Paul Gauguin Cruises Grabs e-Stewards Enterprise Designation for Responsible Recycling Practices for its Electronics

Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, is the first travel company to earn the "e-Stewards Enterprise" designation for pursuing globally responsible recycling practices for its electronics.

The "e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment" was created by the Basel Action Network (BAN), who developed the world's most rigorous standard for electronics recycling. As an e-Stewards Enterprise, Paul Gauguin Cruises agrees to always make the best efforts to work with recyclers that meet this standard.

"Paul Gauguin Cruises has committed to a new arena of increasing global importance and joins a growing number of business, academic, and government leaders taking action for responsible electronics recycling," said Jim Puckett, Executive Director of BAN.

The e-Stewards Standard incorporates the global ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems, plus many industry-specific performance requirements. The e-Stewards Certification is the only program supported by the environmental community (endorsed by more than 70 environmental organizations around the world).