The sustainability of Alma Travel

For us, sustainability is much more than a simple word: it is a responsibility

In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development of the United Nations drafted a document, the Brundtland report (also known as “Our CommonFuture”), according to which Sustainable development is defined as: «that development which allows the satisfaction of the economic, environmental and social needs of current generations, without compromising the development of future generations". The European Union, following the signing of the Paris Agreement on the climate and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations, has decisively undertaken a path aimed at "engaging" policy interventions with Sustainability, especially with the objective of achieving the transition towards growth models that are attentive to environmental issues.

In 2015, the 193 member countries of the United Nations defined a set of major sustainable development priorities as part of a renewed commitment to mobilize resources around a set of common objectives, replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in expiration. Unlike the latter, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly call on companies in developed and development countries to align corporate strategies with global priorities. The UN's sustainable development goals offer valid support for allocating company activities, related products/services and investments towards a more sustainable world .

sustainability is a responsibility for us

A work philosophy based on ecology

We are the first to try to do our part for the environment, in our own small way. In our offices we only use hybrid company cars, we use LED lighting and we use printers with wax cartridges that do not produce waste. Attention to the environment also begins with small gestures!

What did Alma Travel do?

You voluntarily underwent a tool to demonstrate your ESG (Environmental Social Governance) compliance: the Sustainability Certification .

The certification is carried out against applicable ISO standards
(universally accepted), which are related to the ESG Sustainability aspects, which in turn are related to the GRI Standards and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

Sustainability is much more than just a word: it is a responsibility. Alma Travel has today demonstrated that it has taken on the responsibility of being a Sustainable Travel Management Company.

With the Sustainability Certification Alma Travel has demonstrated that it is a COMPANY that has initiated Sustainability processes (ESG Rating AA-) and that its activity of providing travel agency services, tour operators, business travel and related organization of events and meetings corporate, it is objectively a Sustainable activity, which is good for the Shareholders, is good for others (employees, collaborators, suppliers, banks, investment funds, customers, consumers) and is good overall (for the community, for our country and to our Planet).

Sustainability Policy

ESG certification (A+ rating)

Alma Travel's Vision is clear: there is a huge opportunity with Sustainability, because the data shows that companies with better ESG ( Environmental Social Governance ) performance do better than others.

REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Alma Travel has chosen to guarantee the healthiness and safety of its services for the benefit of consumers; with the introduction of adequate Solutions, it has chosen to reduce the environmental impact of its activities and the use of polluting products, and to invest in innovation to develop new technologies that have a positive impact on Stakeholders. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 3 with a very high value: 71.30%.

EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION

Alma Travel has defined company policies that include the gender dimension, promoting equality and integration as values of the company culture. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 5 with a more than high value: 66.40%.

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Alma Travel guarantees sustainable management of water resources in the provision of its services, through a rigorous policy on water consumption and reuse of resources. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 6 with a very high value: 74.20%.

DECENT WORK AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Alma Travel has chosen to adopt a Diversity Management policy aimed at women, in order to guarantee equal development and career opportunities for the entire workforce, guaranteeing dignified working conditions for its employees. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 8 with a very high value: 72.30%.

USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

Alma Travel has chosen to encourage the use of renewable energy in its business model; to move towards "clean" production processes, reducing atmospheric, water and soil contamination to a minimum, counteracting the use of elements containing toxic substances. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 12 with a very high value: 79.20%.

LOW CO2 EMISSIONS

Alma Travel has chosen to measure CO2 emissions, establishing emission reduction strategies, investing in sustainable and less intensive technologies in CO2 emissions. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 13 with a very high value: 80.03%.

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Alma Travel has chosen to ensure sustainable management of natural resources (water, air, soil) as part of its business processes. In this way it had the possibility of having assigned SDG 15 with a very high value: 79.30%.