SUSTAINABILITY POLICY

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Alternative Travel Cartagena is commited since the foundation to design all operations, products and services offered in a environmentally, socially and economically sustainable way. Therefore the following maxims are to be respected at all times:

Being responsible with the use of our limited natural resources! We are trying to raise the awareness of our staff and visitors for the impact we have on our ecosystem.
It is important for us that local communities are prospering and improving. Hence we support responsible companies in the community where we can and we are buying their products.
We do not just promote the visit of our tourist attractions. In the same way we are fostering the natural and cultural wealth of these sights. Through direct experiences with our employees, clients and suppliers and by showing the beauty of these places we try to enhance the awareness for the importance of conservation.
We promote restricted and sustainable use of water and electricity. While offering our services in local communities, it is happening in fair conditions without any social, cultural or religious discrimination, with the aim of generating a positive impact on their quality of life.
We strictly declare our rejection towards commercial sexual exploitation of children, and we also reject every practice that leads to sex tourism of any kind and the exploitation of children.
We are responsible for informing, sensibilizing, avoiding and condemning any practices that promote illicit trafficking of cultural goods and species of flora and fauna.
We are a company committed to maintain constant actions that avoid and / or minimize a negative impact and likewise we maintain and generate actions that promote a positive impact on the sociocultural performances that involve our services.
We are having a policy of dissemination and support regarding artistic performances produced locally.