{"id":29333,"date":"2025-03-11T19:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=29333"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:28:28","slug":"standrewslinks-commits-to-climate-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/standrewslinks-commits-to-climate-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Andrews Links Trust makes its mark with Net Zero target"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-668xds-5ebdbc17b5b9c8e905a805e9e910ea96\">\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-5ebdbc17b5b9c8e905a805e9e910ea96 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-5ebdbc17b5b9c8e905a805e9e910ea96 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-668xds-5ebdbc17b5b9c8e905a805e9e910ea96 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29338 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29338 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93.jpg\" alt='The R&amp;A clubhouse and the 18th green of the Old Course' title='St. Andrews Links Trust issues Net Zero target'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Design-ohne-Titel-93-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2j05w9-4695007bb8da838c01b4de70eec42b9a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-4695007bb8da838c01b4de70eec42b9a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-4695007bb8da838c01b4de70eec42b9a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2j05w9-4695007bb8da838c01b4de70eec42b9a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2j05w9-4695007bb8da838c01b4de70eec42b9a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >St. Andrews Links commits to climate neutrality<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-m84u3vd2-d74312f5455d8c759509e7174a6d676e av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. November 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-7346ebfddcb3b1befdc54074201b5725 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>&#8220;Our journey to a greener future&#8221; is the name of the sustainability strategy with which the Links Trust of St. Andrews, operator of the world-famous Old Course, is starting the year 2025. The Trust&#8217;s goals are ambitious and include net-zero emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>Further projects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publication of a new plan to tackle coastal erosion in 2025<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040<\/li>\n<li>Purchase 100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2025<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that 90% of employees receive annual sustainability training to equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to promote and practice sustainability in their daily work<\/li>\n<li>Divert 99% of waste from landfills through improved recycling and composting programs by 2025<\/li>\n<li>Conserve and enhance biodiversity by ensuring that 99 5 of species on the site are native to the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Golf Sustainable has already reported on many of these initiatives, and many of the Links Trust&#8217;s projects are already underway. However, like all world-renowned tourist destinations, the main issue with C02 emissions in St. Andrews is the arrival and departure of golfers from all over the world. 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data-sending-label=\"Sending\"\/><\/p><p class=\"hidden\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"avia_avia_username_1\" class=\"hidden \" id=\"avia_avia_username_1\" value=\"\" \/><\/p><\/fieldset><\/form><div id=\"ajaxresponse_1\" class=\"ajaxresponse ajaxresponse_1 hidden\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m3vby34g-28c565c01dd08f6a2afb825969927834 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Calculated in the Links Trust&#8217;s carbon footprint are all emissions under its operational control, as defined in the Green House Gas Protocol&#8217;s approach to &#8216;operational control&#8217;. &#8220;Visitor travel therefore does not contribute to SALT&#8217;s operational footprint total and hence is not part of our net-zero target.&#8221; explains the Links Trust press office. &#8220;That said, we do of course recognise the impact of visitor travel, and as such, we will measure and monitor visitor travel movements and calculate the associated carbon, from which subsequent measures to reduce this will be implemented, as part of our broader carbon reduction plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links Trust sets a positive example when it comes to CO\u2082 accounting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, according to the statement, the Links Trust is still in the initial phase of &#8220;reducing and calculating the footprint&#8221;. 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