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Is your business stepping up and taking a deep dive, not best guess, into your impacts on nature so you can take authentic, strategic action? If this is the business you want to be, have you heard of Natour Impact? “Inside Travel Group is a B Corp Certified tour operator and, while we consider ourselves a responsible business, we wanted to assess our operational impacts to understand where we still need to improve. NATOUR IMPACT not only gave us a detailed report of the business’ nature-related risks, but also bespoke guidance on what actions are necessary to reduce those risks. I'd recommend NATOUR IMPACT as a great starting point for any tour operator seeking to minimise their negative impacts on the natural world.” Thanks to Inside Travel Group | B Corp™ for undertaking a Natour Impact evaluation and showing their commitment to responsible tourism. What is Natour Impact? It's an online evaluation tool created to help travel & tourism businesses regularly assess, monitor and disclose their nature-related risks and impacts, identify actions to reduce them, while also recommending opportunities to build back nature. Discover how it can help your business: https://lnkd.in/etr6nRUw #natourimpact #natureimpact #responsibletourism #naturepositivetourism

We have been looking back on a very busy year and laying the foundations for Travel & Tourism to make 2025 a year of action for nature! We are buoyed by the enthusiasm and commitment being show by travel and tourism businesses that have undertaken our Natour Impact evaluation, enhanced their team's knowledge with our trainings, and reinforced their commitments with the help of our policy-writing, strategy development and product assessment services. Thanks to the amazing clients we’ve worked with this year, that include ABTA, Discova, Scott Dunn, British Airways Holidays, Kontiki Reisen, Exodus Adventure Travels, Travel Counsellors and Evaneos. It is also time to recognise the immense efforts of our team who are enabling huge strides for the Nature Positive Tourism initiative. This includes work behind the scenes to bring tourism leaders together with IUCN and its Tourism & Protected Areas Specialist Group at COP 16 and developing the “Nature Positive Travel & Tourism in Action" report, created alongside UN Tourism, World Travel & Tourism Council, and World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance. With our new Biodiversity Literacy Training set to expand beyond the popular course delivered with ABTA, and the vital work of our dedicated Animal Protection Network members and partners to inspire us, we are confident that Travel and Tourism can embrace the New Year, leading the way as Guardians of Nature. Very best wishes to you, your team and families, Daniel, Helen & all the team

🐬 Christmas donation or corporate gift 🐬 - help Sussex Dolphin Project , member of the Animondial Animal Protection Network, raise the funds to purchase a research boat to help understand and protect the extraordinary dolphins and porpoises of Sussex. All businesses should be looking to forge partnerships that contribute to nature and biodiversity protection, an issue equally important as carbon reduction. Help Sussex dolphins 🐬: https://lnkd.in/eGup5wnY Meet our Animal Protection Network: https://lnkd.in/eTtPFNWh Animondial #dolphins #sussexdolphin #biodiversitypartnership #sussex #travelandtourism #naturepositivetourism

We did it. Today is the final session and we would like to extend a huge thank you to ABTA and all their members that have joined our Biodiversity Literacy Training over the past 5 weeks. This week it's all about the Power of Collaboration for all, during which Daniel Turner and Helen Usher, of Animondial & Natour Impact will be welcoming the guest panel of experts... Thomas Armitt of Planeterra , Ché of Barbados Environmental Conservation Trust and Nicole Yeomans of NatureMetrics. Look forward to seeing you there and do pop any feedback in the comments ⬇️ #biodiversityliteracy #naturepositivetourism #responsibletourism

We want to lift the weight that we see on so many shoulders to show clearly how to strategically act in the interests of both nature and business. Our biodiversity literacy training provides a critical level of knowledge and understanding. Thank you for all the wonderful feedback. Join us for a our final session: Collaborating for Change - Wednesday 11 December 2024 2-3.30pm and get in touch with the Animondial team if you would like us to bring Biodiversity Literacy to your team. Animondial X ABTA - Biodiversity Literacy for Travel and Tourism #naturepositivetourism #travelandtourism #biodiversityliteracy #responsibletourism

CDP says fewer than 1 in 10 businesses are assessing their dependencies on nature (2024). This makes businesses vulnerable as they can't identify and mitigate the associated financial risks. We help #travel and #tourism businesses understand their dependencies on nature as well as their impacts with the Natour Impact assessment tool. Discover how it can support your business here: https://lnkd.in/etr6nRUw tool #impactassessment #naturepositivetourism #dependencies

A well-earned win 🏆! Huge congratulations to Fuze Ecoteer for a platinum win at the EXO Travel Sustainability Awards. As a member of our Animal Protection Network, we can share some of the reasons why their work deserves this top accolade that recognises businesses that "exemplify a commitment to empowering communities and protecting cultural heritage": As a certified tour operator with a conservation objective and the mission to 'connect people with nature' Fuze Ecoteer: 🌍 Run volunteering, internship and educational trips in Malaysia's beautiful Perhentian Islands. 🌎 Focus on studying and protecting the turtle population, managing plastic waste, and educating people of all ages and backgrounds. 🌎 Work very closely with the local community as well as with tourism businesses across the islands. 🌎 Show how commercial tourism can be harnessed to support both biodiversity and local communities. 🌎 Runs plastic collection and recycling activities in Kuala Lumpur, clearing rivers and producing practical items from recycled plastic. Their 'Upcycled by FE' project also works with corporate partners, giving them a chance to repurpose their own waste and make a positive contribution to reducing plastic pollution. Get in touch with Animondial for an introduction to the team at Fuze Ecoteer. #sustainabilityaward #naturepositivetourism #responsibletourism

Are you attending our Biodiversity Literacy Training? Have you found the previous sessions useful? Let us know in the comments. This week we have a fantastic line up of guest speakers joining us ⬇️.

1️⃣Proud to rank the highest on Google for advisors on animal welfare for the travel and tourism sector. With 30 years of experience drafting guidance and establishing assessment criteria on the topic, you can trust us to help you protect animals in your supply chain. There are many ways we can provide support, including the work we have recently undertaken to support Kontiki Reisen's new animal welfare policy for dog-sledding experiences. Animal Welfare remains one of the most fundamental and important sustainability areas for travel businesses. We offer a range of services including: 🐘 Drafting and reviewing animal welfare policies 🐬 Preparing integration plans to support their implementation throughout the business 🐒 Animal-related product assessments and facilitate on-site audits 🐅 Inspiring staff trainings 🦙 Guidance for accurate and inspiring communications. Check out the services on our website: https://lnkd.in/eyQnDXQd #animalwelfare #travelandtourism #dogsled

Are you attending the Biodiversity Literacy training delivered by Animondial for ABTA members? Let us know what you think ahead of next week's session that focuses on explaining the growing regulations and requirements on businesses to measure and report on their impacts on nature, including CSRD, CSDDD and Green Claims. Plus, how to navigate and engage their supply chain - where over 90% of negative impacts occur! We are excited to bring in our expert panellists: 🌍 Charlie Darlington, Sustainability & Nature Positive Travel Lead, Scott Dunn 🌍 Joseph Whittle, Sustainability & Impact Lead, Travel Counsellors 🌍Kasia Morgan, Group Head of Sustainability, Travelopia & Exodus Adventure Travels #biodiversityliteracy #responsibletourism #greenwashing #greenclaims #naturepositivetourism #ABTA