Waste Management
Reducing waste, reusing where possible, and ultimately sending zero waste to landfill.
Singita Lodges and urban offices are committed to operating in a way that reduces waste to landfill. These include waste reduction initiatives and recycling programs. Much of our recycling goes to community-run businesses, which in turn generates income for communities surrounding our reserves.
A successful group-wide project practically eliminated the use of plastic bottled water from our operations, saving thousands of bottles from entering the waste stream. Guests are provided with stainless steel or glass bottles which are filled from our in-house water filtering and bottling systems. We have been successful in reducing many other single-use plastics from the lodge operations more recently.
Waste Management
SustainabilityConservation Partner
The Long Run
Singita’s sustainability partner – The Long Run – have worked at the intersection of nature conservation and sustainable tourism since 2009 and are rooted in the vision that tourism can create lasting prosperity for people living on a healthy, resilient planet. Long Run members understand the delicate balance and connection between human and natural ecosystems and how they co-exist. They advocate for innovative solutions and collaborative action to harness tourism as a force for good. The Long Run partners with leading organisations to shape the agenda and inspire nature-positive climate action and holistic sustainable tourism, worldwide.
The Long Run's 4C sustainability framework comprises four sections: Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce. These four are then further broken down to detailed subject areas for Singita’s specific context. These sustainability principles are critical to the fulfilment of Singita’s 100-year purpose and impact goals for 2030, and continue the good work fulfilled during the One Planet Living membership.
Singita Kruger National Park became an official Long Run Fellow in 2024. All other Singita properties will align with the 4C methodology and become fellows of the programme over the next few years.
