World Expedition - Index

World Expedition - booklet - Index

global warming
dedicated to combating global warming
� Core to World Expeditions’ philosophies on travel and
the way our business operates is our commitment to
Responsible Tourism. Since our inception we have set
industry standards on Responsible Tourism practices,
so it is a natural progression for us to take responsibility
for the emissions produced as a result of our business.
� We have an obligation to ensure the long term interests
of the world’s natural environments as well as the
preservation and diversity of the cultures of the world.
� We have a vested interest to ensure that the world’s
natural and cultural assets are accessible to our future
generations.
� The costs of unchecked global warming to our business
are great and devastating if we don’t act now.
� We believe the developed world has a moral obligation
to support the developing nations like China and India
reduce poverty. These developing nations will require
energy to lift the standard of living in their countries and
we must ensure that they have access to affordable
renewable energy in order to build their economies. If
we don’t act now, it is suggested that the poor nations
of the world will suffer the most from the impacts of
global warming.
� With more people flying more often, travellers around
the world must take responsibility for the impact they
have on the environment.
If you share our commitment to environmentally
responsible travel, we strongly encourage you to
neutralise your air travel, as we do for all of our staff
travel.
our commitment to carbon neutrality
We consider the process of becoming carbon neutral a
three pronged approach and we are currently embarking
on the following process:
1. Measure: The first step towards becoming carbon neutral
is to understand our carbon footprint in terms of the
amount of carbon emissions we produce during the
operation of our business. With the assistance of
Climate Friendly (www.climatefriendly.com) we will calculate
our C02 emissions in line with the provisions of the
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and
Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol) developed by the
World Resources Institute (WRI) together with the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD). Under the above protocol, emissions are
categorised into 3 scopes:
i. Scope 1: all direct emissions generated by the
company (typically petrol, diesel, refrigerant leaks,
process waste and emissions)
ii. Scope 2: emissions from purchased energy (typically
electricity)
iii. Scope 3: emissions from other indirect sources, such
as purchased material, products or services such as
flights purchased from airline carriers.