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HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT We consider renewable energy our go-to source whenever we have a choice. Fortunately, Namibia is perfect for solar energy generation. 95% of our lodges are equipped with solar energy plants (2019: 80%). A central part of the magic of Namibia is the desert landscape. Operating in this environment means we have the responsibility to protect the little water we have to spare. We sensitise guests to this fact and request

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Sparing use of precious water
Efficient energy usage and innovative energy solutions
them to use water sparingly. 82% of our lodges are equipped with wastewater recycling plants. We use the wastewater to irrigate our lodges’ gardens, which cuts overall consumption by more than half. In 2020 we
The excess energy from these plants is fed into the main supply system operated by Namibia’s national power utility, NamPower.
installed water recycling plants at Palmwag Lodge, and at Etosha King Nehale. Our water usage was lower, as lodges closed or were put on skeleton staff, but this interrupted our efficiency monitoring.

Our target for the efficient use of energy is to reduce average daily consumption to 4kWh per person per day by 2022.
We aim to have fully functioning water recycling plants installed at all lodges by 2021. Our water usage target for 2021 is 200 litres per person per day.
When the lodges were closed in March due to the lockdown, we set out to cut down on all unnecessary energy usage.
With the decrease in occupancies at the lodges, water consumption was somewhat reduced. However, water was still required for operational usage such as maintenance of gardens, water
Despite limited occupancy on the properties, key appliances still needed to run, unfavourably skewing our energy efficiency measures. recycling plants and for on-site employees, negatively impacting our efficiency measures.

Energy 2018 2019 2020 Water 2018 2019 2020

Energy usage Total energy usage (kWh) 4 131 981 2 977 700 2 491 604 Water usage Total consumption (m ) 313 674 360 539 341 593
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20kWh Efficiency (energy usage per person per day) 16 11* 20 901 litres Efficiency (litres per person per day) 340 309 901
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per person per day After converting all but one lodge to solar in 2020, roughly 46% of energy used per person per day

2019: 12kWh at our lodges came from solar by the end of the year. 2019: 309 litres per person per day Water recycled: 75% of all water used by employees and guests.
2019: 36% 2019: 65%

Solar power drives environmental sustainability and cost savings 2020 production 3.
Three years ago, Namib Desert Lodge was Gondwana’s only lodge with solar power. 1 987MWh Responsible waste management
In 2018 we entered into a partnership with SolarSaver, a Southern African solar power 2019: 576MWh We promote and monitor responsible consumption, waste Waste sent to landfill We partner with BEE Biofuel
installation group, to install solar plants across the remainder of our lodges. The management and recycling at all of our properties. In this way, Manufacturing Namibia to recycle all
operating principle is that the solar energy we buy from SolarSaver needs to be at a we give back to nature what belongs to her. We aim to recycle, 35% used cooking oil from our lodges.
better rate than that of NamPower, our electricity utility. Through this initiative we have Cost savings repurpose or biodegrade all of our waste, and send none of it to
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reduced our environmental impact and energy cost. N$935 583 a landfill. 2019: 35%
Our aim was to have solar power plants installed at all of Gondwana’s lodges by 2020, We use as few non-recyclable materials and single-use plastics
to have 50% of energy used at our lodges from solar by 2021, increasing to 80% by 2019: N$329 121 as possible. We aim to use no plastic bottles or take-away (food) We aim to reduce the amount of waste
2023. To date, the only lodge that does not have a solar plant is Zambezi Mubala Camp. packaging by 2021. We reduce plastic bottles by installing filter- we send to landfill to zero by 2021.
○ 18 lodges have solar power plants: Three owned by Gondwana, and 15 run by SOLAR Oil saved water dispensers at some lodges. Our souvenir shops also sell Recycled
SolarSaver ENERGY 1 194 barrels reusable bottles and Silistraws.
○ Six solar installations in 2020 (2019: 12) PRODUCTION 2019: 346 barrels Each lodge has a waste management facility to sort and store 449 litres Reducing single-use plastic
waste for transportation to the nearest recycling depot. We ○ No mini foil or plastic butter portions
partner with Rent-A-Drum to dispose of waste responsibly. It of used cooking oil
CO saved recycled 28 124kg of our lodges’ waste in 2020. The bulk of this ○ Paper straws at all lodges
Cost savings from solar (N$) 2 recycled waste is used to generate fuel. 2019: 1 510 litres
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2 047 tonnes ○ Lunch packs use eco-friendly packaging and wax
329 121 935 583 paper wrapping
2019: 593 tonnes 2 In 2020, we partnered with Oiltech to recycle used engine oil from
our lodges, and it recycled 1 100 litres. ○ Glass coffee jars and stainless steel plungers
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Trees saved instead of coffee sachets
2019 2020 of used engine oil ○ Guests are provided with stainless steel sugar
5 464 canisters. Considering the potential to spread
2019: 1 584 trees 2 Covid-19, we issue one canister to each family
or group travelling together.
1 Money we would have paid to NamPower for the same use of electricity for the 15 lodges run by SolarSaver.
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