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Leigh Barnes, Intrepid’s chief purpose officer
Intrepid aims to be first climate positive business
Operator reveals ‘game plan’ to offset 125% of its emissions. Ian Taylor reports
Intrepid Travel has outlined how it plans to become “climate positive” in the latest iteration of its ‘purpose beyond profit’ drive. Te company has bold plans to go
“beyond offseting” and has a “game plan” to counteract more carbon emissions than it produces, according to Leigh Barnes, the adventure tour operator’s chief purpose officer, who was appointed last year. Having acquired B Corporation
certification in 2018 – a rigorous accreditation in environmental and social sustainability – the Australian-
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based company, which has been carbon neutral since 2010, wants to take the next step and become climate positive. Outlining how Intrepid will achieve
this goal, Barnes says: “We’ll offset to 125% and invest in climate research. “We’ve signed up to five science-
based targets for our operations and trips, targets set by the World Economic Forum and UN Global Compact.” Tis is a voluntary initiative for businesses seeking to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Barnes acknowledges: “Tere are problems with offsets. Businesses need
to reduce carbon and if they are not doing that, offsets are not enough.” But he adds: “Tey are part of the solution. If we stopped offseting there would be a big hole in environmental projects.” So how will Intrepid reduce its
carbon footprint to the point where it becomes climate positive? He says: “We’ll have a game plan from October. We’ll use public transport and e-vehicles. We’ll look at our hotels and the restaurants we use and at their waste.”
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