Episode 21: Green Horizons: Scenic World's Journey to Carbon Neutrality

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“It is about understanding the low-hanging fruit and working on that. You don't have to change everything overnight. Yes, to do something like going carbon neutral, you have to be able to commit to buying offsets and not every business has that ability. So, the aim is to reduce your emissions first so that you have to buy less offsets. Seems obvious but really critical to do. And the other thing is to look around within the tourism industry at the help that's out there. The federal government has just put out a sustainability toolkit, Eco-Tourism Australia has a sustainability scorecard before you move into the accreditation rankings of Eco-tourism accredited. And so have a look out. There are heaps of tools that can help you identify that low-hanging fruit if you're not sure what it is to start your journey.”

In this episode of “Driving Profit with Net Zero emissions” podcast, we welcome Anthea Hammon, Managing Director at Scenic World Blue Mountains, Australia’s most visited privately owned tourism attraction, nestled in the heart of the Blue Mountains near Sydney. We're excited to discuss Scenic World's strategic commitment to environmental stewardship and their journey towards achieving carbon neutral certification.

Join us as we explore:

• The history of Scenic World
• Scenic World’s indigenous connection
• Scenic World’s operations and supply chain
• Scenic World’s emission sources
• Scenic World’s sustainability initiatives
• Scenic World’s road to carbon neutrality
• Scenic World’s climate risks adaptation

Meet the host

Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of ‘Energy Unlimited – Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy‘, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.

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Get in touch with our guests:

• Anthea Hammon’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthea-hammon/
• Scenic World’s LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scenic-world-blue-mountains/
• Scenic World website: https://www.scenicworld.com.au/

Capitole

1. Episode 21: Green Horizons: Scenic World's Journey to Carbon Neutrality (00:00:00)

2. About Scenic World (00:02:30)

3. The History of Scenic World (00:04:37)

4. Scenic World’s ESG commitments (00:06:34)

5. What caring for country means for Scenic World (00:08:26)

6. Scenic World’s emission sources (00:10:40)

7. Scenic World’s overall target (00:15:44)

8. How do Scenic World handle waste? (00:17:01)

9. Scenic World’s visitors (00:24:03)

10. How do Scenic World communicate their sustainability initiatives (00:25:34)

11. Recommendations for other tourism operators (00:27:02)

12. Scenic World’s carbon neutrality (00:30:04)

13. Scenic World’s climate risks adaptation (00:37:03)

14. Scenic World’s goal going forward (00:45:38)

15. Key takeaway message (00:46:57)