Polin Waterparks spotlight the need for a net-zero attraction industry

December 10, 2021

Polin Waterparks - as a pioneer of innovation in water ride manufacturing - has announced it’s time for the Attractions Industry to decarbonise and is offering new sustainable services and products as part of its commitment to decarbonise the attractions industry

Polin has advised “we will evolve corporations that are developing smart and sustainable technologies for the future in order to build water-intelligent waterparks!”

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of potential investments and companies across many industries are following new regulations and adjusting their practices accordingly. However, Polin note that the Attractions Industry is still lagging behind in this respect. This is especially true for Scope 3 emissions, whose main point of reference in terms of calculation standards, baseline analysis and commitments are based on the Science Based Targets initiative. Scope 3 emissions refer to all indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain and usually constitute the most significant part of a company’s footprints.

Polin advise “what this means for the waterpark industry is that an amazing waterpark is not enough anymore. Furthermore, a sustainable waterpark should be part of a broader vision, that of a Net-Zero future! To make this vision a reality, it is necessary to have principles for validating and claiming credibility in projects.

“Today, our vision is that Polin Waterparks will become NET-ZERO based on Sustainable Products and Services.

“As a global market leader in design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of water parks and water play attractions and the pioneer of innovation, it is our pleasure to announce our latest innovation on services that we start offering in the waterpark industry. In 2019, an innovative Sustainability Project kicked off under the name of WISHSF in Polin Waterparks with AVATAR INVESTMENT GROUP and in 2021, BRIGHT is released. Under BRIGHT, we commit to achieve solutions with our vast experience for much more sustainable amusement facilities. Our 'Bright' vision features engineering solutions for sustainable facilities, integrated services for energy and water intelligence, consultancy services towards Net-Zero Emissions and green operation and monitoring services.”

Polin Waterparks is also developing KPIs (key performance indicators) that will help assess the carbon footprint of a waterpark. These will help the Attractions Industry to pinpoint emissions and focus more on commitments, strategies and action planning towards net-zero.

How will Polin Waterparks achieve Net-Zero status?
Polin explains “It all starts with a new internal and external corporate strategy that will set the tone of our overarching philosophy. This will be followed by a roadmap towards Net-Zero of Polin Waterparks that will set our ambition in the following steps: Re-engineering of Polin Waterparks’ processes and activities to counter Scope 1 & 2 emissions, greening of our supply chain to minimise Scope 3 emissions and creating a range of new sustainable products developed under our Bright line.

Polin highlights that in order to accelerate a global transformation of the attraction industry for a decarbonised future, Polin Waterparks extends an open invitation for collaboration in the industry to counter Scope 3 emissions and implement responsible investment funding.

Polin advise “we will work in the most efficient way with our team, our clients and the guests of waterparks to create a more sustainable future.”

Click here to contact Polin Waterparks Australia and New Zealand/Swimplex Aquatics via their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory.

Images: Polin is one of the world's largest waterpark suppliers (top) and Polin’s Bright initiative will offer sustainable engineering solutions to waterparks (below). Credit Polin Group

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