Inghams

  • Sector: Travel and Tourism
  • Headquarters: United Kingdom

Review summary

Inghams submitted its Nature & Climate Action Plan 2030 to It’s Now for Nature and met all the review criteria to take part in the campaign.

  • Inghams’ materiality assessment addresses nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities across the value chain.
  • Material impacts: land-use change, climate change, pollution, direct exploitation, invasive species, water use.
  • Material dependencies: biodiversity, picturesque landscapes, local community support, ecosystem services.

  • Inghams has SMART targets for material nature issues with varied deadlines, particularly to 2030 and 2050

For example:

  • Scope 1 & 2 emissions: 90% reduction by 2030 (2022 baseline)
  • Scope 3 emissions intensity: 50% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050 or sooner
  • 100% of guests in hotels completing Accommodation Impact Assessment
  • Over 30% of Ski and Walking resorts reachable by train
  • 65% vegetarian meal uptake.

  • Ingham’s concrete action plan outlines operational, supplier, customer and community measures through 2030

For example:

  • Expansion of rail-accessible resorts
  • Avoidance of higher-carbon indirect flights
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel investment
  • Water monitoring and low-flow fixtures
  • Reduction of food waste and single-use plastics
  • Ethical procurement decision tree
  • Animal protection policy and audits
  • Biodiversity partnerships (e.g., Zillertal Nature Park, Rewilding Britain, WWF Finland)
  • All uniforms to be used as long as possible, then donated or repurposed at end of life.

  • The strategy is overseen by the General Management Team.
  • The Head of Sustainability, supported by the Senior Management Team and Director of Strategic Projects, leads implementation, while cross-functional Impact Project Teams and Sustainability Champions help deliver actions and embed sustainability across the business.