Sustainability

Responsible partnerships, conscious travel, and meaningful impact – protecting Africa’s natural heritage for generations to come.

Sustainability

Empowering conservation. Enriching heritage.

Travel With Purpose

Thompsons Africa is committed to the conservation, protection, and promotion of our rich heritage, and follows the sustainability goals as outlined by the United Nations. These global goals address the way in which we interact with our planet, people, and wildlife. The Sustainable Development Goals urge all nations to take action in fostering prosperity while safeguarding the environment. These goals acknowledge that eliminating poverty must be coupled with efforts to stimulate economic growth and meet various social needs such as education, healthcare, social protection, and employment opportunities, all while addressing climate change and ensuring environmental preservation. Thompsons Africa concentrates on 9 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, aligning them with the key areas that are central to our business priorities: Planet, People and Wildlife. Our ‘Travel with Purpose’ experiences are easily recognisable throughout our business and have been identified by means of a vigorous assessment process.

In 2020, Thompsons Africa signed the SATSA Wildlife Pledge, cementing our commitment to improving the state of the captive wildlife tourism industry. Through its guidelines, Thompsons Africa strives to ensure that we follow an ethical approach to the long-term conservation of wildlife welfare. Read our pledge.

We support and promote properties and establishments and their initiatives (where applicable) which are aligned to our stance on wildlife and an ethical approach to wildlife welfare and sustainability.

See who we partner with HERE.

Sustainable Development Goals

The 9 Sustainable Development Goals we focus on are:


	Goal 1 – No Poverty	The experience contributes to ending poverty in all its forms, everywhere


	Goal 4 – Quality Education	The experience contributes to ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, and/or promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all


	Goal 5 – Gender Equality	The experience is helping to achieve gender equality and empowering all women and girls


	Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation	The experience is helping to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and/or sanitation for all


	Goal 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy	The experience is contributing to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all


	Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production	The experience promotes and educates our guests on sustainable consumption and production


	Goal 13 – Climate Action	The experience educates our guests on the climate crisis and takes action to address its impacts


	Goal 14 – Life Below Water	The experience contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of our oceans, seas, and marine ecosystems


	Goal 15 – Life on Land	The experience educates our guests on the importance of natural ecosystems OR wildlife conservation and contributes to their restoration or repopulation

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