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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