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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                                            We continued to support the communities around                                       Profit
                                                              ○ Every employee is accountable for living our culture
                                                              and values
                                                               our properties and Namibia’s people as a whole.
                                                                           People, page 46
                                                                         Communities, page 54


                                                                                                                                         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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