GSTC Advantages

Certification Process

For Tour Operator

Multisite and Group Solutions

Regional Presence

• Southeast Asia

VALUES AND MISSION

COMPLAINTS & APPEALS

Technical News
&
updates

TECHNICAL NEWS

GSTC renames its global standards from ‘GSTC Criteria’ to ‘GSTC Standards’

MSC Certification Program Documents updates

GSTC Logo Updates and Transition Guidelines 2025

New Logo Usage Guidelines for GSTC-Certified Entities

GSTC Requirements for Hotel's Performance against GSTC Criteria

MSC Chain of Custody Updates, May 15th, 2023

Important MSC Fishery Program Document Update

UCSL & ASI Update to the Clients Operating in Geographical Scope of Russian Federation

MSC Launches New Global Standard for Sustainable Fishing

Update to the MSC/ ASC Chain of Custody (CoC) Program and document releases

UCSL Statement to the Clients Operating in Geographical Scope of Russian Federation

MSC/ASC Derogations

Derogation 8: Chain of Custody Labour Eligibility Requirements

Derogation 6: Covid-19 Fishery Conditions Extension

Derogation 5: PI 2.4.2.a

Derogation 7: Chain of Custody Labour Audit Risk Revision

Controlled List of MSC Derogations v5.0

Derogation 3: Covid-19 Fishery and Chain of Custody Remote Auditing (ver. 4.0)

Derogation 4: Extension of ISO 19011 (GCR v2.4.1 – 6.1.3)

MSC/ASC Derogations Superseded versions

Derogation 3: Covid-19 Fishery and Chain of Custody Remote Auditing

Derogation 3: Covid-19 Fishery and Chain of Custody Remote Auditing

Derogation 2: Covid-19 pandemic Labour (superseded)

Derogation 1: Covid-19 pandemic (superseded)

Derogation 2: Covid-19 Chain of Custody Labour Pause (superseded)

GSTC Derogations

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and in consideration of the welfare of all individuals participating in the GSTC system, the GSTC is issuing derogations to allow for scheduling and conducting of remote audits. GSTC will continue monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak and supporting tourism efforts to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19.

So far, the GSTC has issued the following derogations, while the second derogation amends the first one and so forth:

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2020 #1, 16th March 2020

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2020 #2, 7th April 2020

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2020 #3, 10th July 2020

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2021 #1, 8th March 2021

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2022 #1, 24th March 2022

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2022 #2, 14th October 2022

GSTC COVID-19 Derogation 2022 #2, 14th October 2022

GSTC Requirements for Hotel's Performance against GSTC Criteria, June 2024

https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-certification-for-hotels-performance/

Discover the newly released GSTC Requirements for Hotel's Performance against GSTC Criteria.

GSTC Requirements for Hotel's Performance Against Certain Criteria 2024