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Our environment is constantly changing, and as a result, Yachting New Zealand is looking for your help to refresh its flagship environmental initiative.
Now in its third year, the Clean Club programme is a world-first framework designed to kickstart the environmental sustainability journeys of our 108 member clubs through easy-to-follow steps.
It was born from Yachting New Zealand’s strategic vision "to have a positive impact on environmental issues that affect member clubs and their wider community." It focuses on five areas – administration and leadership, waste management, resource conservation, community outreach, and education – giving clubs a clear and practical starting point that can be tailored to their own environmental sustainability goals and capacity.
Clean Club also offers three different levels of recognition of clubs’ efforts, allowing them to move from one to three stars, depending on how many best-practice sustainability criteria are achieved.
To date, 44 clubs have registered for the programme, with 13 clubs already certified.
Yachting New Zealand's Clean Club programme was launched in December 2021.
Yachting New Zealand's education lead, Alisa Torgersen, says now is the perfect time to review the programme and identify potential improvements.
"We are seeking feedback on the programme, our certification process, the five focus areas, and the guidance we provide," Torgersen said.
"This information will help us improve and future-proof the Clean Club programme, and your feedback is invaluable to us."
The survey has been sent out to certified clubs, as well as those who have registered to become a Clean Club but have not yet taken the next step.
The survey runs until May 10, and participants will be entered into a drawing for a bottle of Lawson's Dry Hills Wine and a NZL Sailing Team hat.
Members of a registered club yet to receive certification, click here to take the survey.
Members of a certified Clean Club, click here to take the survey.
For more information on the Clean Club programme, click here or email Torgersen at alisa@yachtingnz.org.nz.
