During 17 years at the Intrepid Group, Robyn Nixon has taken on a variety of roles and challenges as part of an organization whose travel brands carry more than 250,000 passengers a year across the globe — including to developing countries, where the group focuses on responsible tourism.
Now, as the manager of sustainability and a board member for The Intrepid Foundation — the not-for-profit arm of the group — Nixon is working on integrating new and innovative approaches for the business that support sustainable development, including wider and more diverse partnering for greater impact.
In the past year, The Intrepid Foundation has received funding for two projects through the Business Partnerships Platform — an Australian government initiative supported by Palladium and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The program matches private sector funding for projects that are both commercially viable and socially impactful, to promote greater private sector engagement in development.