{"id":6154,"date":"2023-07-19T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=6154"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:25:20","slug":"impact-report-2022-top-highlights-on-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/impact-report-2022-top-highlights-on-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Report 2022: Top Highlights on Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Travel Corporation<\/a> (TTC,) a family of 40 award-winning travel brands, released its second annual Impact Report today, sharing progress against the group\u2019s five-year sustainability strategy, How We Tread Right<\/a> (HWTR), launched in September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HWTR’s 11 sustainability goals are anchored to the United Nations Global Goals in an effort to advance the shared mission to MAKE TRAVEL MATTER\u2122 through travel brands, including Trafalgar, Contiki, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Insight Vacations, Red Carnation Hotels, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the most notable achievements since the launch of HWTR is replacing TTC\u2019s goal to become carbon neutral by 2030 with the more ambitious goal of reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050, designed to address TTC\u2019s impact on climate. The other issues addressed by the 11 goals include food, waste, travel experiences, diversity, equity and inclusion, and wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, TTC became the first tour operator to launch a Carbon Fund: an industry-leading fund designed to enable investment in green technologies selected for their ability to decarbonise the business. This fund was announced last year when TTC became the first global tour operator to have near-term, long-term and <\/em><\/strong>net zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some headway TTC has made towards decarbonization, its priority, includes progress towards achieving its goal of sourcing 50% of electricity from renewable sources and reducing food waste by 50%, both by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some examples include TTC moving five additional offices and accommodations to renewable sources bringing its total to 26, and Evan Evans introducing its first zero-emission electric vehicle to its fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With food waste technologies implemented at 20 Red Carnation Hotels and Uniworld ships in 2022, the combined food waste savings last year equated to more than 284,000 meals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to driving impact through the 11 measurable goals featured in its strategy, How We Tread Right, TTC and its family of brands also work to protect our planet, its people and wildlife through its non-profit TreadRight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, TreadRight funded nature-based solutions GreenWave and Project Vesta for the second consecutive year, in addition to community development and wildlife conservation initiatives such as Rainbow Railroad, the Tourism Pathways Project, Lakota Youth Development, Wilderness Foundation Africa, and Wild Entrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhile we\u2019re immensely proud of the impact we achieved in 2022, we\u2019re equally aware of the work that remains ahead of us,\u201d – Shannon Guihan, The Travel Corporation\u2019s Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of TreadRight. \u201cTTC\u2019s Carbon Fund, launched last year and detailed in this Impact Report, moves beyond the leadership of achieving near-term, long-term and<\/em> net zero validated targets, and illustrates how we intend to make this transition in real terms. The sector needs to avoid the many distractions that are out there towards real change and seek measurable impact, which is exactly what we are focused on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Key highlights from TTC\u2019s impacts in 2022 include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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