Frontiers North Adventures specialize in adventuring in Canada's north because that's where we're from and that's what we're passionate about. We inspire our guests with quality nature experiences in a sustainable and responsible manner, ensuring they view and photograph the wildlife of the North as well as learn about the people of the North, their culture, history and customs.

We are dedicated to making socially, environmentally, and ethically responsible decisions that contribute to the well-being of our employees, guests, local community and the environment. We believe that hosting guests in Canada's north should benefit the communities and ecosystems in which we operate.

Environmental Practices:

• In 1998 Frontiers North lobbied Provincial Ministers of Conservation and Tourism to ‘cap’ the number of tourism vehicle permits issued for the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, including our Tundra Buggies.
  

• In 2005, with leadership from Parks Canada Agency, Frontiers North Adventures conducted and continues to manage against an environmental impact assessment of our operations at Cape Churchill inside Wapusk National Park.

• We work proactively with Manitoba Conservation and Parks Canada to upgrade and maintain the network of trails utilized by our Tundra Buggies.
  

• When moving our Tundra Buggy® Lodge operation from Churchill's Wildlife Management Area to Cape Churchill inside Wapusk National Park, as opposed to using an established over-tundra inland trail, we charted a route over the frozen tidal flats of Hudson Bay, generating a nearly-negligible level of impact on the environment.

• Frontiers North Adventures work closely with the Town of Churchill, Destination Churchill, Manitoba Conservation and Parks Canada to define, develop and implement policies for Manitoba’s polar bear tourism industry.
  

• We support and contribute to research related to the ecosystems in which we operate, including Polar Bears International's Human Impact Study, which set out to determine the impacts, if any, of Churchill’s tourism industry on polar bears that frequent Manitoba Conservation's Wildlife Management Area. Results of this particular study indicate our organization is an industry leader in the areas of best practice policies, procedures and training systems, ensuring minimal impact on polar bears and the Hudson Bay Lowlands.
  

• Frontiers North prints brochures on FSC Certified 100% post-consumer fiber paper, which is the highest possible amount of post-consumer waste content (paper diverted from landfills through home and office recycling programs).
  

• We continually upgrade our infrastructure including our Tundra Buggy Lodge, to reduce negative impacts on the environment:

1. Using biodegradable cleaning, wash, and personal products.
   
2. A commercial-grade dishwasher for reduced water consumption and increased filtering.
   
3. A kitchen grease recovery device to intercept most greases and solids prior to discharge.
   
4. An effluent drain to contain and efficiently dispose of waste.
   
5. A subsurface grey water disbursement area.
   
6. The installation of battery arrays to reduce requirement of diesel generated power.
   

Employee Practices:

• We value our employees and involve them in our business decisions.  Our full-time staff participate in an annual planning session where together with management we develop the business plan and projects for the year.

• We share our profits with our employees with up to 10% of salaries paid annually, tied to the results from our balanced scorecard.

• We have progressive people policies and practices shared with all employees including a Code of Conduct and Respect in the Workplace policy.

• We have a very diverse workforce and value our differences:

1. 12% of our staff are Aboriginal.
2. 6% are a visible minority.
3. 44% of our management team are women.

Community Practices: 

• Annually Frontiers North invests in communities in which we host guests, resulting in millions of dollars in economic activity generated in Canada's north.

• To aid in the successful delivery of our programs, Frontiers North employs as many Canadian and local-to-the-north staff and guides and utilize as many local suppliers as possible.

• Our purchasing policy ensures we source goods and services from local, Aboriginal and organic suppliers and businesses who support social and environmental responsibility.

• Annually Frontiers North Adventures awards a scholarship to a Churchill, Manitoba secondary school graduate pursuing post secondary education.
  

• Frontiers North donates to local charitable organizations and provides reduced fares for schools and non-profit groups.

• In response to the community's warehousing of refuse and recyclables in Churchill, in 2008 FNA lead the development of a Churchill recycling program. 

• For our retail operations in Churchill and online, FNA places a high priority on supporting Canadian manufactures and Canadian artisans, such as crafters, potterers, painters, glass blowers, soap stone carvers, authors and photographers. Currently this applies to approximately 95% of our inventory. In our Churchill gift shop we supply biodegradable bags.
  

 Support and Infrastructure for Educational Outreach:

• For over 10 years we've maintained and continually update a training resource for our guide staff. As a result of our close relationship with organizations like Polar Bears International, Sea World San Diego and WWF-Canada, we are able to work closely with top species and ecosystem researchers from around the globe, integrate the most recent findings and data into our guide training tools and share that information with our guests, in many cases in real-time.

• We host PBI’s Polar Bear Leadership Camp, a program that brings high school students and Zoo Keepers from all over the world to Churchill to participate in leadership activities and to explore a range of issues relating to polar bears, humans, and the environment.

• Frontiers North provides a venue and support for Polar Bears International's “Rolling on the Tundra”, an interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates technology with a focus on polar bears and climate change.

• On Buggy One, a Tundra Buggy we've custom built for educational outreach, we host PBI Scientific and Education Advisory Council members, top polar bear scientists and zoologists to conduct live webcasts and videoconferences with students at zoos and educational institutions all over the world. In 2008 these events were hosted by Apple Inc. and raised awareness on the plight of the polar bears, climate change issues affecting the area, and promoted actions that can be taken on local levels to improve and sustain the polar bears' habitat.

• Frontiers North supports PBI's In-Field Lecture program by hosting zoo ambassadors on our Tundra Buggies to educate guests about polar bears, the conservation of their habitat and climate change. 

• Frontiers North Adventures staff visit local schools to conduct presentations in order to raise awareness of issues affecting polar bears and Canada's north.

 Corporate Giving:

• Total corporate giving to exceeds the national standards of 1% of pre-tax profits measured by the Canadian Business for Social Responsibility. In 2008, our corporate giving was 2.3% of our pre-tax profits.

-- Steven C. Amstrup, PhD.                                                                              Polar Bears International Scientific Advisory Council Member and Senior Polar Bear Scientist, USGS Alaska Science Center.