Ecopia Retreat

Our Sustainability Framework

• Emissions & Key Environmental Issues

  What is your company doing to reduce your emissions or combat key environmental issues (e.g. waste (packaging, end of life product strategy or recycling), biodiversity, land use, water, chemical use, energy use, and natural resource use etc.)?

  Ecopia is a completely off-grid property, using solar power and pure rainwater for guests’ use. The rammed-earth villas with double-glazed windows significantly reduce energy required for heating/cooling, all appliances have high energy rating and a general ‘less is more’ approach is taken with everything we do. We have been conserving and extending natural habitat for nearly two decades, planting thousands of native trees and shrubs yearly. We follow set principles that guide our operations: • Refillability / Reusability / Recyclability – across our service delivery (guests' products and cleaning products) • Low to no packaging / waste – buy in bulk, reuse containers, provide no plastic for use • Low embodied energy • Use suppliers with ecological evidence, ethical production systems, and that give back • Support local businesses to keep distribution miles low • Use organic or low chemical inputs products as much as we can

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• Service Offering

  How are the service/s you offer environmentally friendly?

  Ecopia offers a unique nature immersion experience, with minimal to no environmental impact. • It is completely off the grid, using solar power and rainwater. • The Villas have a solar-passive design - thick rammed earth walls, double-glazed windows and doors, and sophisticated mechanisms to maintain a stable temperature inside. This means the energy required for cooling/heating the space is minimal. • No vegetation was disturbed when the Villas were built. • It takes a proactive approach to nature conservation and rehabilitation, planting hundreds of native trees and shrubs yearly. • It is a registered wildlife sanctuary. • It offers a ‘considered luxury’ approach - guests’ experience is designed with a genuine consideration for the impact on the environment in terms of energy efficiency, waste reduction, ethical production.

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• Supply Chain

  Do you partner with ethical factories that meet international labor standards? What processes have you implemented to make your supply chain more sustainable?

  We follow set principles that guide our procurement policy, and only use suppliers: • with ecological evidence, ethical production systems, and that give back • who are local, regional, South Australian or Australian to keep distribution miles low • who use organic or low chemical inputs • who are ethical, sustainable and inclusive

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• Community Initiatives

  How does your company give back to the community (e.g. financial donations, volunteering, partnerships etc.)?

  We are very active members in our local community and proud Kangaroo Island Ambassadors and Guardians. In our business operations we: • Showcase Kangaroo Island’s produce and amazing experiences and this way support local businesses • Support fellow bushfire affected businesses • Support local initiatives such as the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoos Project

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• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

  How has your company made a commitment to achieve and maintain inclusion & diversity (e.g. Gender / Race / Ethnicity / National Origin / Sexual Orientation / Religion / Disability / Age)?

  We believe in being inclusive, which is embedded into everything we do: • We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land throughout Australia, their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. • We feature First Nations People incredible art throughout our Retreats. • We connect with diverse groups of people in our Ecopia storytelling. • We promote images that challenge gender stereotypes. • We support female-led enterprises. • We reject images that promote gender inequality. • We designed the villas to welcome everyone and ensure their incredible experience, including mobility restricted guests (see below). The Ecopia Retreat Villas were designed with accessibility in mind. Features include: • Boardwalk from the car park to deck surrounding the Villa • Deck surrounding the Villa is at the same level as the interior • The Villa interior is single leveled and very spacious • The contemporary minimalistic interior design and furnishing allow easy access and maneuverability inside the Villa

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• Materials
• Circular Models