Our journey towards a sustainable travel with train gift
We care about the planet we love to explore, and together, we’re committed to sustainable travel. When you buy a gift card for train travel, you’re also helping us give back to the planet.
Love and care are two of our core values and we also want to show these to the earth. This means acting in an environmentally friendly manner and treating our planet with respect. Your train gift card ensures that a tree is planted in a much-needed place. Plus, we make the donation in your name. This also supports communities in poverty by creating additional jobs.
If you are an environmentally conscious traveler, Traingift is the best eco-friendly gift you could choose. Why? Because when you buy a gift card for train travel, you automatically contribute to our environmental protection goals:
- To become a zero-waste company by 2025
- To become an emission-free company by 2035
An important part of our environmental protection measures is our collaboration with the NGO Eden: People+Planet. With the help of this non-profit organisation, we are literally making the world a little greener, as Eden: People+Planet plants a tree for every train voucher purchased.
What we do within the company
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, WE TAKE ACTION WHERE WE CAN. WE WELCOME ANY IMPROVEMENT, NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL. OUR DEDICATION ENSURES THAT WE MAKE CONSTANT CHANGES IN BOTH OUR OFFICE AND OUR SUPPLY CHAIN.
One of our most impactful plans for increasing our sustainable development is to help offset the CO2 emissions of our customers’ flights. That’s why within our office, we pay close attention to daily actions that promote sustainability including:
–Regulating our office temperature
–‘Commuting green’; 75% of our team travels by bike or foot, 16% by public transportation, and 8% by car
–Incorporating organic food products
–Eliminating plastic usage as much as possible
–Recycling glass and paper
While we’re proud of our efforts, we also realise there’s always more to improve. Over the next few months, we’re actively working on:
–Compensating our office footprint created by electronics
–Reducing or offsetting our business flights
–Conducting green deliveries of our gift cards within The Netherlands
–Compensating for the 24% of our team that uses public transport/car
–Brightening up our office to be literally greener
–lots of new plants!
–Fitting green and motion-activated light bulbs. We’re far from done, with many more plans in the making.
What we do outside the company
WE’VE PARTNERED WITH EDEN: PEOPLE+PLANET SO THAT FOR EVERY TRAINGIFT PURCHASED A TREE IS PLANTED IN A PLACE THAT NEEDS IT MOST.
Planting trees in this environment is crucial. It prevents villages from flooding, purifies water sources, is both food and a home for animals, and provides nutrition to the soil for farming. The local communities will no longer suffer from either an unsustainable environment or extreme poverty through the reforestation of these areas. Providing these possibilities will create a loving and long-term relationship with nature and the community. So far, we’ve donated over 214,600 trees. These trees are planted in Nepal, Madagascar and Haiti, among other places. In addition, it helped provide over 1,500 workdays for local habitants. What does that mean? When you buy a train gift card, you: Save the lives of people and animals. Reduce poverty by allowing Eden: People+Planet to hire local villagers to plant those very trees you help us fund. Eden: People+Planet calls this the “Employ to Plant” methodology. Support fair wages and enable villagers to have an opportunity to earn a decent salary. Support communities by giving locals an opportunity to provide for their families. Support a greener environment.
Thank you for being a part of the movement toward a more sustainable future.
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
– Native American Proverb
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