Intrepid Travel
Victoria, Australia
June 2018
Travel agency & related
Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
Albania,
Andorra,
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria,
Azerbaijan,
Barbados,
Belgium,
Belize,
Bermuda,
Bhutan,
Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana,
Brazil,
Bulgaria,
Canada,
Chile,
China,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Croatia (Hrvatska),
Cuba,
Czech Republic,
Djibouti,
Ecuador,
Egypt,
El Salvador,
Estonia,
Ethiopia,
France,
Georgia,
Germany,
Honduras,
Hong Kong S.A.R.,
Hungary,
Iceland,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Jamaica,
Japan,
Jordan,
Kazakhstan,
Kenya,
Laos,
Latvia,
Lithuania,
Macedonia,
Madagascar,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Namibia,
Nepal,
Netherlands The,
New Zealand,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Philippines,
Poland,
Portugal,
Romania,
Russia,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Serbia,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
South Africa,
South Korea,
Spain,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Tajikistan,
Tanzania,
Thailand,
Turkey,
Uganda,
United Kingdom,
United States,
Uzbekistan,
Venezuela,
Vietnam,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
We’ve travelled a long way to be here, and we’re so glad we did. Since Intrepid’s humble beginnings in 1989, our founders have been passionate about creating positive change through the joy of travel, creating experiences that benefit both people, and the planet. In fact, their very first business plan included donations to communities long before they were even making any money. Now the world’s largest adventure travel company, and largest travel B Corp, Intrepid offer over 1000 trips across all 7 continents. Our network of over 25 destination management companies deliver innovative, immersive and sustainable, experience rich travel experiences for curious, connected and conscious travellers across a variety of travel styles and themes. Our not-for-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, and our commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals ensure that our words are never too far from our work. We want to not only be the best travel IN the world, but the best travel company FOR the world. For the real. For the curious. We are Intrepid.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 21.0
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
Governance 21.0
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
Workers 29.2
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 14.7
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 13.8
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers 12.3
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.