Adventure Green Alaska (AGA) is the first and only sustainable tourism certification program in Alaska. AGA is a voluntary certification program for tourism businesses operating in Alaska that meet standards of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Businesses may qualify for Gold, Silver, or Bronze Level certification, earning the right to use the AGA logo and participate in AGA promotional activities. The businesses certified by AGA are leaders in the tourism industry. They are progressive companies that believe outstanding Alaska experiences can also be sustainable. For more information, please visit www.adventuregreenalaska.org

Adventure Travel and Trade Association (ATTA) is a global membership organization dedicated to unifying, connecting, professionalizing, promoting and responsibly growing the adventure travel market. Association members include tour operators, destination marketing organizations, tourism boards, specialty travel agents, guides, accommodations, media and service providers. Host of the annual Adventure Travel World Summit executive trade conferences, the Adventure Travel Trade Association also makes possible www.Adventure.Travel, the traveler’s hub of physical, cultural and nature-based adventure travel and guide to trusted tour operators from around the globe.

AGEG Consultants eG is an association of experts and consulting company operating worldwide with over 20 years of experience in international development cooperation and sustainable development in more than 120 countries. Together with their cooperation partners they develop strategies and carry out measures that effectively strengthen and sustain the ecology, economy, cultural heritage and cohesion of societies with the goal to improve people’s livelihoods, to conserve natural resources and create sustainable tourism products. The AGEG experts believe that sustainable tourism development and management practices are applicable to all forms of tourism at any destination. Training and capacity building are the key elements for the development and implementation of all their projects.

Amadeus is a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. Customer groups include travel providers (e.g. airlines, hotels, rail, ferries, etc.), travel sellers (travel agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and individual travelers.)The group operates a transaction-based business model and processed 850 million billable travel transactions in 2010.

Agir pour un Tourisme Responsable (ATR) , the “Act for Responsible Tourism” association (ATR), has developed and manages a certification program called “Towards Sustainable Tourism”. Designed for tour operators, the credibility of the scheme is now established and the certification program nationally recognised as the French reference on sustainable tourism. Certification is delivered after the approval of a third party (AFNOR Certification). AFNOR audit tourism operators on an annual basis and confirm that all the criteria comprising 25 standards are being met. Towards Sustainable Tourism certification is valid for the 12 months from the time of obtaining certification. Therefore a constant commitment from the tour operators is required for ongoing certification. Due to the close collaboration between ATR Tour Operators and their respective travel agencies successful implementation of sustainable practices within the sector exist and helps move us towards the goal of responsible tourism. In 2010, ATR united eighteen tour operators of which thirteen have now been certified. Each year these tour operators send around 230,000 travelers to more than 80 countries.

Serving the hospitality industry for nearly a century, The American Hotel and Lodging Association is the sole national association representing all sectors and stakeholders in the lodging industry, including individual hotel property members, hotel companies, student and faculty members, and industry suppliers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AH&LA provides members with national advocacy on Capitol Hill, public relations and image management, education, research and information, and other value-added services to provide bottom line savings and ensure a positive business climate for the lodging industry. Partner state associations provide local representation and additional cost-saving benefits to members.

The American Society of Travel Agents is the world's largest association of travel professionals. Our members include travel agents and the companies whose products they sell such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. We are the leading advocate for travel agents, the travel industry, and the traveling public. ASTA promotes sustaibale travel and strives to be environmentally and socially-conscious in our own operations. We develoved the ASTA Green Proram to provide education and a tool for self-assessment for travel agents and travel suppliers. The core of the program is the Green Guide, which provides an overview of green travel and checklists for each travel segment as well as sections on terminology, marketing sustainable travel, and green resources. ASTA belives that a well-planned sustainable trip can be socially and economically beneficial to the global community.

Basecamp Foundation Kenya, which is part of the Basecamp Group, is a not-for-profit organisation that works to develop sustainable tourism destinations in close collaboration with host communities. Basecamp has over the past 13 years developed sustainable tourism ventures (eco-tourism) in Kenya, India, France and Svalbard. As one of Kenya’s most awarded tourism organisation, Basecamp continues to provide leadership in sustainable tourism and community development.

