{"id":6089,"date":"2022-06-10T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:12:20","slug":"sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Which environmental certificates are there for golf courses?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-668xds-bed013824a528e185e756dacd575a6ac\">\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-bed013824a528e185e756dacd575a6ac img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-bed013824a528e185e756dacd575a6ac .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-668xds-bed013824a528e185e756dacd575a6ac 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-13007 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13007 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12.jpg\" alt='' title='Design ohne Titel (12)'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Design-ohne-Titel-12-705x397.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-20yhq4-5a952d4d72ffdda6e9a704c18fc328c8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-20yhq4-5a952d4d72ffdda6e9a704c18fc328c8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-20yhq4-5a952d4d72ffdda6e9a704c18fc328c8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-20yhq4-5a952d4d72ffdda6e9a704c18fc328c8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-20yhq4-5a952d4d72ffdda6e9a704c18fc328c8 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Which environmental certificates are there for golf courses? <\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-a3585d3fa7671a12077dc6706dacc8c3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Pure image cultivation or real added value? What exactly is the point of a certificate, which examines sustainability aspects in golf? Questions that many golf course operators may ask themselves after environmental and sustainability issues are also becoming increasingly important in the golf business. In fact, to date there have been few surveys that deal with the value of the existing sustainability certificates in golf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional differences in certificates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But at least: Both a <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/ph\/Downloads\/4991-evaluation-of-the-golf-natur-environmental-certificate-from-an-ecological-economic-perspective%20(1).pdf\">study by the German University of Bayreuth<\/a>, which examined the added value of the <strong>German Golf Association<\/strong> \u2019s \u201c <strong>Golf and Nature<\/strong> \u201d certificate, and a Swiss work by the author <strong>Mirjam Fassold<\/strong> entitled \u201cMarket advantages for golf courses with a green image\u201d, have in dealt with the subject in recent years. While the <strong>Golf &amp; Natur<\/strong> certificate is the market leader in <strong>Germany<\/strong> , the certification of the English <strong>GEO Foundation<\/strong> is widely used in Switzerland. <strong>Austria<\/strong> also decided to introduce <strong>GEO<\/strong> in 2022. In Germany, the <strong>golf course habitat<\/strong> is also offered in the three associations of <strong>Bavaria, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and Hesse<\/strong> , a certificate that deals exclusively with the topic of promoting biodiversity.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/severe-weather-building-resilience-and-securing-it-properly\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"my9Sx1S9mF\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/severe-weather-building-resilience-and-securing-it-properly\/\">Severe weather: building resilience and securing it properly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Severe weather: building resilience and securing it properly&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/severe-weather-building-resilience-and-securing-it-properly\/embed\/#?secret=sJ0netacDp#?secret=my9Sx1S9mF\" data-secret=\"my9Sx1S9mF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pure image cultivation or economic advantages? <\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to the Bayreuth study, the starting point is as follows: Golfers have a relatively high affinity for sustainability, and climate change affects golf throughout Europe. On the one hand, golf courses are increasingly forced to save resources such as water due to official requirements, but a positive image in terms of ecology is also important. In addition, there is an effort to increase the value of membership through sustainability certificates. After all, consumers in both Germany and Switzerland are willing to pay a higher price for organic products, for example. Under certain circumstances, so the conclusion, the proof of an environmentally friendly golf club management can also lead to economic advantages.<br \/>\nThe majority of the 69 German courses that took part in the study by the University of Bayreuth were obviously convinced of the usefulness of the Golf &amp; Nature certificate. &#8220;All in all, it can be stated that the Golf &amp; Nature certificate creates added value in the ecological sector and &#8211; with restrictions &#8211; also in the economic sector, especially from the point of view of the certified courses. The certified clubs benefit not only in the area of environmental protection, but also in the area of management,\u201d the author Prof. Christopher Huth sums up <strong>his experiences<\/strong>. The credibility of the golf courses in terms of sustainability increases through participation in the Golf &amp; Nature program, working and playing conditions are improved in the long term.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/carbon-footprint-the-most-important-facts-for-golf-courses\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HHtDZ3inGr\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/carbon-footprint-the-most-important-facts-for-golf-courses\/\">CO\u2082 footprint: Key facts for golf clubs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;CO\u2082 footprint: Key facts for golf clubs&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/carbon-footprint-the-most-important-facts-for-golf-courses\/embed\/#?secret=z6kDbD6qyZ#?secret=HHtDZ3inGr\" data-secret=\"HHtDZ3inGr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>There are these sustainability certificates:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Golf &amp; Nature:<\/strong> The certificate from the German Golf Association aims to &#8220;improve the playing and working conditions on golf courses while at the same time protecting nature and resources as much as possible&#8221;. It is three tiered from Bronze to Golf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat Golf Course:<\/strong> The Habitat Golf Course certificate is the German entry level for the promotion of biodiversity. It is offered in the Bavarian state associations via the Bavarian Bl\u00fchpakt, in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and in Hesse.<br \/>\n<strong>GEO (Golf Environment Organization)<\/strong> : The British non-professional organization has developed a two-tier certification system. In Europe it is the certificate with the widest distribution.<br \/>\n<strong>Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf (Audubon Society)<\/strong> : The certification of the Audubon Society is extremely widespread, especially in the USA .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-2mu5xc-11208692fc8ebc2c943b1f28c21f170f av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>share entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/&#038;t=Which%20environmental%20certificates%20are%20there%20for%20golf%20courses%3F' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Which%20environmental%20certificates%20are%20there%20for%20golf%20courses%3F&#038;url=https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/?p=6089' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-whatsapp avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" href='https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/' data-av_icon='\uf232' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on WhatsApp'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on WhatsApp<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-pinterest avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Pinterest\" href='https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgolfsustainable.com%2Fen%2Fsustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test%2F&#038;description=Which%20environmental%20certificates%20are%20there%20for%20golf%20courses%3F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fgolfsustainable.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2FDesign-ohne-Titel-12-1-705x397.jpg' data-av_icon='\ue8f8' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Pinterest'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin avia_social_iconfont' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=Which%20environmental%20certificates%20are%20there%20for%20golf%20courses%3F&#038;url=https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail avia_social_iconfont' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=Which%20environmental%20certificates%20are%20there%20for%20golf%20courses%3F&#038;body=https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/sustainability-certificates-in-the-golf-put-to-the-test\/' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[768,926,755,803],"tags":[891,933,777,796,861,810,934,935],"class_list":["post-6089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bavaria","category-hesse","category-uncategorized","category-schleswig-holstein-en","tag-audubon-society-en","tag-certification","tag-dgv-en","tag-geo-en","tag-golf-nature","tag-golf-and-nature","tag-miriam-fassold","tag-prof-dr-christopher-huth-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Which environmental certificates are there for golf courses? - Golf Sustainable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Golf &amp; Nature, Habitat Golf Course and GEO dominate in Europe. 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