Impact

The Travel Corporation’s annual Impact Report details progress made by TTC and TreadRight against the 11 goals of the group’s 5-year sustainability strategy How We Tread Right, launched in September 2020. Below are our 2023 TreadRight grant partner achievements.

PLANET

TreadRight Foundation prioritizes projects that restore the planet and protect biodiversity, to lend support to TTC’s net zero journey and Climate Action Plan, which is committed to restoring nature. We do this by supporting nature-based solutions that are addressing the climate crisis and show strong co-benefits for both community and wildlife.

Trees For Life, Scotland

Assessing and restoring the ‘lost’ Caledonian Pinewoods of the Scottish highlands through the Wild Pine project

VESTA, USA

Empowering regenerative ocean farmers through this nature-based carbon removal and ocean deacidification initiative

Shaping a net zero destination, Scotland

Supporting VisitScotland’s ambition to become the world’s first net zero destination

Rainforest Rescue, Australia

Working hand-in-hand with traditional landowners to purchase and protect parts of the Daintree Rainforest in Australia that are vulnerable to the risk of private purchase and development.

Of threatened Daintree rainforest was purchased with TreadRight’s support securing the storage of approximately 207 tonnes of carbon in the above-ground forest biomass

GREENWAVE

Regenerative ocean farming organization studying carbon storage potential of kelp and supporting sustainable food production.

feet of kelp seed planted with potential to remove an estimated 27,025 lbs of carbon and 2,162 lbs of nitrogen

Rainbow Railroad

Providing a pathway to safe resettlement for members of the LGBTQIA+ community facing persecution

vulnerable LGBTQIA+ people received assistance by Rainbow Railroad

People

TreadRight People projects are those which support the communities in the places that we visit and focus on upholding their vibrant cultures, traditions, and arts.

Laboratoria Giuditta Brozzetti, Italy

Traditional frame hand weaving atelier

Lakota Youth Development, USA

Serving the youth of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe & preserving the Lakota language and culture

Make A Difference Leadership Foundation, South Africa

Developing scholars into future leaders

Amy Foundation, South Africa

Development & empowerment programs for at-risk youth

Tourism Cares Pathways Project

Increasing Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) representation in travel and tourism

WILDLIFE

TreadRight Wildlife partners are focused on the protection and rehabilitation of the world’s wildlife

Wilderness Foundation Africa

Protecting Africa’s rhino populations

Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, South Africa

Using natural tools to address human-wildlife conflict

Save the Tasmanian Devil, Australia

Combating a fatal cancer plaguing the Tasmanian devils

National Kiwi Hatchery

Preserving the vulnerable population of the kiwi bird

Wild Entrust

Community and wildlife co-existence project in Botswana

Pupils from Habu Primary School received: