The Golf Course Habitat – We Promote Biodiversity initiative of the Baden-Württemberg Golf Association was awarded 7,500 euros in the Sport and Sustainability competition organized by the Baden-Württemberg State Sports Association. Professional associations and sports federations from Baden-Württemberg were invited to submit their projects to promote climate protection, biodiversity, education for sustainable development, the circular economy and social responsibility. The total prize money of 90,000 euros was divided between ten award-winning projects.
Actively promoting sustainability on golf courses
As part of the “Golf course habitat – We promote biodiversity” project, a total of 66 golf courses in Baden-Württemberg were specifically upgraded between 2020 and 2023 in collaboration with the BWGV’s environmental committee. The aim was to raise the golf courses’ awareness of the importance of biodiversity and to develop specific measures to promote biodiversity. To this end, the environmental committee visited all participating golf courses, analyzed their potential and developed individual concepts for more nature conservation.
After successfully implementing these measures, the golf courses were awarded a certificate for their commitment. Due to its great success, the BWGV is planning to turn the project into a permanent initiative from 2025. Among other things, this will include a voluntary commitment by the clubs and a catalog of measures. The official kick-off for the initiative will be the environmental symposium on April 10, 2025 at the Kirchheim-Wendlingen Golf Club.
” The award shows that we are on the right track and that golf as a sport wants to make an important contribution to climate protection. With our new initiative, we are focusing specifically on sustainable biodiversity measures and would like to motivate even more golf courses to actively contribute to nature conservation,” says André Kette, Managing Director of the BWGV.
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