Sustainability | Responsible Travel & Tourism

Sustainability is embedded within the fibre of Explore, it emanates from the inside out. But as we enter a new decade it is clearer than ever that our world needs help, and Explore has created a sustainability strategy based on the 2015 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The goals define a common framework of action and language to address the world’s most urgent challenges, and whilst all of the goals interweave to underpin sustainable development, we have chosen five where we can have the biggest impact.

Our primary focus will be on climate change. We have a comprehensive carbon strategy and have detailed more about our commitments below. This will be supported by continuing and elevating our attention on education and training, without which long term change would not be possible. We have a new robust animal welfare policy and crucially we will be transparent, honest and collaborative in our efforts to lead our industry in our approach responsible travel.

Read more on some of our specific endeavours or contact us on sustainability@explore.co.uk with any questions or for more information.

Carbon measurement

Climate change

Sustainability on tour

Partnerships

Explore HQ

Animal Protection Policy

Responsible travel blogs

Our New Head of Sustainable Tourism

Meet our new Head of Sustainability, Prue Stone and discover her plans for Explore and responsible tourism over the next 12 months and beyond.

Why we travel - the benefits

Sustainability is about more than just carbon, and there are greater benefits to tourism than just a light footprint...

Carbon offsetting: Frequently asked questions

We have committed to offsetting all trips booked from 1 January 2020. Here we’ve answered some of your most-asked questions about carbon offsetting.

7 eco-friendly packing hacks

Here are some simple packing hacks to reduce your plastic use while travelling. Read on to discover 7 packing tricks!

2019 Explore Start-up Fund winners

The winners for 2019's Explore Start-up Funds have been announced, helping two fantastic businesses get off the ground.

Explore Charity of the Year Winners 2019

Once again, we've had so many strong contenders for the Explore Charity of the Year and it's been a tough job to whittle them down. The Explore team have voted fo

Explore Leader Charity of the Year

Discover our charity winners for 2019, as nominated by our Explore Leaders around the world. All of the projects focus on supporting the community, the environment and pr

International Women’s Day: Our female Explorers

AITO’s Project Protect is an initiative to protect the places and people we visit when we’re travelling. As part of our involvement with this initiative, we h

How travel changes lives (and not just for the travellers)

When Shaun travelled to The Gambia on our Senega

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