BIGGA asks for help with sustainability project

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The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) is calling on its members to answer a questionnaire that will help produce a Golf Sustainability Project.

Unmanaged areas of UK golf courses, which provide habitat for wildlife, wildflowers and other flora and fauna, are estimated to cover more than 1,000 square kilometres.

With support from BIGGA, the Club Managers’ Association of Europe and England Golf, sustainability firm ESi has designed a short questionnaire, for completion by those in the golf industry, that will gather baseline information on the natural environment and resource consumption.

With sufficient information it may be possible to make a case for funding and resources from a range of NGOs, charities and academic organisations.

BIGGA sustainability executive James Hutchinson (pictured) said: “BIGGA is delighted to be working closely with the Golf Sustainability Project. We look forward to assisting the golf industry become more sustainable and as a consequence to be heard by the parliamentary decision makers.”

To help out with the scheme, download the questionnaire here and return it to Tony Hanson via email – thanson@esinternational.co.uk