Owning our ImpactAt InsideAsia we believe travel should be a force for good. For you, for the communities you’ll visit and for the communities that we live and work in.Our approach to impact is based on our core principle: true Cultural Adventures occur when our destinations are thriving, and our communities are empowered.Owning our impact has always been at the core of our business, from the way we run our trips to how our staff get to work and how our offices run. As a certified B Corp, we are always striving to strengthen our positive and minimize our negative impacts. In our mind, there will always be room for improvement, that's why we've laid out our vision for the future, too. Our commitmentsWe’ve begun giving back more than we ever have before by fulfilling three commitments:We’ve become certified B Corp. You can read more about our journey and what B Corp is on our blog.We’re working to reduce our footprint as much as possible as well as financing immediate carbon removals and low-carbon solutionsWe give back 5% of our profits to charities that give low-income or disadvantaged families days away from home, as well as partner charities that empower communities in our destinationsWe may not have all the answers but we’re working towards some big goals.Impact report 2024/25 Responsible tourismWe know our destinations inside out and design trips to benefit our destinations by choosing locally owned accommodation wherever possible.We only work with suppliers who follow the same ethos as us.We have a strong animal welfare policy based on scientific criteria that excludes activities such as elephant riding or bathing,as these can cause stress and harm, preventing elephants from living naturally .We support NGOs that improve health and education schemes in our destination countries, such as Child’s Dream.Full details available in our Responsible Tourism Policy.Responsible businessWe look after our staff by paying them a living wage and providing them opportunities to thrive.We give back to our communities. Through volunteering and donating money, we are long-standing supporters of the following charities: Family Holiday Charity and Circus Starr.We endeavour to influence the wider travel industry by being an active member of AITO and Travel by B Corp sustainability networks. Reducing our footprintWe support Nature Positive Projects in our destinations, including reforesting the Kinabatangan River in Malaysian Borneo to provide a wildlife corridor for endangered animals, like the Bornean orangutan and Borneo Pygmy Elephant.We have measured our entire carbon footprint as a company, from our offices, to our staff commuting, to the accommodation in your trip.Our head office runs on renewable energy, we implement smart heating and cooling systems and are working towards being a zero-waste office.We encourage staff to commute using public or active transport by providing Eco-passes for our US employees and bike facilities in our UK and Australian offices.We provide bespoke sustainability training for all staff, including how they can reduce their own carbon footprint.We implemented a hybrid working policy in 2020 which allows more flexibility for staff and reduces commuting emissions.We’ve moved to Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, which is more efficient than having our own servers.We have helped plant hundreds of trees in Bristol through the One Tree Per Child scheme and donated one tree per employee in 2020.We update our Climate Action Plan  annually to be transparent about how we are progressing with reducing carbon used in our business.We are a founding signatory of the Glasgow Declaration and collaborate with other tour operators to implement climate action in the tourism industry.To see our full Sustainability Policy, click here.