Environment policy
We rely on the mountains for so much – our sport, our livelihood and, of course, our physical and mental well-being. So it’s no surprise that we are passionate about protecting our wilderness areas for the future. Peak Mountaineering operates a range of environmental initiatives to try and minimise the impact our business operations have - a range of initiatives we believe sets us apart from many other providers.
For many years Peak Mountaineering has run our 1% for the environment scheme. This commits us to donate 1% of our sales (not profits) to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment. We do this by funding environmental causes, providing support to pressure groups and funding initiatives that will benefit wilderness areas. This is a big financial commitment for a small company but we wouldn't have it any other way.
Living and working in the heart of Great Britain's most spectacular national park also allows us to help local organisations as much as we can. We are currently working closely with Friends of the Peak District, a charity focussed solely on protecting this special area.
We adhere fully with the environmental guidelines of the UIAA (Union Internationale Des Associations D’Alpinisme) and are proud members of the John Muir Trust, the UK’s leading wild land conservation charity, and the Royal Geographical Society.
For all our foreign trips our prices include a ‘carbon-offsetting levy’ which we use to purchase carbon credits to minimise the impact of the emissions for the flights we take. As far as we know we are the first guiding company to run this scheme, and while we appreciate that it doesn’t solve all the environmental problems our trips cause, it helps far more than doing nothing!
Finally, as a responsible company we always try to look at simple ways to minimise our environmental impact such as reducing the amount of paper we use, having our t-shirts printed onto organic cotton, encouraging car sharing and, perhaps most importantly, by providing good role models through our work with young people.