Belize Tourism Board is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture which represents a strategic partnership between the government and private sectors of Belize. It is the BTB’s mission to help develop and promote all aspects of sustainable tourism both locally and internationally; and to continually strive to improve the experiences of visitors to our country by working in association with the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) and other private sector organizations.  Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB promotes the country’s unique combination of experiences to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets.  Additionally, the BTB develops and implements programs to advance good destination stewardship and instill high quality standards for accommodations and tourism services.

Booz & Company is a leading global management consulting firm, helping the world’s top businesses, government ministries, and organizations. Our founder, Edwin Booz, defined the profession when he established the first management consulting firm in 1914.Today, with more than 3,300 people in 57 offices around the world, we bring foresight and knowledge, deep functional expertise, and a practical approach to building capabilities and delivering real impact. We work closely with our clients to create and deliver essential advantage.

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is the world's most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 73 years ago, Caesars has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's resorts operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars also owns the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos. Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its guests through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment.

The Coastal & Marine Union - EUCC is  is dedicated to conserving and maintaining healthy seas and attractive coasts for both people and nature. It is one of the largest international networks of coastal practitioners and experts, with offices in seven countries, and with 2700 expert members and member organisations in 40 countries all over the world. One of the Union's contributions in the field of tourism is QualityCoast, the largest international certification programme for sustainable tourism destinations. Since 2007, more than 125 tourism destinations in 23 countries have been selected for a QualityCoast Award: coastal towns, resorts and islands. The Union is seeking partners for a global destination award programme that should be in full compliance with GSTC guidance.

Conservación & Desarrollo CYD Certified S.A, is an independent and private organization, that promotes sustainable development in agriculture and tourism activities in Latin America, while providing certification to companies that meet environmental, social, safety and quality standards. Our company carries out its activities with absolutely transparency and professionalism in the inspection and certification that we perform  at the Sustainable Agriculture Network as well as Smart Voyager Program. The inspection and certification activities are performed by auditors whose technical capacity is guaranteed and based on the principles of equality, impartiality and confidentiality of customer information.

Center for Responsible Travel  (CREST) is a non-profit research institution with offices in Washington, DC and at Stanford University, whose mission is to design, monitor, evaluate, and improve sustainable tourism practices and principles. Its policy-oriented research focuses on tourism as a tool for poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation, as well as socially and environmentally responsible tourism practices.

Development Alternatives International is a is an independent, employee-owned, mission-driven international development firm. We work at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Founded in 1970, DAI has worked in 160 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including water and natural resources management, energy and climate change, democratic governance and public sector management, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade,  agriculture and agribusiness, crisis mitigation and stability operations, and  HIV/AIDS and avian influenza control. DAI’s 3,000 employees are currently providing these services on more than 100 projects in 60 countries worldwide. Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.

Diverse China Travel is a vanguard of travel specialists on particular travels.  All the team members are enthusiastic travelers and have traveled to each corner around the diverse and beautiful land of China. Each of us has involved in specified travel for years, trekking, biking, photography, and private tailor-made trips…etc Sustainable tourism is the prior important concern of Diverse China Travel. We do our best to reduce any negative influence to the nature and society in the destinations we go while we are committed to helping the local communities to carry on their own culture. Also help them to get better education. In April of 2006, the first primary school in Liangtianwan Village, Ninglang County, Yunnan Province initiated to build by the Diverse China team members successfully finished. In 2009, Diverse China Travel began to sponsor help secondary school students from low income families in western Sichuan province.

Earthcheck is the world's largest certifier of sustainable travel and tourism operators. With more than 1000 clients in over 70 countries, the environmental management program responds directly to the challenges posed by climate change, waste reduction and non-renewable resource management. It provides a benchmarking, certification and performance improvement system that results in average savings of 30 per cent for energy and waste stream, and 20 per cent savings for water consumption.

European Centre for Eco- and Agro-Tourism is a European not for profit  founded in 1992 in order to link tourism with sustainability. ECEAT  follows a business oriented approach through the development and implementation of standards, management systems, training tools and by providing marketing support. ECEAT is co-founder of VISIT, the European association for sustainable tourism certificates and has initiated greentravelmarket.info, a global BtoB service linking sustainable and CBT suppliers to international tour operators. ECEAT – Projects recently implemented sustainable tourism marketing and standards setting projects in Latin America, West Africa, South East Asia (e.g. regional CBT standards linked to GSTC).

