We’re as soon as once more delighted to share the information that Intrepid has been named one of many World’s Most Progressive Corporations by Quick Firm.
This checklist brings collectively companies from across the globe and throughout sectors which are discovering new and artistic methods to make an affect. Whereas this isn’t the primary time we’ve made the reduce, that is the primary 12 months we’ve been recognised past the journey class, rating third total among the many high 10 corporations in company social accountability throughout all sectors.
Quick Firm recognised our ongoing work to assist push the envelope on variety, fairness and inclusion, whereas serving to amplify marginalised voices. However to know how we acquired right here, let’s return a bit.
In June 2020, within the wake of social unrest in response to George Floyd’s homicide, the Black Journey Alliance was born and referred to as out the numerous journey corporations that posted a black sq. on Instagram in help of the rising Black Lives Matter motion. “Dismantling systemic racism requires greater than social media activism,” Jeff Jenkins, founding member of the alliance, stated on the time.
Not lengthy after we had posted our personal black sq. on Instagram, we adopted up with our plan to change into a extra numerous and inclusive journey firm, which included a dedication to amplifying BIPOC voices. Then we started working. Right here’s how we’ve been working to make that occur since then.
1. We launched our first journey devoted to Black tradition in America
We lately launched our first ever journey that’s 100% centred round Black tradition in America – Charleston to Savannah: Exploring Gullah Geechee Tradition – which you’ll be able to learn extra about in Anela’s story about her current expertise on the journey.
2. We launched extra experiences that empower BIPOC journey
Final March, we launched eight new experiences on journeys in the USA that commemorate BIPOC tradition – from visiting the solely Black-owned cooking faculty in New Orleans to spending a full day with a Lakota information on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
3. We invested in Indigenous tourism in Australia
In Australia, we elevated the variety of Indigenous experiences on our journeys over fourfold, that are estimated to have injected over half 1,000,000 {dollars} into First Nations companies final 12 months.
4. We launched the journey trade’s first moral advertising tips
We kicked off 2022 by placing brand-new moral advertising tips into motion. No different journey firm had printed this sort of plan earlier than. Our tips are pushed by a single proposition: how can we maintain ourselves accountable in turning into a extra numerous and inclusive model?
5. We’re dedicated to a extra inclusive Intrepid
We’re definitely nowhere close to completed with this work. For 2023, we’ve got over 100 Indigenous experiences on journeys all over the world, past Australia and the USA and into Mexico, Costa Rica, Kenya, Guatemala and extra. On our journeys, in our places of work and thru the voices we amplify and the tales we share, we’re dedicated to constructing a extra inclusive Intrepid and shaping a extra numerous journey trade.
Try Quick Firm’s full checklist of the World’s Most Progressive Corporations and study extra about Intrepid’s method to accountable enterprise.
