The challenge

Tackling climate change is essential for sustainable development and poverty eradication, and a critical component of Banyan Tree’s sustainability efforts. Climate change represents an important yet daunting global challenge, with potential direct and indirect costs through impact on human and natural systems that may affect destination quality, consumer demand and travel, as well as disaster frequency and severity.

While small scale efforts may suffer from economies of scale and lack of impact, they can still provide some respite and produce working models that lead to change and positive impact. As a global company, we accept our global responsibility to conserve and safeguard natural and cultural heritage, and we strive to improve resilience in the face of unprecedented global change.

The release of the IPCC report in 2018 once again highlighted the threat of climate change, and the action needed to restrict global temperature rise.