RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Social & Economic Initiatives in the Local Community
- Wherever possible, all products used are sourced locally to ensure that Woodall
supports local business and is therefore responsible for local upliftment
- Woodall has an in-service training programme where unemployed locals with no previous
experience are given the opportunity to train as hotel staff and work on a full
or part-time basis
- Wherever possible all hotel staff are sourced locally and extensive training is
provided
- Local artists and contractors are commissioned, and many of the unique décor
objects, pieces of furniture and items in the curio shop have been fashioned by
local crafts folk.
- Woodall is an active force in the Thembulethu Trust Church Feeding Scheme, providing
crèches in the local communities of Nomathamsanqa, Langbos and Valencia with
basic foodstuffs, donations of clothing and other essential items.
- Many left over amenities from the hotel as well as blankets and linen, which are
regularly replaced are donated to local charities.
- In addition Woodall is also proud to sponsor “Elephant City”, one of
the top soccer teams in Nomathamsanqa as well as co-sponsoring a cricket pitch for
the local team.
Eco-Responsibility
- Woodall has an environmentally friendly waste management policy. Waste is separated
into wet waste and recyclable waste (paper, plastic, magazines, glass, tins, cardboard).
- Wherever possible, all products used on the property are organic, biodegradable
and environment-friendly, including food ingredients for the restaurants and cleaning
products
- Bulk buying ensures minimal packaging of products and therefore waste products are
minimized
- Many plants used in the landscaping on the property are indigenous
- Water for guest rooms is purified on site
- Wherever possible natural, local building materials are used in construction including
wood and reeds
- Alien vegetation is removed on a continual basis
- The hotel has wireless connectivity which reduces the amount of cabling required
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