Let’s Go Green Together

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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, Water, Waste and CO2 Initiatives

  

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