Environmental and Social Impact policy

Below is Across the Divide’s Environmental and Social Impact Policy.  It is a written statement on our mission in relation to managing the environmental effects and aspects of our operation.  The policy states the aims and principals of our organisation with respect to our impact on the environment.  This is a working document and we are committed to making a continual improvement.

Mission Statement
Across the Divide recognise its responsibility and is continually striving to reduce the environmental impact of the work we do and to minimise the impact of our challenges on the environment within which we operate.  We are therefore committed to continual improvement in our environmental performance, preventing pollution and minimising our effects through a complete programme of achievable targets and then in turn to make our activities environmentally and socially positive.

Standards
Based on the broad range and far reaching activities of our business there are a number of areas of potential effect and in turn areas of action. We aim to achieve our objectives in these following areas;

1. Overseas events - Local cultures and economies
2. Overseas events - Local environment
3. Office administration
4. Staffing
5. CSR events specific
6. UK events specific
7. Suppliers policy
8. Information to customers and participants
9. Transport and travel

Objectives
Our 2009 active objectives are;

  1. By 2009 we aim to add two new projects to the current 10 projects which provide long term local environmental and/or social support
  2. By 2009 we aim to ensure that in country agents’ companies are locally owned and based on 95% of our overseas trips
  3. By 2009 we aim to include an environmental impact plan into all new event planning reports
  4. BY 2009 we aim for all local staff on overseas events to have a good income from working on the events supported through a minimum tip system.
  5. By 2009 we aim for all of our overseas participants to be aware of the options listed in our Transport and Travel Policy including the carbon offset facility
  6. By 2009 we aim to include biodegradable washing products on all participant kit lists.
  7. By 2009 we aim to include a waste management process into all new and existing trip plans.
  8. By 2009 we aim for all purchased paper to be recycled and to purchase four more office products which are recycled.
  9. By 2009 we aim to reduce our office paper consumption by 30%.
  10. By 2009 we aim to recycle 70% of all office waste.
  11. By 2009 we aim to work from premises which reach all current environmental standards and utilize sustainable sources of heating and power.
  12. By 2009 we aim for all staff to be fully aware of our environmental and social policy targets
  13. By 2009 we aim to provide comprehensive recycling facilities on all UK events
  14. By 2009 we aim for all UK events staff will be paid a salary which includes travel therefore encouraging more local staff on events
  15. By 2009 we aim for all event staff instructions to include environmental impact notes 
  16. By 2009 we aim for specific environmental impact management plans to be included in all event manuals

Click here for our full Environment and Social Impact Policy.

December 2007

 

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Charity Trekking in Peru

 

 

 

Across the Divide charity project in Africa



Gang Fang School Project, China
Our charity hike expedition on the Great Wall includes one day camping in the schoolyard of Gang Fang School. The warm welcome we receive from the children, school staff and the village is a truly rewarding experience. With the amazing view of the Wall, we watch the morning flag raising ceremony and the schoolchildren getting ready for classes. This project would not be possible without compassionate help from all the participants of our expeditions. Over our years of visiting the school we have helped with the following donations;

• Stationary and various school materials
• Books including encyclopedias
• 18 computers

In 2005 one participant from America has personally donated over $10,000 to completely renovate the school.

We also offer projects as corporate and charity challenges in the following countries Peru, Mozambique, Brazil, Lesotho, China and Namibia. See our dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility website here.


For more detailed information on our environmental policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 
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