Freely sustainability

Giving back to people and the planet

Like you, we feel a deep sense of responsibility toward people and the planet, as well as our partners and fellow Freelies. Our commitment to doing the best we can informs the decisions we make as a company of travellers.

It doesn’t make us perfect – but it does make us excited to create an impact now and over the years to come. When you travel with Freely, you’re part of the journey.

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1% for the Planet

We want to leave things better than how we found them. That’s why we’re a proud member of 1% for the Planet, where we contribute 1% of revenue (that’s revenue, not profit) to environmental and community initiatives in Australia and abroad.

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Meet our charity partners

We’re proud to be building partnerships with these awesome organisations.

Make A Wave x freely
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to partner with SurfAid for their annual Make A Wave Challenge, which invites people around the world to surf every day in September to raise funds for SurfAid’s healthcare, clean water and food security programs in remote Indonesia and the Pacific.

Alongside the Z Zurich Foundation, we were able to contribute over $210,000 to Make A Wave, about a third of funds raised overall!
Learn more about our impact
Group of surfers, including adults and children, posing with surfboards and a Surfaid banner on a sandy beach by the ocean.
Person wearing a gray shirt with 'Climate Justice Now!' on the back, standing in front of a diverse group of children and adults near a colorful mural.
Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network
Seed is a movement led by and for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Australia, to protect Country, culture and communities from the impacts of climate change. They believe that First Nations leadership and self-determination is critical in building and sustaining strong, resilient communities where everyone can thrive.
The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project strives to end world hunger by addressing the heart of the problem. They work to build self-reliance at a grassroots level, mobilise vulnerable communities, empower women to be key agents of change and engage with local governments.
Two women exchanging currency across a wooden counter inside a room with blue walls.
A wolf howling while sitting on moss-covered rocks near a tidal flat with a forested shoreline under a partly cloudy sky.
Pacific Wild
Pacific Wild works to protect ecosystems that sustain biodiversity across the northwest Pacific region and Great Bear Rainforest in Canada. By influencing policy, public opinion and legislative change, Pacific Wild strives to protect wild animals and endangered fish, expose ecological damage, protect ancient forests from logging and support Indigenous stewardship on the land and ocean.

Supporting the community

We love backing those who give back to their communities around Australia.

North Steyne Boardriders
Freely is a proud supporter of North Steyne Boardriders, a grassroots surfing club founded in 1997 at Manly Beach, NSW, with groms, women and men surfers across nine divisions.
Three surfers in wetsuits standing on sandy beach with surfboards and a white pickup truck in the background, one pointing ahead.
Person dressed in heavy winter gear pulls a sled loaded with supplies across a snowy landscape under a partly cloudy sky.
Aaron Crook in the 6633 Arctic Ultra
In February 2024, Freely supported endurance-racer Aaron Crook, the winner of the 6633 Arctic Ultra – the world’s toughest, coldest and windiest race. Aaron traversed 620km in -50°C temperatures over nine days while raising funds for kids mental health organisation Open Parachute.

Doing our bit as a team

In addition to our 1% for the Planet membership, we also partner with like-minded organisations on different projects. In 2023, we supported an initiative to buy back portions of Queensland’s Daintree Rainforest for conservation, plus we worked with Nokia on a national mobile phone recycling drive.

As a team, we get three days of paid leave a year to volunteer with an organisation we feel passionate about.

For our travellers, we curate a regular newsletter and blog with tips, guides and stories on responsible travel, climate action and how to tread lightly in the places we visit – plus we’ve got more resources and projects on sustainable travel in the works. Watch this space!

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