Eco and Sustainable Tourism Israel is a non-profit organization, established on March 2006, in order to promote sustainability and ecotourism in Israel – on both the supply and demand levels.  The organization's vision: “Turning the Israeli tourism industry into a vehicle for conserving natural and cultural resources and enhancing local communities' self sufficiency and empowerment capabilities". Our work is focused on raising awareness and providing knowledge and tools to stakeholders through different platforms and frameworks; including our website: www.ecotourism.org.il, professional courses, workshops, lectures, educational events, interpretation materials, etc.

Eco-Librium Sustainable Adventures is a Canadian company that offers sustainable travel and volunteer expeditions to Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Canada. Eco-Librium provides conscientious adventure seekers and voluntourists with guided volunteer travel opportunities, body, mind and spirit tours, and personalized eco adventures. Together we can support the sustainable economic growth of developing countries by contributing to their tourism industry in a responsible manner.

EcoSustainAbility is an independent company established to assist enterprises achieve ecological sustainability in their endeavours. EcoSustainAbility provides a range of services in best practice sustainability, conservation management and ecotourism/sustainable tourism planning, management and development. EcoSustainAbility’s director, Guy Chester has been involved in ecotourism and sustainable tourism certification, including Australia’s EcoCertification program and the Mohonk Agreement as part of the gestation of the GSTC. EcoSustainAbility often works with indigenous partners and undertakes a community benefit program as part of running the annual Louisiades Yacht Rally to remote islands of Papua New Guinea.

Ecotourism Australia was formed in 1991 as an incorporated non-profit organisation, and is the peak national body for the ecotourism industry. The Association has a diverse membership that includes key industry sectors and including ecotourism accommodation, tour and attraction operators; tourism planners; protected area managers; academics and students; tourism, environmental, interpretation and training consultants; local and regional tourism associations and travellers. Ecotourism Australia's Mission is about growing, consolidating and promoting ecotourism and other committed tourism operations to become more sustainable.

The Center for Sustainable Tourism, East Carolina University, is devoted to implementing sustainable practices in business operations, public policies, and personal travel behaviors and offers solutions to challenges facing the tourism industry and destination communities as they balance economic viability with socio-cultural and environmental enhancement and equity.  The Center embodies innovation in graduate education, leadership development, community and industry consultation, and collaborative research and offers an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Sustainable Tourism degree conferred by the university’s Graduate School.

ECOTRANS  is a European network of experts and organisations in Tourism, Environment and regional development, who are seeking to promote good practice in the field of sustainable tourism. The ECOTRANS concept was established in 1988 at the International Conference Tourism and Environment in Europe in Bressanone/Brixen, Italy. The non-profit organisation ECOTRANS e.V. was founded in 1993 at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in Berlin.  The name ECOTRANS embodies two basic principles: the link between "ecology" and "economy" as well as the transfer and publication of know-how and hence greater transparency.

Evolución Empresarial is a consultancy enterprise that started operations in 2009, focused on Sustainable Business Management and Social Responsibility Strategies. We offer products for business sector, tourism, communities, institutions and organizations who want to evolve into a groundbreaking business model according to the new and future market trends. Its founding partners have more than 20 years of experience in areas such as a sustainable tourism, research, design and marketing of tourism products, and operations management. Their specialties are Sustainable Tourism management, Ecotourism and Environmental Management. Their expertise has grown with the leading intensity and strength of Costa Rica as a successful destination and the vision of Evolución Empresarial is to address their experience to other sectors and countries in the world.

With over 60 distinctive hotels, including the iconic Fairmont San Francisco and Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is an unrivalled collection of properties located in some of the world’s most coveted destinations. Known for its warm, engaging service and culturally rich experiences, this global hospitality brand features classic hotels that imbue a sense of heritage, sophistication and social importance and are often considered destinations in their own right. Fairmont is also committed to responsible tourism and is an industry leader in sustainable hotel management with its award-winning Green Partnership program. Fairmont is owned by FRHI Holdings Limited, a leading global hotel company with over 95 hotels under the Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel brands. The company also manages Fairmont and Raffles branded residences, estates and luxury private residence club properties.

Fairtourist is about transforming the collective power of tourism to secure the future of tourism as a sustainable business and recreation!

Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) is a non-profit organisation registered in South Africa that is dedicated to fair and responsible tourism development. FTTSA operates the world’s first, and still only, tourism Fair Trade certification programme. We do this through awareness raising, research and advocacy, capacity building and by facilitating the world’s first tourism Fair Trade certification programme. FTTSA awards the use of special label to qualifying businesses as a way of signifying their commitment to Fair Trade criteria including fair wages and working conditions, fair purchasing, fair operations, equitable distribution of benefits and respect for human rights, culture and environment.

Federación Colombiana de Ecoparques

Foundation for Environmental Education is an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation promoting sustainable development through environmental education. This work is mainly done through our five international programmes. Blue Flag is for beaches and marinas and Green Key is for tourism facilities like hotels and campsites. Our other programmes Eco-Schools, Young Reporters for the Environment and Learning about Forests are designated for schools. FEE operates as an umbrella organisation with one member organisation per country representing FEE on the national level and in charge of implementing FEE programmes nationally. FEE has been active since 1981 and currently has 72 member organisations in 63 countries worldwide.

Forests of the World is an environmental not-for-profit organization working to promote conservation and sustainable use of the world's forests and natural resources. This is accomplished through innovative projects concerning sustainable tourism development and sustainable forest management. We collaborate with local communities, indigenous peoples, NGOs and private sector associations in forest areas focusing on Latin America. Further we work with international advocacy, campaigning and consumer information. The aim is to create better conditions for nature and people alike, strengthening planning, management, organization and capacities among actors in tourism and forestry to be able to make sustainable choices. Learn more: www.forestsoftheworld.org.

The success of sustainable tourism will be the deciding factor in whether the Serengeti ecosystem will survive. And the key element in sustainable tourism is the involvement of local people and the widespread understanding and engagement of  ordinary citizens. Preserving the Serengeti ecosystem means bringing awareness and tangible social and economic benefits from tourism.

Friends of Serengeti is a program under the Earth Island Institute's Serengeti Watch. 

GIZ offers customized solutions to complex challenges. We are an experienced service provider and assist the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development. The GIZ Sector Project “Tourism and Sustainable Development” supports destination development which is socially fair, resource-efficient and economically sustainable. It promotes responsible travelling. www.giz.de/tourism 

With Sustainable Development becoming more and more mainstream and no longer an option in today’s world, it is fundamental that it should be integrated into core strategy/planning first, and then rolled out throughout all organizations and areas. With my leadership and hands-on management experience in all levels of business, I advise and assist company boards and top level management as CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer). As this implies change management for most companies, I help boards and their executives Leading Change, following the 8 step approach devised by John Kotter.

GREEN GROWTH combines the key ingredients of its expertise - Business, Sustainability and People management – to support clients in the process of change and expansion. In this transformation process, GREEN GROWTH provides an external perspective and hands-on-approach that guides companies’ strategy for change in order to create value and achieve lasting success.

The Honeyguide Foundation exists to create mutually-beneficial partnerships among Tanzanian communities and tourism in order to conserve wildlife and natural habitat by using a holistic approach to business enterprise.

 The Honeyguide Foundation believes in the continued co-existence among local communities and wildlife though the utilization of innovative approaches to conservation using social business initiatives, thereby creating an economic environment favorable to wildlife conservation and economic development. Furthermore, the Honeyguide Foundation believes that accountability in governance empowers communities to effectively manage local resources and development.The Honeyguide Foundation enables communities to face 21st century challenges through consultation services, capacity building, and partnership creation between local communities and responsible tourism enterprises.

itravelgreen^® West Virginia is a benchmarking, sustainability performance assessment, and branding program for travel and tourism organizations in the U.S. state of West Virginia that make commitments to continually improve economic, environmental, and socio-cultural performance.  itravelgreen^® West Virginia uses the enviroIndex™ Sustainability Rating System to assess, on a numerical scale, the relative impacts of key economic, environmental, and socio-cultural performance indicators.  These performance indicators give capacity to the organization to set goals, objectives, and targets; establish programs; measure improvements; and demonstrate and promote continual improvement over a specific performance period. itravelgreen^® West Virginia is a program of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection whose mission is promoting a healthy environment along with the commitment to protect and improve the quality of life for all of West Virginia’s citizens.  To learn more about itravelgreen^® West Virginia, visit www.dep.wv.gov/sustainablewv/itgwv.  For more information about enviroIndex™ and the enviroIndex™ Sustainability Rating System visit www.enviroindex.com.

