We are committed to social and environmental responsibility, in and through golf.
We recognize the importance of playing our part to protect and restore nature, conserve resources, take climate action and strengthen communities.
We will seek to use our reach to raise awareness and positive action amongst golfers, partners and the wider public.
We will make an important difference, and help golf become a valued leader in sustainability.
Through becoming GEO Certified we have achieved the most widely regarded and credible sustainability distinction in golf. The international certification was earned after successfully meeting the industry-standard best practices and demonstrating our commitment to make sustainability of central importance to our golf facility. We're proud of our social and environmental value - and looking forward to doing even more on our sustainability journey.
2018, 2025, for renewal 2028
“The Renaissance Club has successfully demonstrated high standards of environmental sustainability across the course, the clubhouse and the maintenance facility. The appointment of Caitlin Gracey in the role of Sustainability Coordinator shows a true commitment by management to provide focussed support to all departments, to continue to drive progress and improve environmental and sustainability performance over the longer term. With the continued support of Billy Peterson and Jamie Aitken, I know her enthusiasm and increasing knowledge and skills will bring huge benefits to the club. Whilst there is currently a good level of knowledge and activities across all sustainability areas, there is the potential to go from good to great in the coming years. Engaging with more external experts and partners, getting more nature survey data, improving the recording and monitoring of resources and translating these into a Sustainability Action Plan with improvement targets, will take the environmental programme up a level. Staff and member awareness and involvement in sustainability activities continues to be good, and there are achievements that I have highlighted that could be promoted wider for more recognition. In particular, I was impressed with the passion for sustainability excellence demonstrated by Executive Chef Enrico Gusella which should be promoted and made into a new OnCourse Highlight. I hope my suggested improvement points are taken on board and I look forward to reading and hearing more positive sustainability communications from The Renaissance Club over the next few years."
Carolyn Hedley (GEO accredited independent verifier)