Terre Blanche Golf
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Switched to Bermuda grass, resulting in significant water and turf input savings.
- Implemented state-of-the-art irrigation monitoring.
- Established on-site wastewater treatment.
- Maintains a large modern machine park with strict maintenance.
Social Achievements
- Outstanding employer and community asset.
- Cooperation with local communities (e.g., constructed sports facilities).
- Home of one of the two French golf academies for girls.
- Organizes annual cooking sessions for local children using on-site grown produce.
- Established an “atlas de biodiversity communal” (ABC) program with the community.
Governance Achievements
- Successfully achieved GEO Certified® status.
- Implemented digital procedural systems for security and follow-up across various operations.
- Legal compliance in storage, handling, application, and disposal of hazardous substances.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Further optimize irrigation (audit expected to be finished in 2023).
Environmental Challenges
- Legal barriers hindering economical implementation of renewable energy sources.
- Potential for small-scale mechanical weeding to be extended.
- Ongoing audit to further optimize irrigation in certain zones.
Mitigation Strategies
- Ongoing audit to improve irrigation and identify areas for optimization.
- Experimenting with Bermuda grass mixed with other species to improve turf management.
- Regularly review and follow a habitat management plan; Prioritise native species when planting and landscaping
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Maximised local products, also in the restaurant where seasonal products are on the menu.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Dry summers, insect damage on pines and palms
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GEO Certified®
Third-party Assurance: Marc Geens (GEO accredited independent verifier)
Awards & Recognition
- GEO Certified®