Karpaz Ecotourism Association is located at Karpaz Peninsula of Cyprus Island. The peninsula is the most rural part of the island and our members are trying to promote ecotourism activities in the region. Karpaz has many touristic products such as unspoilt nature with rich flora and fauna, endemic plants, caretta carettas, feral donkeys, natural protected areas, long sandy rural beaches, warm climate, rich cultural heritage and many historical sites. Our main goal is to increase awareness about environmental protection and sustainable development through ecotourism activities, and make Karpaz Peninsula one of the best sustainable touristic destinations in the coming years.

The ECO certification scheme is a voluntary third-party certification scheme for hotels on the Maltese Islands. The scheme is run by the Malta Tourism Authority, the government body responsible for tourism development in Malta, and aims to create benchmarks for the hotel industry while at the same time giving hotels the opportunity to obtain recognition for their commitment to sustainable tourism. Since its introduction in 2002, the scheme has succeeded in improving the environmental performance of hotels on the Maltese Islands.  Participating hotels are audited every two years to verify compliance with the ECO certification standard.

Nature & Portugal takes sustainability away from rhetoric and into practice. With 100% personalized touristic packages, due to our huge network, we can achieve an optimization of resources which is the basis of any sustainable intent. Nature & Portugal allows you, through its sustainable programs, to explore a country (Portugal) that has so much to offer and that so few dared to share in a qualified manner. We want to eliminate barriers, so that North and South, East and West complement each other ....There are no limits, but there are principles that will make these days an awesome and sustainable time. 

Peter D.  Krahenbuhl Sustainable Travel Consulting: Providing corporate sustainability coaching, strategic positioning & communications, eco-standards and management systems, sustainable destination planning, product development and going carbon neutral support.

Planeterra is a non-profit organization with a long history of supporting sustainable community development through travel and voluntourism. By getting to know local people in the communities we visit, we are able to help identify individual needs and act quickly to meet them.  Our range of over 30 projects worldwide - providing water tanks to families in Kenya to a women's weaving co-operative in Peru - offer travelers with a few hours, a few days, or a few dollars to spare, a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people and communities around the world.

Sustainability from Sweden
SleepWell's mission is to guide companies and organisations in practical, profitable sustainable business, because we know that a clean conscience is a soft pillow!

The West Sweden Tourism Board is a company wholly owned by the Västra Götaland Region, with responsibility for developing and marketing the Västra Götaland region as a destination. This task is carried out in accordance with the overall targets for a financially, socially and environmentally sustainable development. The aim is to become the most visited, appreciated and profitable region in Scandinavia. The tourism industry in the Västra Götaland region in 2010 had a turnover of almost 34 billion SEK and the equivalent of 26,000 full-time employees.

During the intense early years of our development, we learned a great deal about our environment, in both the ecological and social sense, and whilst at the same time strengthening our commitment to the international `Best Practice’ policy, we also learned of it`s limitations and need for flexibility in order to adapt to differing social, cultural and environmental conditions.

Founded in 2008 by business entrepreneur Jochen Zeitz, the Zeitz Foundation is a non-profit organization registered in Germany, headquartered in Kenya, and with representation in the US and the UK. The goal of the Foundation is to maintain or improve the integrity of ecosystems through effective, sustainable management practices that ensure ecosystems continue to deliver services - such as clean water - for the benefit of mankind.  The mission of the Foundation is to create and support sustainable, ecologically and socially responsible projects and destinations around the world to achieve long-lasting impact and sustainability through the holistic balance of conservation, community, culture and commerce (the 4Cs) in privately managed areas. Launched in 2009, the Long Run Initiative is the Zeitz Foundation’s flagship programme, built around Long Run Supporters; Long Run Alliance Members; and Long Run Destinations, but reaching out into every aspect of our day to day life by putting the Long Run philosophy of acting today for a better tomorrow into practice.

Fabrizio Antognelli

Dr. Rosemary Black

Marcello Notarianni

Cathy Parsons

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