Our 1% for the planet
IncentiveTrips contributes 1% of revenue to carbon removal, through Stripe Climate — funding a portfolio of frontier carbon-removal projects. It is a standing contribution on what the business earns, not a one-time gesture: a share of every dollar goes toward removal even in a month we don’t turn a profit.
Incentive travel depends on the coastlines, reefs, savannas, and alpine towns we send people to. A publication built on those places should help protect them. This isn’t a badge we bought or an offset we can’t trace — it’s a real, ongoing commitment, and it grows as we do.
How we operate
IncentiveTrips is a digital-first, cloud-native business with no physical office footprint, print operation, or shipped product. Our infrastructure runs on providers (Vercel, Supabase) operating in data centers that pursue high renewable-energy utilization and efficiency. We favor low-carbon workflows: remote collaboration, virtual site research where possible, and lean engineering that minimizes compute.
How we cover the industry
Sustainability is not a side topic in incentive travel — it is increasingly the program design. We commit to:
- Reporting sustainability honestly. We cover responsible-travel trends, carbon-aware program design, and destination and venue practices with the same evidence-based rigor as the rest of our work — no greenwashing, clearly labeled sponsored content.
- Recognizing genuine leadership. Our methodologies leave room to surface properties and destinations investing in real environmental and community practices, and we welcome verified data on those efforts.
- Helping planners choose well. Our tools help planners weigh factors — including responsible-travel considerations — so incentive programs can reward people without ignoring their impact.
Community & integrity
We keep core industry resources — our indexes, methodologies, planning guides, and awards — free and free of pay-to-play. An informed, well-served planner community is itself a sustainability outcome: better-designed programs waste less and deliver more.
A living commitment
This is a starting position, not a finished report. As IncentiveTrips grows, we intend to measure our own footprint more precisely and deepen our sustainability coverage. We welcome input at hello@incentivetrips.com.