Our Impact

Embracing our responsibility as a travel operator

The Challenge: We are in the midst of a climate emergency. There is no doubt about it. And tourism has a significant part to play: Over the last decade, tourism emissions have grown twice as much as total emissions, by an average of 3.5% per year. Young people often feel overwhelmed or disconnected from these global issues.

Our Mission

To Support young people to develop knowledge, skills and values for active global citizenship, using the power of sustainable, experiential travel to inspire them to take action to create positive changes in their lives, communities and future careers.

Measure

We label all of our trips with a daily emissions average, share our annual carbon footprint and offer advice to travelers on how to reduce their own emissions.

Per person our current average CO2e emissions per trip is:
– 15kg (the equivalent of heating your entire home for two days)
– or 116kg including international flights (the equivalent of almost 2 months of hot showers for somebody)

Working with third-party experts Ecollective, we know we’re as accurate as we can get – no greenwashing, just facts.

Reduce

We are always looking at ways to reduce the carbon footprint of our trips. We currently include:

Zero beef and a fully vegetarian day on most trips.

No internal flights on new Kagumu-designed itineraries.

Low emissions activities (we have measured these too!) that focus on thriving local communities and conservation.

Local transport and accommodation providers that share our vision.

Remove

In 2025 we paid contributions to Tomorrow’s Air (now part of Wren) to remove 5,466.75 kgs of carbon through investment in carbon caputre technology, super pollutant mitigation and policy support.

Community At Our Core

People eating lunch on a long table and smiling

We don’t just visit communities, we invest in them.

From taking bold action against overtourism’s harmful effects, to empowering locals to build thriving businesses that celebrate their neighborhoods with visitors.

“When I started to work with Kagumu I learned how to develop my tours, to include local food, visit local projects, work with new clients and value what I do by charging for what it’s worth. Thanks to Kagumu I realised I could build partnerships, connect with other people and offer full day incredible experiences.” Mary, Local Tour Guide, Comuna 3

Our success is based on the respect, care, communication and strength of our relationships with all of our project leaders, social entrepreneurs, local guides and providers that make our trips unique.

TraveLife Certifed

Nobody can make long-lasting, global change alone! That’s why we are committed to building networks locally, nationally and internationally. These are the alliances we hold as of 2026.

Exellence in Sustainbale Travel – Recognition of our commitment towards social and environmental sustainability. We comply with more than 100 criteria and achieved the Travelife Certified stage, becoming the only educational travel company in the UK and Colombia to do so.
Glasgow Declaration Signatory – a commitment by the tourism sector to tackle climate change.
University Coalition – as a member we offer free annual SDG-focused webinars to University students

Life changing adventures

95% of students that join us for an adventure say that they are excited to continue on their sustainability journey.

“I’ve already started confronting complex social and environmental challenges being back home which I did not really pay close attention to before I did the Jaguar programme.” Amya, Student Nazareth School

Our carefully curated trips connect travelers with incredible environmental projects, inspiring community activists, and important sustainability practices that show the life-changing power of adventure!

Read our full sustainability policy commitment here.

Version in Spanish – Política de Sostenibilidad

Please contact our Impact Lead to discuss anything related to impact – [email protected].