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In the News: GEO
Mainstream opinion about golf's sustainability efforts, and insight into GEO's programming from the golf industry press.
Green Leadership
Golf Inc. | Pub. 10 Oct 2011 | by Trevor Ledger
"From the evidence that the golf federations and partnership bodies are presenting to GEO and the general public, it could be that GEO's baby steps are indeed giant strides once they have been filtered through to the golf industry at large."
Read article at Golf Inc.
Golf Masters Green - Ten Environmental Courses
National Geographic | Pub. 9 April 2011 | by Tasha Eichenseher
“One of the biggest challenges is changing golfers’ perceptions … golfers often have an embedded preference for lushness. Turfgrass color has become directly associated with quality. That’s something that the golf industry needs to detach, because the two aren’t always correlated.”
Read article at National Geographic
Forces of Nature
GolfBusiness | Pub. July 2011 | by Craig Better
"In the long run, however, a true culture of environmental citizenship will be something that must pervade the entire [golf] operation. It's the cumulative effect of what they hear when the golf staff doesn't know they're listening."
Read article at GolfBusiness
Fore! Water-Sucking, Pesticide-Covered Golf Courses Try To Clean Up Their Act
Fast Company | Pub 12 September 2011 | by Ben Schiller
“There has been a culture of having every blade of grass being lush. But people have figured out the more a course is fed, the weaker and more disease-prone plants become, and that heavy inputs can be detrimental to playing conditions anyway.”
Read article at Fast Company
A Natural Fit
Club Management Magazine | Pub August 2011 | by Jason Deegan
“Clubs pursuing GEO certification might be motivated by altruistic rewards, but there ar tangible practical reasons as well. Research shows that sustainability issues now heavily influence consumer choices, government policy and corporate decisions.”
Read article at Club Management
In the News: GEO Certified™ Golf Clubs
Celebrating the achievements of GEO Certified™ golf clubs around the world. Sustainability performance profiled in local, national and international media.
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Green Leadership
Golf Inc. | Pub. 10 Oct 2011 | by Trevor Ledger
"From the evidence that the golf federations and partnership bodies are presenting to GEO and the general public, it could be that GEO's baby steps are indeed giant strides once they have been filtered through to the golf industry at large."
Read article at Golf Inc. -
Golf Masters Green - Ten Environmental Courses
National Geographic | Pub. 9 April 2011 | by Tasha Eichenseher
“One of the biggest challenges is changing golfers’ perceptions … golfers often have an embedded preference for lushness. Turfgrass color has become directly associated with quality. That’s something that the golf industry needs to detach, because the two aren’t always correlated.”
Read article at National Geographic -
Forces of Nature
GolfBusiness | Pub. July 2011 | by Craig Better
"In the long run, however, a true culture of environmental citizenship will be something that must pervade the entire [golf] operation. It's the cumulative effect of what they hear when the golf staff doesn't know they're listening."
Read article at GolfBusiness -
Fore! Water-Sucking, Pesticide-Covered Golf Courses Try To Clean Up Their Act
Fast Company | Pub 12 September 2011 | by Ben Schiller
“There has been a culture of having every blade of grass being lush. But people have figured out the more a course is fed, the weaker and more disease-prone plants become, and that heavy inputs can be detrimental to playing conditions anyway.”
Read article at Fast Company -
A Natural Fit
Club Management Magazine | Pub August 2011 | by Jason Deegan
“Clubs pursuing GEO certification might be motivated by altruistic rewards, but there ar tangible practical reasons as well. Research shows that sustainability issues now heavily influence consumer choices, government policy and corporate decisions.”
Read article at Club Management
