Here’s why we’ve chosen to offset the emissions from our Global Experiences: 

1. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: International mobility, by design, generates significant carbon emissions. We’re on a mission to change this. CNaught facilitates the purchase of science-backed carbon credits for global projects which directly reduce or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, counterbalancing the emissions from international travel. By partnering with CNaught, we can actively contribute to mitigating the environmental impact of our programmes.
   
   
2.  Aligning with Our Values: Carbon consciousness is one of our core values. And as a certified B Corp, we believe in using business to create real change for our workers, partners, participants and the planet. Our Sustainable Global Experiences train participants in Carbon Literacy, providing them with the knowledge and skills to reduce their carbon footprint in their daily lives. Partnering with CNaught demonstrates our commitment to taking concrete action towards a greener future.
   
   
3. Enhancing Our Programme Experience: We make every effort to ensure all participants gain international exposure and professional development opportunities during our Global Experiences. How? By embracing ‘slow travel’, selecting low-carbon programme activities and offsetting our residual emissions against sustainability projects that are chosen by our participants. Making our programmes one giant step closer to achieving carbon neutrality.
   
   
4. Tracking Our Emissions Efficiently: Developed countries are the biggest contributors of global carbon emissions. CNaught understands this, making the purchase of carbon credits to reduce developed countries’ carbon emissions simple and efficient. Their online platform and widgets will enable us to keep track of our carbon credits and measure our global impact. This means we can hold ourselves accountable for our offsetting goals and publicly show our achievements.
   
   
5. Building a Sustainable Future: Climate change is a pressing global challenge, and we believe that businesses have a responsibility to be part of the solution. CNaught invests in the development of advanced carbon removal technologies that could revolutionise the climate struggle. Purchasing carbon credits through CNaught thereby enables Pagoda to contribute to use business as a force for good and help to build a more sustainable, equal and fair

To reach the important goal set by the United Nations of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, we must all do our fair share to reduce emissions at work, at home and abroad. Our partnership with CNaught signifies a crucial step forward in our sustainability journey. Find out more about our sustainability journey here.