The DCA ESG Certification is the first ISO/IEC 17065 accredited Certification by Accredia and is recognized by IAF in 95 countries, it is issued by Dream&Charme under International accreditation ISO/IEC 17065 by Accredia since 22/6/2020. It guarantees the characteristics of the accommodation to end customers, agencies and intermediaries in an independent and super partes way its sustainability and reliability in an objective manner and through objective evidence gathered during audits.

The certification perimeter relates to the accommodation as a whole, the setting up of the rooms, the type of accessories, the subdivision of the spaces, the availability of accessories and furnishings, the layout of the accommodation, entertainment elements, accessory elements, outdoor, garden, swimming pool etc. in addition to the technical part relating to the correct maintenance of the systems, etc. The evaluation requirements contained in the checklists are over 1.200.

On July 23, 2024 Dream&Charme obtained GSTC accreditation from Accredia according to ISO/IEC 17065 as a Certification Body for GSTC certification of Hotels globally (excluding China), the Dream&Charme accreditation is recognized IAF in 95 countries around the world. 

This is a truly important milestone for both Dream&Charme and Italy, which is among the leading countries in hotel sustainability certification with ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for GSTC. 

We would like to thank ACCREDIA and GSTC for their support and excellent work over the past years to achieve this important result. 

Hotels internationally now have the GSTC Certification with ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation available, which is particularly important in relation to the European anti-greenwashing directive 825/24  and compliant with the requests by the most important affiliation companies as The Leading Hotel of the World.

See the GSTC press release on the international GSTC website: https://www.gstcouncil.org/dreamcharme-is-now-gstc-accredited/

On 22 July 2025, Dream&Charme obtained accreditation by Accredia under the ISO/IEC 17065 standard for the Gabbiani Verdi Certification, enabling the certification of resorts and villages at an international level.
This accreditation allows us to certify resorts and villages according to the official Gabbiani Verdi criteria — Accessibility, Responsible Entertainment, Carbon Footprint, Staff Engagement, Circular Economy and Sustainable Experiences — further strengthening our leadership in the hospitality sector and our concrete commitment to promoting sustainable, rigorous and independently verified tourism.

Sustainability is one of the most significant elements for us, in fact in our checklists there are numerous requirements dedicated to sustainability also with reference to International Standards relating to sustainable tourism. Dream&Charme is also a member of the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council), a global non-profit also founded by the United Nations (UNWTO, UN Foundation, UNEP), is a member of ISO Working Groups 228/13 (global standards on sustainable tourism) and UNI GL-40 Working Group for the definition of standards on tourism at the international level and Project Leader in UNI for the UNI PdR 131 (accessible tourism) with the Ministry of Tourism and Accredia.  Since 2023, it has also been rated Third Party Entity by Booking.com, Expedia and Google with the inclusion of “Sustainability Certification” status on their global booking sites guaranteed by the DCA Sustainable ESG Certification for Dream&Charme-certified accommodation.

We are proud to announce the collaboration between Dream&Charme and The Leading Hotels of the World. Now a preferred vendor of the Leading Strategic Sourcing (LSS) program, spearheaded by LHW and DayBlink GPO, LHW properties have the opportunity to access Dream&Charme’s international best practices and benefit from preferential rates to obtain GSTC Certification: a key recognition for hotels that wish to stand out for their commitment.