Sustainability

Fat Tire Tours Sustainability Report Card

The below information will serve as both our report card and our goals list for the following year.  We are committed to reexamining our business practices annually so as to continually fine tune our strategy to minimize our negative impact socially and environmentally. 

2024 Goals

• Family day tours for staff and their families
• Continue to engage with our neighborhoods 
  • Help locals with small fixes free of charge
  • Participate in neighborhood get togethers
  • Be mindful of our noise, especially early in the morning and late at night
• Shut down electronics every evening
• Switch to bio cleaning products & bio chain lube
• Adopt transfer pricing for all cities to guarantee local profit

Social Impact

Staff – Where We Stand

• We are committed to creating friendly working environments where team members are encouraged to work together, take on new challenges, and voice their opinions/concerns to management.  Group outings are scheduled regularly.  Staff undergo annual evaluations and have access to tour feedback.  Regular meetings are held to discuss operational changes. 
• We are committed to paying a living wage in each of our cities as well as allowing guides to retain their individual gratuities

Staff – 2024 Focus

• Continued staff development – skills training
• Implement a program that grants all staff access to a bicycle

Social Impact

The Local Community – Where We Stand

• Whenever possible, we partner with locally owned businesses, such as cafés, wine cellars, transportation services, etc. to help complete our tour offers 

The Local Community – 2024 Focus

• Implement discounted/free tours for local schools, charities, neighbors, etc.
• Organize at least one community service and involve the entire team, i.e. trash cleanup, volunteering, etc.
• Organize at least one charitable donation, i.e. shirts, bicycle parts, etc. or set up our offices as a collection point for a coat drive or something similar
• Implement an essential worker discount

Environmental Impact

Waste Reduction – Where We Stand

• On average, we recycle 77.5% of recyclable materials

Waste Reduction – 2024 Focus

• Implement a solution to recycle/reuse inner tubes

Environmental Impact

Resource Conservation – Where We Stand

• We encourage commuting to work by bike, foot or train where possible

Resource Conservation – 2024 Focus

• We are committed to providing biodegradable/multi-use options to our guests when it comes to ponchos, water bottles, etc.
• Commit to reduce paper use/go paperless
• Commit to purchase more locally

Environmental Impact

Carbon & Toxins Reduction – Where We Stand

• We rely on trains for 3 tours across Europe (out of 70+), but we do not current use any vans, trucks, or buses.  96.88% of our tour meeting points are within 5 minutes walk from Public Transport.

Carbon & Toxins Reduction – 2024 Focus

• Seek out alternative energy options in each of our offices
• Transition to biodegradable cleaning products & maintenance products

Future Goals

• Trash cleanup of monuments or riverbank
• Bike parts to Calais refugees for artwork
• Switch to dynamo lights
• Charity donations, collaborations, or sponsorships