PLANET PROGRESS against our goals

Here we report on progress against our Planet goals.

Goal:

VERIFY CARBON REDUCTION TARGETS BY SBTI

AREA OF IMPACT: Reduce - Carbon emissions

PROGRESS: At the start of 2021, Exodus Travels set a science-based target to reduce the carbon footprint of our offices and trips (per passenger) by 50% by 2030 against our 2019 baseline.

Our parent company, Travelopia, is currently undertaking an exercise to measure and develop science-based targets for emissions. As we share many of our facilities and services, we determined it was best to start our process after we receive the outcome of Travelopia’s figures, so we did not achieve this goal for FY22.

NEXT STEPS: We will begin the development of science-based carbon targets for Exodus Travels from autumn 2023 . We will also explore the opportunity for setting Science Based Targets for Nature.

Goal:

Compensate For All Trip And Emissions

AREA OF IMPACT: Reduce - Carbon

PROGRESS: We compensate for all and the flights we sold through purchase (VCS) carbon credits (purchased through

Our Nature and Carbon Corridors Project’ (see box page 21), has the potential to carbon in its first five years.

NEXT STEPS: As the world aims for on reducing emissions elsewhere will Together with the wider Travelopia group, can shift investment from offsets to longer-term solutions. These, together with a plan continued Nature Positive commitment support for biodiversity conservation Science Based Targets by the end of 2023, to carbon reductions.

Carbon emissions all carbon emitted by our trips purchase of Verified Carbon Standard through South Pole).

Project’ in the Italian Apennines to sequester 85,000 tonnes of for net zero, offsets that rely simply become too scarce. group, we are looking at how we longer-term emissions reduction for carbon reductions, a commitment (see page 55), expanded and regeneration and verified 2023, highlight our commitment

Goal:

IMPLEMENT CARBON REDUCTION PLAN (HALVE FOOTPRINT BY 2030)

AREA OF IMPACT: Reduce - Carbon emissions

PROGRESS: In 2022, we mapped the carbon footprint for every one of our trips. We looked in detail at the carbon emissions of the transport, accommodation, activities, food and, excursions the number of guides used on these trips plus added in a factor for our head office.

For more on this target, see our Carbon Management web page.

NEXT STEPS: This mapping allows us to see where anomalies and opportunities exist and we will be working with our supplier partners to make reductions towards our 2030 goal of reducing the carbon footprint of our offices and trips (per passenger) by 50%.

Over the coming months, our customers will start to see carbon labels of our trips listed on our web pages. We believe that this will help to inform them of the footprints involved in each.

This work will be driven by our ‘Low Carbon Lab’.

SPOTLIGHT ON Low Carbon Lab

Our ‘Low Carbon Lab’ brings together a group of people from across the business to find and implement opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of our trips. This year, they have been instrumental in our trip carbon footprint measurement process, diligently quantifying the exact distances, methods of transport, fuels used, accommodation choices and foods eaten across over 300 trips.

“Gathering all this data about the footprint of each of our trips leads us to an exciting next step. This is where we look for more electric vehicle options, encourage more of our suppliers to embrace low carbon energy, offer more plant-based meals and, of course, ensure we are doing all of this while continuously improving the quality of our trips at the same time.”

Sarah Ahern Product Manager and Low Carbon Lab Member

Goal:

MAKE TRAIN TRAVEL BOOKING AVAILABLE TO AT LEAST 25% OF OUR TRIPS

AREA OF IMPACT: Reduce - Carbon emissions

PROGRESS: With our partner Byway, we are now able to offer rail travel to over 30% of our total portfolio of trips.

NEXT STEPS: Recently partnering with flight-free travel specialists, Byway, our customers now have the flexibility to reach our destinations, in an easy, environmentally friendly way. Creating personalised slow travel alternatives and accommodation packages for Exodus customers, Byway are taking our travellers to A Coruña in Spain, Bari in Italy, Innsbruck in Austria and more, so they can extend their adventure. Going forward, we’re aiming to ensure our communications to global customers align with our intentions to encourage more people to travel by train in Europe over the months ahead, and that our current rail passengers have a seamless experience and do not receive information regarding flight-inclusive trips.

SPOTLIGHT ON