UN Sustainable Development Goals
Launched in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a way to view the impact of our activities and a benchmark to assess the relevance of our initiatives. As part of our Polar Promise, Quark Expeditions has identified five of the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals to which we believe we can make the biggest contribution as a tourism business. We recognize that by making a strong commitment to these goals across all parts of our business, Quark Expeditions can be a real force of good in the polar regions and drive change for the better.
The five Sustainable Development Goals Quark Expeditions has targeted are:
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Quark Expeditions employs a small and growing team in our office and on our expeditions. We support and invest in our people, regardless of location. We created Quark Academy to ensure our expedition staff have the highest level of training in the industry, are committing a significant investment in ongoing professional development of our expedition team through workshops, summits and symposiums, and we are committed to building skills for residents of the North through the Nalunaiqsijiit Inuit Cruise Training Initiative and by hiring local guides when traveling in Arctic communities. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Quark Expeditions is committed to eliminating waste before it is made. We are in the process of developing a purchasing plan to address this commitment, and have already implemented many initiatives, including providing our guests with reusable bottles, outfitting cabins with refillable soap and shampoo bottles, providing straws and napkins only on request, and eliminating unnecessary packaging from our parkas.
7 | For more information, contact Quark Expeditions at Sustainability@QuarkExpeditions.com
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