Botanic Apartments Warrnambool offers centrally located accommodation with self-contained and serviced apartments that emphasise sustainable practices.
Achieving an impressive 91 per cent on their Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard, the apartments demonstrate a strong commitment to reducing environmental impact. Key initiatives include highly insulated rooms with double glazing, in-room recycling facilities, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, solar power generation, and EV charging stations, making them a standout choice for eco-conscious travellers.
Owner-operator Linda Close first heard about the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard while attending the 2023 Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism Conference, where other businesses shared that the Scorecard was a valuable tool for assessing their sustainable practices.
Ecotourism Australia has over 30 years of experience in certifying tourism businesses and is a leader in the industry. The Scorecard is a pre-certification benchmarking tool, based on globally recognised sustainability criteria, that assesses your business practices and guides you as you begin your sustainability journey.
“I was confident in our sustainable operations, but I was looking to have our practices assessed and verified by a respected and independent organisation,” Linda explained.
Studio Apartment at Botanic Apartments
Linda said, “We liked the evidence-based approach of the Scorecard and felt it provided a solid framework for assessing our sustainable practices. It encouraged us to consolidate our efforts, policies and initiatives in one place and to formalise some of our approaches into an over-arching Environmental Management Policy.”
She continued by saying, “We cater to both the corporate and leisure markets. We are increasingly hearing from our corporate and leisure guests alike that they value accommodation providers that have tangible sustainable processes in place.
Our corporate guests are looking to partner with other sustainable businesses for their accommodation needs. The Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard has allowed us to showcase our environmentally sound practices.”
Linda highly recommends the program to other businesses saying, “Participating in the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard was rewarding, and we recommend it to other businesses looking to assess their sustainability practices.”
Living room interior design at Botanic Apartments
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- Introduce a balanced structure of member-elected Directors (maximum 5) and Board-appointed Directors (maximum 4)
- Update Director terms from 2 years to 3 years, with a maximum of two terms (6 years total)
- Meet current regulatory requirements for a Company Limited by Guarantee
- Be modernised and contemporary to meet Ecotourism Australia’s strategic imperatives and our objectives
- Provide a streamlined and concise governance framework.
