In the current crisis, we are urged to think more about the long term, ecology, and our relationship with the environment.
We have now learned to make better use of digital resources for our meetings, but some journeys remain essential to business life.
To continuing exploring the world, let’s make sure we travel better, let’s travel more responsibly
VIAVERA is committed to protecting the environment and in its projects, invites willing clients to sign up to an eco-responsible approach applicable at different levels, in line with your priorities, aspirations and expectations. Here are a few examples:
Let’s do this together: Plant a tree today for better travel in the future
For each project confirmed, VIAVERA will plant one tree for each participant involved
In partnership with Reforest’Action: The importance of forests in social and ecological balances
To keep travelling for a long period, VIAVERA is committed to offsetting the CO2 emissions related to trips and events organised for its clients. One tree will be planted for each participant confirmed on an event. This action participates to a collectiv and meaningfull effort to restore forests.
Together we’ll keep travelling but let’s have a tangible impact on the environnement, trying at our cale, to compensate the effects of our travels.
The benefits for one tree planted :
CLIMATE: 0.15tons of CO2 stored
BIODIVERSITY: 3 shelters for animals created
HEALTH: 4 months of oxygen generated
EMPLOYMENT: 1 hour of work created
Why not sharing this project with us in your company ?
Several goals:
Ecological: Your tree will help fight climate change by sequestering carbon, while purifying the air and protecting millions of animal species.
Symbolic: Laying down roots and ensuring continuity – With your staff, plant a forest that will grow over the years to come – a great project for team building and commitment
Sustainable: Your tree will continue to grow for many years to come, and even future generations will benefit from it. Each staff member will ‘leave a trace’.
How it works:
You and/or your staff receive a planting code with the number of trees to be planted
You select a planting project on the Reforest’Action website and can then see all the information available on the project and its benefits: impact of your action on Climate, Biodiversity, Health and Employment.
You will receive a personalised tree-planting certificate that you can download or share on social media
Offset the C02 emissions from your travel using the carbon footprint calculator
The calculators you can use with Reforest’Action are designed to make your aware of your impact on the environment and encourage you to minimise your carbon footprint. You need to understand that tree-planting does not directly absorb your carbon emissions. By helping to restore and develop carbon sinks for tomorrow (along with other benefits), it supplements the other efforts required to reduce emissions.
Other projects are possible with REFOREST’ACTION – get in touch to find out more.
Selecting service providers according to their CSR policies
If this is a priority for you and depending on the brief/project
For example :
- selecting caterers who prefer locally sourced produce,
- choice of seasonal ingredients,
- recycling,
- waste reduction,
- etc.
Making travel meaningful: the chance to contribute to solidarity initiatives in the countries visited
depending on the brief/project
Taking part in local projects with associations or partners we trust.
Making a financial contribution or giving a few hours of your time to share in a show of solidarity with local populations.
Project to be studied depending on the destination concerned: e.g. building classrooms in remote areas, irrigation for vegetable plots, donations for agriculture material (West Africa), helping a Sami family with their work on a reindeer farm (Swedish Lapland), building playgrounds for children, community kitchen (South Africa), etc.
Poignant encounters, an authentic view of local life, a wonderful chance to share experiences and emotions … you will come home somewhat changed from a journey like this.
Learning Expedition with an eco-responsible, sustainable theme
Learning Expeditions (which have their own section on our website) are a way of discovering other corporate cultures and are a real source of inspiration and creativity for everyone involved.
They are an opportunity to see a new sector, meet leading companies, see the best innovations of the moment, or learn about new managerial practices or a different organisation.
Why not discover and meet innovative businesses or the leaders in the fields of sustainable development or responsible consumption?
Without travelling too far and making the most of a stunning natural setting, find out how Switzerland has become a key player in sustainable development with 600 hydropower stations, Geneva listed as a ‘green city’ with its significant energy innovations such as the Genilac project (using the lake to cool and heat buildings), Carouge and its ‘zero waste’ target, and much more!
And later on, travel a little bit further with inspiring visits to one of the leading Cleantech countries to meet companies and start-ups involved in the ecological transition. Discover Israel, a start-up nation and one of the world leaders for innovation and science, ranked second on the list of Science Capitals of the World.
And any other project tailored to your brief and your expectations
