environmental initiatives

In February 2006 the Vineyard Hotel & Spa was able to make significant progress with their environmental program.

This initially began with the establishment of an Environmental Committee manned by staff members from the hotel and chaired by Chris van Zyl, the hotels Environmental Officer. Committee members have been given portfolios such as secretary, treasurer, communications, procurement, resources & technology, housekeeping, waste and product & services. The committee has tried to involve all departments by getting volunteer members onto the committee so that they can monitor and initiate new environmental practices in all areas of the Vineyard Hotel & Spa.

For more detailed information on our environmental initiatives contact the Vineyard Hotel & Spa on 021 6574500 or
e-mail chris@vineyard.co.za 

	2°c challenge communiqué To date, all previous international negotiations on climate change has not produced any suitable results and in so distracting the world from addressing a very real problem. We support the 2°C Challenge Communique that aims to break this standstill by pushing for political change and to generate real actions. to view their website: click here
	environmental policy In a joint effort to contribute towards preserving the environment, all the departments at the Vineyard Hotel & Spa signed an environmental policy to show their commitment to the cause. to view policy : click here
	environmental initiatives We recently featured on Expresso to discuss some of our environmental initiatives and sustainability measures. Our Vineyard Hotel & Spa channel on YouTube also features many videos on our Living Green initiative. to read our environmental initiatives: click here to view the video: click here to view our YouTube channel: click here

indigenous gardens Our drive has been to keep the garden as indigenous as possible and in the last four years the garden team has been actively working towards this goal. All new planting is indigenous and only organic compost is used. No harmful chemicals are used in the garden. to view garden plan: click here  to view landscape award: click here

alien clearing project at silvermine We are involved in an environmental community program called Adopt a Plot. We have adopted an 8.5 hectare plot in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park where staff from the hotel work monthly, clearing the alien vegetation. view plot: click here  view video: click here

green leaf environmental standard We have completed an independent and impartial on-site audit against the Green Leaf™ Environmental Standard Hotelier Framework 2011, measuring the hotels greening commitments. to view the certificate: click here

	green conferencing Our Conference Centre is now running on Certified Green Energy. for more information: click here
	event greening forum The aim of the Event Greening Forum is to promote and embrace sustainable and ethical investment principles within the events industry in South Africa. to visit their website: click here