EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program

The EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program helps communities achieve world-leading sustainability outcomes in the areas of environment, social and economic benefits. EarthCheck helps communities place a monetary value on preserving heritage, rescuing culture and conserving the natural wonders of tourism destinations. 

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The Highest of Standards

Underpinned by the EarthCheck benchmarking, certification and performance improvement system, the EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program is based on international Standard that uses EarthCheck science to help tackle the environmental problems that face the planet. These include climate change, waste reduction and non-renewable resource management.

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   Huatulco (Mexico)

   Kaikoura (New Zealand)

   Snaefellsness (Iceland)

   Mansfield (Australia)

    The Commonwealth of Dominica

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 EarthCheck Sustainable Communities have access to:  

Blue tick     A user-friendly online data-entry, measurement and benchmarking tool that is regularly updated;

Blue tick     A workshop for key stakeholders facilitated by experienced staff with hands-on sustainability experience;

Blue tick     Technical support from a dedicated Relationship Manager over the phone and online assistance;

Blue tick     A trained, independent third party auditors to assess their performance against an international standard; and

Blue tick     Annual benchmarking reports, including comparisons against baseline and best practice performance.

Want to Learn More?

The EarthCheck Training Academy offers courses that help Community Leaders to develop the skills to encourage environmental preservation and protection, embellish social and community values, and facilitate economic development.  To get the most from your use of the EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program, we recommend you invest two hours of your time to attend this course in the earliest stages of implementation.

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Case Study

Kaikoura District Council, New Zealand

Kaikoura EarthCheck

Kaikoura District Council was the first local authority in the world to achieve Sustainable Communities Certification.

The Sustainable Communities Program was adopted by the Kaikoura District Council of New Zealand in 2001 as their framework to reduce the environmental impact of the community and the visitors.

Kaikoura has a stunning environment which is important to the community and attracts close to 1 million visitors each year. Looking after this precious environment is important for the community, its visitors and future generations.

The Sustainable Communities Program helped Kaikoura reduce and measure their impact on the environment, and since 2001 Kaikoura has been able to reduce waste sent to landfill by over 50%. 

The Council adopted an Environmental & Social Sustainability Policy that helps them ensure that every day activities continue to focus leading the community towards sustainability.         Read the case study  // Read other case studies