CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT NEWS Contiki goes Carbon Neutral as part of Five Point Action Plan and offsetting unavoidable emissions by partnering with leading offset provider, South Pole, to purchase carbon credits from a combination of three meaningful carbon offset projects. These offsetting projects include Gold Standard and Verified Carbon Standard projects to guarantee As the world prepares to open up to begin carbon reductions are made, while offering travelling again, Contiki Holidays lights the co-benefits that positively impact local way forward for the travel industry with the communities: Forest Conservation in announcement it will be going 100% carbon Australia, Biogas Energy in Thailand, and neutral by 2022 – as part of its new five-point Renewable Energy in the USA. Climate Action Plan which also commits to The idea of sustainable and conscious carbon reductions and evolving to support travel isn’t new to Contiki - the new Climate the transition to a low-carbon future. Action Plan builds on progress made to Looking forward, Contiki has committed to date and its commitment to continual being carbon neutral by January 1, 2022, this improvement. Since the launch of its first will include investing in carbon credits from sustainability strategy in 2015, Contiki has offset provider South Pole. This means that invested in energy conservation and worked all Contiki trips from 2022 will be carbon to actively reduce its environmental impact. neutral trips. And travellers won’t need to Now, Contiki’s Chateau de Croix and Haus reach into their own pockets to fund the Schöneck properties are powered by 100% carbon credits: the cost to offset every trip is renewable energy and it uses the most being covered by Contiki. In celebration of Earth Day, Contiki announced a new five-point Climate Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2022, plus investment in developing carbon removal projects and appointment of a Sustainability Officer.
Contiki’s five-point Climate Action Plan is being announced in celebration of Earth Day 2021, as part of its sustainability strategy, How We Tread Right. The Climate Action Plan supports Goals #1 and #2 of the strategy, which targets the carbon footprint of the business - seeing Contiki commit to becoming carbon neutral by 2022, and also to sourcing 50 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2025. To further support the transition to a lowcarbon future, Contiki is investing in two developing, nature-based carbon removal solutions, Project Vesta and GreenWave. “Carbon removal and carbon capture technologies are deeply promising,” notes Adam Armstrong, Contiki CEO. “It’s important to us that we support the science developing around every possible solution, in addition to reducing our emissions and purchasing verified carbon offsets. It’s equally exciting to have Tasha on board to lead this for us, the next phase of Contiki Cares.” he added. The five points of the Climate Action Plan include reducing emissions and setting ambitious reduction targets by mid-2022; 184 responsible traveller
