KELVIN Hall has won a Gold Award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) for its ‘impressive’ sustainability practices.

Launched in Scotland in 1997, for more than 20 years the Green Tourism Business Scheme has been encouraging people and businesses to adopt sustainable choices.

With more than 2000 members across the UK, Ireland, Canada, Italy and Zimbabwe, it’s now the world’s largest eco-certification programme of its kind.

Kelvin Hall only joined the Green Tourism Business Scheme last year and has received the top award following the building’s first audit.

It is also the first Glasgow Life managed building to achieve a coveted Gold Award.

Glasgow Life’s Area Cluster Manager, Brian Ashburn, said: “I’m delighted that Kelvin Hall has received the GTBS Gold Award.

"When we joined the programme we established a green team with representatives from across the project partners and earning this accolade reflects the hard work and commitment shown, not just by that team, but by everyone that works in the building, over the past 12 months.

"It’s a great platform from which to build our relationship with the GBTS and make Kelvin Hall even more sustainable going forward."