• 2030 emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative: 24 percent reduction for TUI Airline, at least 46.2 percent for hotels and 27.5 percent for cruise

• TUI sets new standards for the tourism industry – first ocean cruise company with approved science-based targets and first leisure airline

• Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group: "TUI is to become the climate pioneer in our industry. The next milestone is 2030. Our emission reduction roadmaps reflect the state of knowledge and technology today. However new tech solutions for climate protection are being developed every day. We won't wait for them, but we will use them to accelerate our progress. Net-zero as quickly as possible is our most important goal in terms of sustainability. We will also communicate this to suppliers and partners. Anyone who works with TUI must be prepared to pursue ambitious goals and walk the path with us."

• Development of SBTi targets with internal and external experts since 2020​

With a clear commitment to achieve net-zero emissions well ahead of 2050 and science-based targets by 2030, TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel presents the Group's Sustainability Agenda. The strategic framework brings together the company's sustainability initiatives and programmes with a clear mission: to significantly reduce TUI’s environmental footprint and maximize positive socio-economic impacts in holiday destinations.

The three building blocks of the Agenda, ‘People, Planet and Progress’, are underpinned by fifteen focus areas to be implemented across the business – from investments in state-of-the-art aircraft to ambitious energy savings across the board, from promoting local sourcing in hotels and more sustainable fuels for cruise ships to expanding the certification of hotels and experiences according to internationally recognized sustainability criteria. TUI supports and takes action to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is fully embedding ESG criteria in its corporate governance. The Sustainability Agenda was developed by an international team of experts from the company in close collaboration with the business units. Sustainability is therefore firmly anchored in all of TUI's business areas.

"We are in a decade of sustainable transformation – for TUI and the tourism industry as a whole. We want to strengthen and further develop tourism as a global driver of prosperity and development. TUI will continue to lead the tourism industry in sustainability – with our ambitious goals, pioneering initiatives and holistic approach. Sustainability is a top priority for me personally and for TUI. We have proven in the past that we have the expertise and the right approach to make tourism more sustainable. That's why we don't see sustainability as a threat – for us, it's an opportunity. We wanted to be led by the latest climate science, which is why we are working with the Science Based Targets initiative,” says Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group.

PLANET: Reducing TUI’s environmental footprint

By 2030, emissions from TUI Airline are to be reduced by 24 percent, Group-owned hotels by at least 46.2 percent and cruise business by 27.5 percent compared to 2019 levels. "These scenarios were made on the basis of today's scientific findings and the technologies and fuels available today. New technology and innovations will continue to open new possibilities and will spur us on to be more ambitious. That's why we will keep reviewing and adjusting our targets. We want to reduce faster and more comprehensively and we will also communicate this to our suppliers and partners. Anyone working with TUI must be prepared to pursue ambitious goals and walk the path with us," says Sebastian Ebel.

"The 2030 emission reduction targets are an important milestone on the way to emission-free travel. With the program presented today, we aim to make significant reductions by 2030. I see it as the minimum of what we need to achieve, both in terms of reduction targets and time horizon. For example, I have set myself the personal goal of reducing emissions from our hotels as far as possible to zero as early as 2030. Together with all TUI colleagues, I am working to ensure that TUI becomes the industry's climate pioneer and continues to expand its lead," says Sebastian Ebel, CEO of the TUI Group.

To protect the planet, TUI will also transform the way it uses resources and will implement the principles of the circular economy in all areas. Initial focal areas include waste from plastics and food. TUI Group is committed to eliminating unnecessary plastic packaging and items by 2025, building on its successful pre-pandemic plastic reduction program. By 2019, the company had already removed more than 257 million single-use plastic items from its hotels, cruise ships, airlines and offices. In addition, the company has set itself the goal of reducing food waste in its own hotels, on cruises and airlines by 25 percent by 2030. TUI is leveraging the experience gained from pilot projects, such as the food waste pilot project on board TUI Cruises ships. More initiatives will follow in order to be a circular business before 2050.

PROGRESS: Accelerating the transformation

PEOPLE: Empower to drive development

"The Sustainability Agenda is our plan to make tourism more sustainable. Ground-breaking initiatives such as the "Destination Co-Lab: Rhodes" and applying global sustainability standards to our experiences portfolio represent our ambition not only to shape our own transformation, but to be a pacesetter for the entire industry and holiday destinations. With reduction targets for 99 percent of our emissions now audited and approved by SBTi, we are offering transparency and commitment to our ambitions. One thing is clear: We see 2030 as an intermediate step and will do everything we can to achieve net zero emissions even before 2050," says Thomas Ellerbeck, Chief Sustainability Officer of TUI Group and member of the Group Executive Committee.