Preservation of the Global Environment

Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact Working Toward a Sustainable Future Promotion of resource conservation Propose a trip to learn about the environment and sustainability Case Studies

Environmental Policy

For the HIS Group, preserving the global environment--including climate change countermeasures, biodiversity conservation, and resource circulation--is a critical issue that supports the sustainability of our business. While promoting decarbonization and resource conservation, we contribute to the preservation and restoration of the irreplaceable natural environment and biodiversity through our business operations. Furthermore, we view providing opportunities for customers to experience and learn about the global environment and biodiversity as our mission, and we are actively working toward it.

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In the tourism industry, responding to climate change is an unavoidable challenge. In addition to our own emission reductions (Scope 1 and 2), HIS aims to reduce emissions across the entire value chain (Scope 3) by collaborating with partners such as airlines and hotels, which account for the majority of our emissions. We will work to reduce greenhouse gases by proposing sustainable options to our customers.

For disclosures aligned with the TCFD framework

環境負荷軽減の取り組みのイメージ — Shuttle Bus / Trolley bus

Specific Initiatives

・Sales of tour products utilizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) (November 2025 - March 2026: Contributed to a $CO_2$ reduction equivalent to 480 tons)
・Introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) (Tuk-tuks in Thailand [Bangkok, Chiang Mai], Hawaii XR Bus, Kyushu Sanko Bus, Watermark Hotel & Resorts Okinawa Kumejima Eisland)
・Reduction of rental car utilization by operating trolley buses and shuttle buses (Okinawa, Hawaii, Bali, Malaysia)
・Sales of domestic tours utilizing rental bicycles
・Investment in REGENT, which develops "flying ships" (electric seagliders) (USA)
・Implementation of engine cuts through the introduction of idling-stop-and-start systems (Kyushu Sanko Bus, Sanko Bus)
・Promotion of eco-driving utilizing digital tachographs (Kyushu Sanko Bus, Sanko Bus)
・Utilization of groundwater in the cooling tower equipment of the large-scale commercial complex "SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto" (Kyushu BM Service, Kyushu Sanko Landmark)
・Reduction of private car utilization by implementing Public Transportation Promotion Days (Kyushu Sanko Group)
・Introduction of power loss reduction solutions that lead to an approx. 10% reduction in electricity consumption (8 facilities in FY2025) (HIS Hotel Holdings)

*1 Awarded a 3-star rating under the Sustainable Tourism Acceleration Rating (S.T.A.R.) program by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (2024)

Circular Economy

Earth's resources are finite. In addition to promoting paperless offices and reducing plastic products, HIS will reduce waste generated from business activities--such as plastic amenities in the hotel business--thereby simultaneously achieving environmental footprint mitigation and cost reductions.

Specific Initiatives

・Digitization of internal documents such as meeting materials and reports
・Digitization of customer-facing documents such as customer questionnaires and itineraries
・Use of FSC®-certified copy paper that protects forests for office copy paper and the membership magazine "KOKORO ODORU"
・Reduction of plastic products through the installation of amenity bars (Hotels)
・Elimination of plastic vinyl bags in business activities
・Switching from plastic delivery bags to paper bags
・Adoption of 25% biomass-blended products for retail store distribution plastic bags
・Recovery of waste oil at the restaurant "Seafood Buffet Iroha"

FSC® certification to protect forests : Certification to ensure that properly produced products reach consumers while protecting forest biodiversity and upholding the rights of local communities, indigenous peoples, and workers. 
FY2023 is a reference value as the spread of novel coronavirus infection is affecting business activities.

Achievements and Goals

Unit: tons

	FY2023 Actual	FY2024 Actual	FY2025 Actual	Reduction Rate (vs FY2019)	FY2026 Target Reduction Rate (vs FY2019)
Plastic Consumption	5.5	3.5	3.9	84.6％	70.0％
Copy Paper Consumption	66.7	68.2	111.9	65.6%	70.0％

Proposing Travel Experiences to Experience Sustainability

HIS proposes tours where customers can experience the nature of their destinations, interact with local people, and learn about the SDGs. Through travel, we hope to aim for a sustainable future together with our customers.

Specific Initiatives

・Installation of free water servers in Cairns, the Gold Coast, and Sydney, and distribution of reusable personal bottles to tour participants (FY2025: 25 locations installed, distributed to a cumulative total of 6,841 customers / Australia)
・Mālama Hawai'i initiatives in collaboration with the Hawaii Tourism Authority (Hawaii) *2
・Operation of a sightseeing bus where participants experience the latest XR technology and learn about Hawaiian culture and the marine environment (Hawaii)
・Planning and implementation of study tours to learn about social issues and interact with local communities
・Planning and implementation of eco-tours to experience grand nature
・Planning and implementation of group travel to learn about sustainability and the SDGs
・Enlightenment of sustainable tourism through various special feature webpages

*2 Recipient of the Encouragement Award in the Global Environment Category at the 2nd JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) SDGs Awards (2024)

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Ecotourism

Based on the concept of "travel that charges the senses," in which you experience and learn about the nature, history, and culture of each region, and feel the land you visit by interacting with local people, we have established a specialized desk to provide experience-based tours such as trekking, environmental protection, and community exchange.
We also offer carbon offset plans that allow you to offset the CO2 emitted from your tours.

Eco Tour Desk

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Group Travel for Sustainability

We offer group tours that consider sustainability for companies, organizations, and educational institutions. In addition to travel plans that incorporate airlines, hotels, and destinations that promote sustainable initiatives, we also provide learning opportunities about the SDGs before the trip and hands-on programs to learn about the SDGs during the trip.

Shin Company Trip

School Trip・Study Trip

Sustainability Promotion Desk

Environmental Protection and Conservation of Biodiversity

Beautiful oceans, forests, and unique ecosystems are irreplaceable "tourism resources" for HIS. We support the philosophy of the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) and promote activities that not only "protect" the environment but also "restore" nature through our business activities.

・Donation of a portion of Australian tour sales to the Koala Fund (Australia)
・Donations to marine conservation activities through charity runs (FY2025: $20,476) (Hawaii)
・Free rental of beach clean kits and collection of garbage (Hawaii)
・Implementation of plogging tours (garbage pickup running) (FY2025: Approx. 500 participants) (Hawaii)
・Participation in the City of Honolulu's community beautification volunteer program "Adopt-A-Block" (Hawaii)
・Donations to the Japan Animal Welfare Society through events with VTubers (FY2025: 125,300 yen)
・Donations to Aso's nature protection and grassland conservation activities through the Mount Aso Crater Shuttle (KASSE JAPAN)
・Volunteer cleaning activities on the seawalls of Huis Ten Bosch (Cross E Holdings)

Initiatives for a Sustainable Future

To ensure that people around the world can continue to enjoy travel for years to come, we are strengthening our partnerships and taking on the challenge of supporting next-generation technologies and providing new services.

Investing in the SAF sector to create a sustainable travel future

HIS is an investor in the UNITED AIRLINESVENTURES SUSTAINABLE FLIGHT FUND, which was established by United Airlines to focus on research and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).