Cornish Gems Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

Sustainability Summary

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What do our labels mean?

Cornish Gems presents itself as a responsible and ethical independent business with a focus on supporting its local community and circular economy. It achieved B Corp certification in January 2024 and says it is working with stakeholders across Cornwall to create a visitor economy that moves towards a more regenerative tourism industry model. The company states that it is measuring its carbon footprint, reducing waste, addressing single-use plastics, and improving transparency on the environmental impact of its properties and operations. It also supports charities, local producers, and community initiatives across Cornwall.

About Cornish Gems

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Unverified

Website
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Employees
25 - 100

Country
United Kingdom

Cornish Gems Sustainability Actions

B Corp certification

Achieving B Corp certification is an independent validation of our strong commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices. This prestigious certification reflects our dedication to meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. For us at Cornish Gems, being B Corp certified means we have undergone a comprehensive evaluation of our impact on employees, customers, the community, and the environment, successfully meeting the strict criteria established by the B Corp certification process.

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Tree planting with Tree Nation

Through our various tree planting initiatives with the non-profit organisation, Tree Nation, including staff rewards, owner gifts and as a welcome gift option for our guests, we have planted more than 1846 trees in 28 countries worldwide. We can equate this to neutralising more than 9400 car journeys from across the UK into Cornwall. Our goals are to fight deforestation and climate change whilst supporting underserved communities; it is not to claim carbon credits.

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Glasgow Declaration signatory

We are proud to be accepted signatories of the UN Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. Having operated in Cornwall for 17 years, we have evolved into a purpose-driven business. This means that we are embedded in our community and focused on a triple-bottom-line approach to business.

Single-use plastic reduction

For several years, we have been advocating for a ban on cheap polystyrene bodyboards in Cornwall. We have also eliminated plastic toiletry bottles from our properties. Partnering with Cornwall Wildlife Trust on a number of initiatives, we look to raise awareness about coastal responsibility and the impacts of plastic on marine wildlife. Additionally, we do not purchase packaging for our Gems Shop; instead, we reuse the packaging we receive.

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Reducing holiday waste

We have been working towards reducing the amount of holiday-generated waste destined for landfills. To that end, more than 30% of our properties now work with a local contractor, HWH, which sends zero waste to landfills.

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Cornish Gems Sustainability Commitments

2030

Journey to net zero

In line with the integrity we are known for, we intend to be fully transparent throughout our journey to net zero.

2025

Real Living Place accreditation

We are also Real Living Wage accredited and are proud to have helped Cornwall achieve Real Living Place accreditation in early 2025.

2025

Annual reduction target

We intend to use this knowledge to strategise and implement reduction policies, minimise and mitigate our emissions, water use and waste with an annual reduction target of 6.7%.