Leisure/Golf
Here’s why the right GPO can improve sustainability at your golf course
July 27, 2022
Golf course owners are responsible for a significant part of their business’ impact on the environment.
Often, a golf course's sustainability impact is determined by water and land usage.
However, there are more steps that golf course owners can take to improve sustainability – and grow the bottom line. These include cautious use of resources, reducing waste and lowering carbon footprint. Working with the right GPO for your golf procurement needs is key to meeting these objectives.
Thinking beyond the greens with energy management
With energy costs rising, reducing energy usage can strongly impact the bottom line. These include using newer, more energy-efficient HVAC systems, switching to motion-sensitive lights and energy-sipping LED bulbs. At Entegra, our procurement experts can leverage over $24bn in buying power to get the best pricing for a golf course's capital expenditure.
Do you need a more systemic overhaul of how energy is consumed? Our energy management experts can also conduct a comprehensive audit to pinpoint the key areas and changes needed to keep the monthly bills down.
Lower your carbon footprint and improve sustainability
Throughout the pandemic, we recognized the importance of sourcing locally to overcome supply chain challenges. Sourcing locally also reduces the carbon footprint in your supply chain because it uses fewer fossil fuels to get goods to your course. Spending locally also supports the local economy and contributes to your business's reputation as a good corporate citizen.
With our strong network of local suppliers, at Entegra we can secure the best options for your golf course. Even if it's something that's out of our network, we can still help through our custom contracting services.
Another way to reduce your carbon footprint is to increase the mix of plant-based food on your menu. Animal agriculture continues to be one of the highest sources of carbon emissions. Finding creative and delicious ways to introduce plant-based foods is another good way to reduce your environmental impact. Furthermore, plant-based foods are super on-trend and can help to attract younger diners to the clubhouse.
Reducing waste and your golf course's impact
At Entegra, we can help you prevent food waste before it happens. With Leanpath, make food prevention and data collection an everyday practice in your operation.
Working with Entegra's culinary team of experts not only helps you reduce waste by tapping into menu solutions, but it also helps improve the bottom line. Consider letting nothing go to waste with Nose-to-Tail cooking by using every part of the animal or leveraging a single protein across multiple meals.
Greener golf
Focusing on sustainability at the golf course is not just good for the environment - it's good for business. Taking actionable steps will lead to measurable results.
Not only does it signal to golfers that you share the same values, but it can also attract a younger generation of players onto the greens.
Get started with improving sustainability at your golf course!
July 27, 2022