Simrishamn, Sweden
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.
2017, 2022, for renewal 2025
“In a short period of time Österlens Golfklubb has become an all-round sustainability champion, which goes to show what can be achieved with the right commitment and organisation. The club has, among many other things: recorded and protected its wildlife and habitats; developed an organic approach to fertilisation based on ‘compost tea’ derived from local soil biota; minimised chemical use to extreme fungal disease events; reduced water consumption through re-design of the irrigation system; switched to partial heat-pump renewable energy generation and with plans to incorporate on-site solar and ‘green’ grid electricity. I look forward to seeing the ideas for further site multi-functionality at a club which is already doing a great deal for the local community and national implentation of sustainability as standard.”
Mårten Wallberg (GEO accredited independent verifier)
