A Responsible Packing Guide For Your Summer Adventures
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Leave only footprints, take only memories…
Marking World Ocean Day (8 June 2024) and coinciding with World Environment Day (5 June), tailor-made tour operator and fellow B Corp™ business Audley Travel has offered tips for sustainable packing, including which B Corp products to take with you. With over 20 percent of UK holidaymakers agreeing it is essential to consider the sustainability credentials of the items they pack, it’s time to make a change to your suitcase. Here’s the ultimate responsible packing guide for your summer 2024 adventures and beyond.
Read the C&TH Guide to Responsible Tourism
How To Pack Responsibly
‘Being a responsible tour operator is part of Audley Travel’s DNA, as we continue our long-term commitment to ensuring our business operates ethically and with the preservation and restoration of the communities our clients visit at its core,’ says Nick Longman, CEO at Audley Travel. ‘The new Responsible Travel Guide is an extension of Audley’s sustainable travel ethos, and the brands we’ve selected meet strict criteria as fellow B Corp™ companies. This is not about promoting buying new, but inspiring travellers to source holiday necessities in a mindful way.’
Responsible Packing Tips
- If a hotel offers a free reusable water bottle, don’t feel obliged to accept it if you already have one
- Use Refill My Bottle and Refill Not Landfill to find water refill stations across the globe
- Pack a reusable coffee cup and a reusable cutlery set to reduce single-use plastic consumption
- Ask for drinks without straws
- Carry a reusable shopping bag
- Recycle packaging at home before travelling
- Take used batteries home if they can’t be recycled in your holiday destination
- Use eco-friendly travel soap and shampoo bars
What To Pack
From replacing a worn-out travel accessory or replenishing sunscreen to choosing new clothes ahead of a holiday, selecting a product from a B Corp means it will have less impact on the environment.
This Way
This Way creates cruelty-free skincare products designed for travel, using natural ingredients and eco-certified materials whenever possible, as well as prioritising ethical manufacturing practices.
Sea2See
Sea2See crafts sunglasses with 100 percent recycled marine plastic collected by local fishing and coastal communities in Africa. Each frame recycles 1 kg (2.2lbs) of marine plastic and gives local collectors a source of income.
TWOTHIRDS
TWOTHIRDS combats fashion overproduction through its PRE ORDER-System initiative, which makes sure items are created only when they are needed. Garments are made from eco-friendly materials which use less water, produce less CO2 and are less toxic for the environment than conventional cotton.
SURI
This electric toothbrush has a 40+ day battery life, featuring plant-based replaceable heads which can be recycled for free.
Bitmore
Bitmore crafts power banks, charging cables and earphones from recycled plastics, as well as a neck pillow made from recycled plastic bottles collected from the oceans.
DISCOVER
Learn more about Audley Travel and pick your next sustainable adventure at audleytravel.com
