global, is an internationally recognised environmental management and certification program with members in over 70 countries. The program improves operational performance of member organisations and reduces costs. Recent studies show that 6 million people a week are impacted by EarthCheck's branded solutions. The company takes a scientific and systematic approach to risk mitigation and legislative requirements and is regarded as one of the world's best-practice environmental sustainability leaders.