Green Tourism and the C&MC

 micky, for some reason you link won't work for me. Have you mis-entered it?

Hopefully, Nellie this link is ‘better’!

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/whats-on/caravan-club-news/green-tourism-news-2023/

Here’s the original from GT mind, I hope it works.

https://www.green-tourism.com/blog/green-story-CAMC

A brilliant initiative!

How many of the 2700 sites mentioned do they actually have any influence over? 

Not sure what you mean by ‘influence over’ Mikey, but from what I’ve seen this last few years is many club sites replicating projects like those promoted by Green Tourism. I’ve also seen several CLs undertake some fabulous action off their own bat. Other projects like The David Bellamy certification has been running for many years but I’ve mostly seen this on private sites. I guess it’s not influence but a willingness to get engaged that is important.
The fact that these sites are being recognised is brilliant, every bit helps and such projects are on the increase and benefiting our environments. Getting those important messages out there, understood and the numbers involved growing is key I think.

It is this comment that I was referring to:

Fast forward to 2023, I (Stacey Head) joined the Club as the Sustainability Executive. Even though I haven't witnessed the entire history of the Club, my role is to make sure that sustainability remains embedded in everything we do, as it's one of our seven strategic goals and Club focuses.

The Club is a diverse community, with more than 2700 sites across the UK and abroad,

This "overegging" of the truth in all situations, just makes me take everything the Club says with a very large "pinch of salt"

Still not understanding the comment. It seems to me that the vast majority of companies these days have a sustainability officer or at least an interest in the associated matters. Isn’t a good thing that the club have one and are acting accordingly. After all from small acorns giant oaks grows. The more folk who become involved, club or otherwise, the better surely. I would have thought that this officer’s job is to grow exactly this! 

Give me the name of just one Club site in mainland Europe?  The message would have been more forceful and believable is she had said all  200 Club sites (or whatever the figure is) under our direct control.

Actually the sort of comment from Stacey about the Club having overseas sites just adds to some member confusion. It is not unusual to see folks, in different forums, refer to an overseas site as a club site.

Ah, I see, yes, that number of sites includes CLs, A.S.s, managed sites, those overseas and all that the club have an agreed connection with, not necessarily ownership! To quote the number of connections is not necessary over egging but possibly a little misleading for some. However, I guess the lady in question has some sort of remit to connect will all associated with C&MC in some form or another to ensure they at least understand the Green Agenda the club is promoting.
However, all of this does not detract from the accolades earned by those club sites and staff members mentioned in the articles. Well done to them!