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Gondwana’s sustainable hospitality business

strongly promotes nature conservation and

social development commitment in Namibia.

COMMUNITIES PEOPLE
How we 46 People They bring our culture and values to life and are CULTURE PLANET

People

Our people are the face of our business.
make an 54 Communities ○ We continued to invest in the training and
PROFIT
central to our strategy and purpose.
○ We protected livelihoods by not retrenching in 2021

development of our employees, despite the challenges
of 2021
impact 64 Planet and values Communities, page 54 Profit
○ Every employee is accountable for living our culture
We continued to support the communities around
our properties and Namibia’s people as a whole.
People, page 46

A sustainable business is a profitable
business. The business strategy for sustained
profitability is based on the following:
Planet ○ The traditional model where we grow available
bed nights in Namibia and beyond
We operate according to the
highest environmental standards. We ○ Value chain integration to become a one-stop travel shop.
continually monitor our environmental Our non-traditional services, including car rental and tour
impact and strive to reduce our planning, continue to grow
footprint. We hold each other and ○ Improving our operations through efficiencies and
ourselves accountable for our impact synergies. We invest in technology and optimise our
and protection of the environment. logistics and buying power to get the best value for
each dollar spent
Planet, page 64
○ We are exploring ways to diversify our
business and income streams further
Profit, page 72

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