Importance of the celebration of National Women’s Day throughout August?
Why not talk about sustainable golf, and the importance of the celebration of National Women’s Day throughout August?
HEART OF THE SURVEY: THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
In issue 5 we looked at some high-level areas in terms of the John Collier Survey for 2024, and discussed what it takes to win the Top Club Award, and we are now in discussion with Alistair Collier (AC), JCS’s founder, about the certification process, which is at the heart of the survey.
PART 2: ELEMENTS PRIVATE GOLF RESERVE GO ONE BETTER THIS YEAR, AND WIN THE TOP CLUB AWARD IN 2023/24 JOHN COLLIER AWARDS
There is a worrying intensification of what is termed, the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste.
PART 1: ELEMENTS PRIVATE GOLF RESERVE GO ONE BETTER THIS YEAR, AND WIN THE TOP CLUB AWARD IN 2023/24 JOHN COLLIER AWARDS
The results of the seventeenth John Collier Annual Survey on environmental compliance, social responsibility and good governance (ESG) for South Africa golf courses have been released and the tale of the tape shows Elements Private Golf Reserve as the winner of this year’s top award, with Umhlali Country Club and Olivewood Private Estate receiving honourable mentions.
SOME KEY TAKE-OUTS FROM THE LATEST JOHN COLLIER SURVEY
As World environment day (5th June) and the announcement of the John Collier Survey’s annual awards, approaches, BG took the chance to ask Alistair Collier (AC), who is the founder and author of the survey, what he felt could be seen as the main takeaways this year.
KEEPING PACE WITH THE FIELD, IN TERMS OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ESG
So, the dust has settled on this version (2023 to 2024) of the John Collier Survey, at least in terms of the putting together, publishing and circulating the digital version of the survey.
However, it would be fair to say that the contents of the survey have, or should have, raised a dust storm or two of their own! These dust devils would be in various areas, but principally in terms of static, or even slowing levels of compliance. They would also be a factor in relation to matters that encompass our responsibilities, as a golf community, to run our affairs at every level, from clubs to associations, as transparently and ethically as possible.
JC SURVEY FAQS CONTINUED
In the last issue we asked Alistair Collier, how one could help to ensure stability and create an environment, in which the normal functioning of the club, and the work of its office bearers, is not disturbed or usurped, by self-serving individuals or cliques?
JOHN COLLIER SURVEY – INFORMATION BRIEF NUMBER 119
Some time ago I wrote a piece, wherein the GM I was interviewing felt that as far as sustainability was concerned, if he could get his facility through to month end, without going insolvent, then that was about all the sustainability that he could cope with. Naturally, the underlying theme to his monthly grind, was keeping a tight rein on his expenditure.
JOHN COLLIER SURVEY – INFORMATION BRIEF NUMBER 118
How important is a course’s
conditioning, in terms of its playability,
within the context of the JC Survey?
Also From The Fringes: JOHN COLLIER SURVEY – INFORMATION BRIEF NUMBER 117
When the John Collier Survey started researching environmental compliance and good governance some 20 years ago, we assumed that the best source for information would be the clubs’ greenkeepers and superintendents. At that time, the participation rate was 9.6 % of clubs in South Africa, and there was a compliance level of 30%.