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Retreat Sustainable+ Checklist
My Retreat Initiatives
My Sustainable+ Retreat Initiatives
Retreat Planning Category
Impact Category
Initiative
SDG goal
Venue Selection
Environment & Sustainability
Venue: Accessibiliy by foot, bicycle or public transportation
Venue Selection
Environment & Sustainability
Venue: No single-use plastic / plastic reduction
Venue Selection
Environment & Sustainability
Venue: Efficiency Systems
Venue Selection
Environment & Sustainability
Venue: No single-use plastic / plastic reduction
Venue Selection
Environment & Sustainability
Venue: Water Efficiency and Conservation Program
Venue Selection
Positive Community Impact
Venue: Source food local / organic / seasonal / fair trade
Transportation
Environment & Sustainability
Prioritise flights that arrive at similar times & share transfers
Transportation
Environment & Sustainability
Group Shuttles are arranged for transportation during the retreat
Food & Meals
Health & Wellbeing
Provide vegetarian and vegan options, address dietary restrictions and allergies
Food & Meals
Health & Wellbeing
Label allergents / dietary information / vegetarian dishes
Food & Meals
Environment & Sustainability
Confirm number of attendees to avoid food waste
Food & Meals
Environment & Sustainability
Request water-glasses not be pre-filled
Food & Meals
Environment & Sustainability
Consider Coffee breaks with just beverages
Food & Meals
Awareness & Education
Encourage attendees to BYO cups, bags, bottles, pens.
Activities
Environment & Sustainability
Hold outside activities to avoid use of indoor lights and heating/ccooling systems
Activities
Economic Growth & Financial Equity
Partner with NGO and socially-minded businesses as providers and sustainable activities
Activities
Economic Growth & Financial Equity
Provide sustainable activities in connection to the event
Activities
Empowerment, Diversity & Inclusion
Prioritise women-owned providers
Activities
Economic Growth & Financial Equity
Prioritise local partners to boost income opportunities
Management
Environment & Sustainability
Go Paperless with Digital communication, schedule a& registry
Management
Environment & Sustainability
Track and evaluate CO2 emissions
Management
Environment & Sustainability
CO2 Reduce and compensate the unavoidable emissions
Management
Environment & Sustainability
CO2 Provide option for attendees to offset their own CO2 emissions
Management
Positive Community Impact
Plant trees beyond the necessary to reduce CO2 emissions
Management
Positive Community Impact
Prioritise partners promoting responsible tourism or with sustainable certificates
Management
Awareness & Education
Provide reusable water bottle = ask attendees to use it for water service
Management
Awareness & Education
Retreat manager participates in training on sustainability issues
Management
Awareness & Education
Share efforts with attendees to get them on-board with initiatives
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Initiatives and Impact categories
As you check off initiatives in the, the Retreat Planning Category and Impact Category tables below will change.Broken link
% added to retreat : reflect the % of initiatives added in relation to its particular planning or impact category.
Retreat Planning Category
% Added to Retreat
Venue Selection
25%
Transportation
50%
Food & Meals
46.15%
Activities
55.56%
Management
42.86%
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Impact Category
% Added to Retreat
Environment & Sustainability
39.39%
Positive Community Impact
23.08%
Economic Growth & Financial Equity
60%
Health & Wellbeing
66.67%
Awareness & Education
66.67%
Empowerment, Diversity & Inclusion
33.33%
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