ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:
Finfoot Lake Reserve commits itself to environmental leadership in all its business activities and provides a healthy workplace, protecting the environment, natural resources and conserving energy and water. We are committed to diminishing the impact on our environment through
- Conserving natural resources by reusing and recycling to support the implementation of our zero-waste strategy
- Be environmentally responsible neighbours in the community where we operate and correct incidents that endanger the health and safety of the environment
- Enhancing awareness among our employees and motivating them to conduct themselves in an environmentally liable fashion
- Averting environmental anguish or adverse incidents in all areas by making certain that our working practices comply with all pertinent ratifications
- Working with suppliers who actively encourage sound environmental implementations and practices
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To communicate the requirements of this policy to all partners, suppliers and staff
- To provide a workplace free of recognised hazards and maintain healthy working conditions for all company employees
- To commit to green purchasing and make this policy publicly available
ANNUAL GOAL:
- Continue to avert environmental pollution by striving to minimise resource consumption and waste causation.
Energy Saver Status
- Operating the Laundry room out of peak hours, where possible
- Geyser Timers installed at 13 rooms, to operate only out of peak times
- Switching off all rooms that are not occupied
- Replacing power saving globes with LED globes to save more, as LED lasts longer and uses power
- Installed Pool Pump Timers to operate out of peak hours and also not during the night
- Monthly tracking of energy saving and consumption with meters
- Participating in Earth Hour every year
Water Saver Status
- Daily tracking of water saving and consumption with meters
- Using Grey water from laundry for irrigation of the lawns
- Toilets installed have low flowing option in newly renovated rooms
- Irrigation of gardens only early morning or late afternoons
- Industrial dishwasher in kitchen and glass washer in the bar for less water consumption
- Check for leaking toilets, taps and geysers on a daily basis
Waste Efficiency Status
- All Waste gets moved off-site to be sorted by the Tsosanang community for recycling and all monies generated is for the community members
- Kitchen waste gets used to feed our onsite worm farm
- Worm tea and compost to be used for our vegetable and herb gardens
Carbon Footprint Status
- No Straw policy, with the option to have use a straw which is in paper form and biodegradable
- Environmentally friendly retractable ball pens for all conferencing and stationary with recycled cardboard and cornstarch plastic trim
- Vegetable and Herb gardens onsite, for use in our kitchen and bar
- Deliveries of stock only in box form from supplies, no plastic bags
