TrustedHousesitters 2024 Impact Report

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Hi everyone,

This #BCorpMonth, we’re celebrating our work alongside thousands of other B Corps around the world and sharing our second annual Impact Report!

Being a part of the B Corp community means acting collectively to accelerate global change at scale for a cleaner, greener, fairer future for all living things. As a Certified B Corp, we believe there’s a better path to a better world - one of action and purpose, inspiration and community.

In this report, we celebrate some of the highlights achieved in 2024, but more importantly, it shines a light on the areas where we can – and must – improve, after all, progress comes from acknowledging where we’re doing well and where we need to grow!

Explore some of the key highlights from our report below:

Key highlights: 2024 in numbers

  • We saw a 54% absolute reduction in our emissions compared to our baseline year of 2023!
  • After almost two years of hard work and dedication, we achieved B Corp Certification
  • Together, we facilitated 2,234,436 nights of pet sitting
  • We welcomed 77,244 new pets to our platform and rounded off 2024 with 234,389 pets in our community
  • We also supported 36 charities close to our hearts and donated £38k to help charities carry out vital work

Rescue and re-homing

In 2024, we continued working closely with our trusted charity partner, the Helen Woodward Animal Center, to support their life-changing work:

  • We donated £23K+ to help the Helen Woodward Animal Center feed and care for their rising puppy population
  • We created a pet care hub to help remove some of the blockers prospective pet parents were facing, such as training videos addressing leash pulling and separation anxiety
  • We provided a reduced TrustedHousesitters membership for all adoptions made through Helen Woodward in 2024

Read our full 2024 Impact Report here

Of course, it’s you - our members - who make TrustedHousesitters possible, so a huge thank you to you all for your ongoing support, and for being a member of our pet-loving community!

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I must be behind the curve, but what does B Corp mean, without me having to google it? Could your post say what it means, please? Thanks!

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Wowzers, 2.2 million nights of pet sitting in 2024 - so over 6,000 housesits active on a typical night. Gosh, congrats THS!
I had no idea of the magnitude of housesitting industry. Or of THS commercial footprint. Heck, I had no idea that THS was a meaningful sized business with private equity investors. Huh, blow me over with a feather :blush:.
Certainly puts the occasional gnarly situational disclosure on THS Forum into context.

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Hi @botvot

Here’s a snippet from a post we shared about B Corp last year :slightly_smiling_face:

So, what is B Corp and what does it mean for TrustedHousesitters?

It means we’ve joined a group of global ethical business leaders with one unifying belief - making business a force for good. It’s not just a tagline - B Corps are held to the highest environmental and social standards and are legally committed to operating in the best interests of people, pets, and the planet.

The assessment to get B Corp status is a rigorous analysis, evaluating the impact a business has on its employees, members, communities, and the environment.

This wouldn’t be possible without our incredible members, who are all a part of creating a sustainable business that prioritises the wellbeing of animals through in-home pet care, while also reducing the environmental impact of travel through home sharing.

For more info about our certification and our commitments to people, pets and planet, check out our blog

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