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Green Tourism celebrates its 20th year
Green Tourism, the world’s largest sustainable accreditation programme of its kind, is marking its 20th year with the launch of its new ‘Green Check’ offer for tourism businesses looking to gain one of their highly-respected sustainability awards within two weeks. Running until January 2018, Green Tourism will offer businesses a pre-assessment review with one of their qualified assessors. The ‘Green Check’ will include a series of questions taken from the full Green Tourism rating system and give businesses a benchmark to understand where they are on their green journey. At the end of the review, businesses will be given guidance and advice on how they can achieve an award within two weeks. The Award, according to Green
Tourism’s Managing Director Andrea Nicholas, will provide organisations with a significant marketing and commercial opportunity to kick start the New Year. Green Tourism has launched the initiative as part of an overall strategy to build on the sustainable movement of more than 2000 tourism businesses. Interested businesses can
register at
www.green-tourism.com
Jon Proctor, CEO and Andrea Nicholas, Managing Director, Green Tourism
BTO gains new accreditation
Gemma Copestick, Senior Manager of Employer Partnerships at STEP with Senior
Solicitor Jocelyn Gilda, Partner Roddy Harrison and Associate Ross Brown of BTO Solicitors’ Tax Planning, Wills and Estates team
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cottish law firm BTO Solicitors has been awarded Employer Partner accreditation by the STEP Employer Partnership
Programme (EPP). The accreditation cements the firm’s commitment to delivering tax planning, wills and estates services of the highest standard and to cultivating a culture of continued professional development among employees. STEP is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. It works to improve public understanding of
the issues families face in this area and promotes education and high professional standards among its members. The EPP recognises companies which meet a set of learning and development standards aimed at supporting employees to complete STEP qualifications to become an accredited TEP. BTO was seen to meet the necessary standards for Employer Partner accreditation by allocating a STEP qualified mentor, by covering the financial costs of the qualification and giving employees paid leave to study and attend workshops and exams.
Financial package allows Boteco’s owner to purchase Glasgow site
Luigi Aseni, owner of Boteco do Brasil, has purchased the business’ Glasgow venue, strengthening the Brazilian themed bar and restaurant’s position in the city, after securing a £880,000 financial package from HSBC. The deal has enabled Aseni to purchase the site on the city’s Trongate, having previously rented the property since 2010. The acquisition is in Glasgow’s popular hospitality district and has improved Boteco’s balance sheet and increased its net worth, allowing Arseni the flexibility to upgrade and expand the business in the future. Boteco, which translates to bar in Portuguese, has a base in both Glasgow and Edinburgh, and
Aseni owns a third bar, Mango, also in Glasgow.
Originally from Italy, Aseni launched Boteco in Glasgow with the vision to create an open and friendly atmosphere that celebrated multi culturalism.
Boteco do Brasil on the city’s Trongate
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