EXODUS TRAVELS Foundation

MEASURABLY INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TOURISM FOR DISADVANTAGED, UNDERREPRESENTED AND HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES.

AREA OF IMPACT: Our trips with local operators values of promoting environments, like our Hotel Torrecerredo: company is in a region negative population and retain great a 4-day working staff still get paid for for activities such gardens or visiting have been extremely evaluation scores are been. We have no 40 hours a week!

PROGRESS: Across the world on our adventures, we take pride in finding locally owned businesses that can give our customers a more authentic experience on their holiday.

Our Supplier Sustainability Survey helps to provide an understanding of the current impact. Each of the suppliers that we engage for these trips directly employs over 13 people on a full-time basis, 44% of whom are women, 48% are from low-income communities or chronically unemployed populations and 12% from a minority population in the country.

Through our Foundation, we also support a small number of projects that contribute towards this goal.

NEXT STEPS: In pursuit of this goal, we aim to continue develop a better understanding of the impact of our trips on communities and identify areas for improvement. We recognise that while it is important and possible to measure certain economic metrics, other elements such as increased confidence, pride and happiness are far more subjective. We will continue updating the Exodus Travels Foundation’s impact monitoring methods to track our progress.

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AREA OF IMPACT: Our office

PROGRESS: We spent much of 2022 reading materials, watching videos, engaging in conversations with external organisations, and attending webinars on EDI topics.

These helped to shed light and create awareness of the ongoing struggles that many people face in their day to day lives and where we needed greater action.

We also started forming our policy and plan of action for where and how to address diversity and inclusion within Exodus Travels. While this is not completely implemented, we are progressing well on this journey.

NEXT STEPS: Our EDI plan of action involves cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can flourish. We are committed to building awareness of the biases we may hold and build a culture of learning.

We now spend more time recognising, celebrating and learning about significant dates and events from an EDI perspective. Our monthly all staff newsletter now specifically recognises these efforts.

Over the coming months, we will be rolling out specific training on identifying and counteracting unconscious bias. We will also be doing more to increase and benefit from diversity of thought that comes from having more inclusive representation.