Led by CEO Gavin Tollman, Trafalgar’s global workforce will this week use their collective 24,000 paid volunteer hours to support causes close to their hearts.
Travel company Trafalgar has called on businesses to join them on International Volunteer Day by empowering their employees to make a difference at an individual level.
Led by CEO Gavin Tollman, Trafalgar’s global workforce will this week use their collective 24,000 paid volunteer hours to support causes close to their hearts.
“Companies with legitimate corporate social responsibility must have an ethos that runs deep, from the very core of their business. It is about empowering your own people to make a difference, in whatever form that takes,” says Tollman.
Mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985 to encourage, support and recognise volunteer contributions, IVD 2018 celebrates volunteer efforts that strengthen local ownership and the resilience of communities in the face of natural disasters, economic stresses and political shocks.
Trafalgar offers all of its employees two paid days off a year to participate in volunteer efforts, a decision that according to Tollman aligns with the company's JoinTrafalgar sustainability initiatives to better the lives of locals and their communities.
“It's important to lead by example, rather than just ticking a box. Social responsibility starts with a movement; helping your people to help others and making it easy to do so, through paid volunteer days.
“We give more than 24,000 paid hours a year so that our people can individually make a difference - building, planting, beach cleaning and more.”
This week, Trafalgar's global teams will make a difference in celebration of IVD in more than 10 countries by planting trees, taking part in beach clean ups, animal welfare support and charity fundraising.
In Singapore, more than 5,000 elderly residents of Blossom Seeds will enjoy a sparkling clean facility thanks to the Trafalgar team.
“The industry [travel] has long concluded that customers care deeply about the choices we make in the world and the way we operate. We foster these values when we invite employees to live them, and this week we are calling on other companies to do the same,” added Tollman.