General Principles

1. To integrate the five Leading Principles in our Sustainability Policy into all our business decisions; Sustainable Choices Considered, Impact Minimized, Quality Assured, Health & Safety First and Culture.
2. To comply with, and exceed where practicable, all applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice in Norway and our field of business.
3. To ensure that all team members are fully aware of our general internal principles and our external Sustainability Policy and are committed to implementing and continually improving it
4. To review, annually report, and to continually strive to improve our sustainability performance.

Waste policy

We have chosen a professionally managed office space where the following is facilitated for us, while we can focus on creating best-ever experiences:

• Reduce the energy consumption of office equipment by purchasing energy-efficient equipment and good housekeeping.
• Green energy from water power is used in the office space
• Arrange for the reuse or recycling of office waste, including paper, computer supplies and redundant equipment. All waste at the office is recycled (paper, plastic, general waste and organic waste)
• Reuse furniture when relocating to new office spaces
• Purchase fair-trade and/or organic beverages and lunch meals Ensure a vegetarian/vegan alternative at lunch
• We rarely print or work with paper, but when we do we minimize use of paper and other office consumables, for example by having the print standards set to default on double-sided print, and limiting access to printing to one employee to avoid unnecessary printing. Paper is FSC labelled.
• Equip employees with reusable Norway-produced durable water bottles/coffee thermos to reduce single-use cups and plastic bottles
• We have an agreement with Amundsen Sports, Dale of Norway and Db Journey and several of our partners for our guests to receive a discount on sustainable clothing or rent clothing

Communication

• We make our guests aware of our sustainability practices through our Impact Page and we communicate responsible considerations in our travel planning to our guests
• In our digital proposals & itineraries, we inform guests about the social and cultural importance of local food, drink, indigenous peoples’ rights and history, respecting the natural environment and historic landmarks

Purchasing Policy

As a company, we rarely buy physical goods. When we do, we always focus on buying high quality products for durable use and reuse within the organization.

Monitoring & Motivation

Up Norway has a dedicated team member in charge of sustainability, responsible for monitoring our work through the sustainability certification processes at Travelife and B Corp. This entails a yearly review of our practices to ensure we are meeting the high standards set by the Travelife and B Corp certification schemes.

Employee Health Creation Scheme: Through an employee program, Up Norway team members receive points for sound principles such as 8 hours of sleep, regular exercise and use of public transportation, walk or cycle to and from work and work-related events. Monthly, the highest scorer is awarded quarterly.