Get the GREENSTAY label

everyone can join

All camping sites in Denmark can become part of the GREENSTAY labelling scheme. It does not require membership of Camping Outdoor Denmark.

The camping site must answer and document that it meets the scheme’s criteria and, after approval, pay a fee to be part of the scheme. This fee is paid annually. Prices can be seen further down the page.

Every 2 years, the camping site must be re-certified or readmitted to the environmental scheme.

The process

The application process is simple and transparent and has four steps.

Step 1

The camping site writes to Camping Outdoor Denmark at info@campingoutdoordanmark.dk and requests to be admitted to the GREENSTAY environmental scheme.

They will then be sent a link to a criteria list containing a number of criteria distributed across 6 Sustainable Development Goals.

Camping Outdoor Denmark advises and guides through the application process.

Step 2

The camping site fills in the criteria list online and sends it back to Camping Outdoor Denmark. The camping site must answer yes or no to questions about each of the criteria. If they can answer yes to more than 80% of the questions (also within each individual Sustainable Development Goal), they are qualified to be admitted to the labelling scheme. The criteria list for camping sites is HERE.

The camping site must also fill in a development plan outlining which environmental measures they have taken and what they plan for the future.

You must contact us to gain access to fill in the application.

Step 3

Camping Outdoor Denmark sends a consultant/auditor out to the camping site to inspect and check that the camping site meets the requirements, and that the answers match the reality at the site.

Step 4

The complete documentation from the camping site, together with the consultant’s comments, is assessed by an external independent certification body.

If the documentation meets the requirements, the camping site can be admitted to GREENSTAY. 80% of the criteria must be met within each Sustainable Development Goal.

The camping site is invoiced an amount for admission and will then be sent documentation and marketing materials showing that they are part of the labelling scheme.

Documentation and reporting every second year

Every second year, the camping site must be readmitted to the environmental scheme. They must show that they continue to develop their environmental work. This means they fill in the criteria list again, so they can show how they have developed. They also fill in the development plan again and account for what has happened since last time in the form of concrete measures, and what is planned for the future.

The external independent certification body can at any time withdraw membership of the environmental scheme if the camping site no longer meets the criteria.

Prices for members of Camping Outdoor Denmark

For members of Camping Outdoor Denmark, the price for participation in the GREENSTAY environmental scheme is DKK 4,000 per year. This means that every year the camping site is part of GREENSTAY, an annual fee is paid to the environmental scheme.

The money goes towards administration, consultant visits and development of the scheme, and at the same time the camping site gains the right to use the GREENSTAY label for branding and marketing.

Price for non-members

For camping sites that are not members of Camping Outdoor Denmark, the price for participation in the GREENSTAY environmental scheme is DKK 6,000 per year. In addition, it costs DKK 8,000 to be admitted to the GREENSTAY labelling scheme.

The money goes towards administration, consultant visits and development of the scheme, and at the same time the camping site gains the right to use the GREENSTAY label for branding and marketing. The reason the price can be kept lower for members of Camping Outdoor Denmark is that there is less administration involved in getting started, and that consultant visits can take place in connection with classification visits, service visits, etc. from Camping Outdoor Denmark.