If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
- African proverb
We couldn't exist alone. Together, we can change the world.
Thanks to all our partners including all those in our "Places" destinations and those listed below.
If you're interested in partnership or collaboration, please get in touch.
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." ~ Henry Ford
Glasgow Declaration for climate action in tourism
Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
We are a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism.
The intent of the Glasgow Declaration is to urge and enable all travel and tourism stakeholders to sign and demonstrate, for the first time as a united sector, a shared voice and commitment to aligning the sector’s climate ambitions with scientific recommendations and international agreements. more >>
travelife partner committed to sustainability
Travelife - Partner
The Travelife Partner level award was awarded to Earth Changers in recognition of its long-term efforts regarding sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Earth Changers complies with more than 100 criteria, related to office management, product range, international business partners and customer information. The Travelife Partner level standard covers ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including environment, biodiversity, human rights, and labour relations. more >>
Safeguarding Essentials
Safeguarding Essentials
Founder Vicky has earned the Safeguarding Essentials badge from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. The badge is awarded to course participants who demonstrate understanding the importance of safeguarding, the standards of conduct required, and how to recognise and report safeguarding issues in a humanitarian and development setting. Vicky is also DBS-checked (clear).
Weeva - Ambassador
Vicky’s delighted to be an Ambassador for Weeva, who align with our purpose, ethics and integrity.
Weeva is the digital sustainability management platform the travel industry has been waiting for!
Built on a 360-degree framework of interconnected tools, Weeva is holistic, easy-to-use and tracks net environmental and social impact – both negative and positive – in real time.
It's not a certification or a badge, but a tool for data collection, analytics, reporting and support across sustainability practice. Weeva is designed by business experts, scientists and specialist partners in sustainable tourism to put sustainability at your fingertips.
As an Ambassador, Vicky has the privilege of a discount code to share to partners:
just get in touch if you’d like info!
The UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
The UN World Tourism Organisation authorised Earth Changers as a solution to sustainable tourism for development in 2017, the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (#IY2017), designated by The United Nations 70th General Assembly.
#IY2017 was developed as a unique opportunity to raise awareness of the contribution of sustainable tourism to development among public and private sector decision-makers and the public, while mobilizing all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change. In the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the International Year supported a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector that can contribute to the SDGs.
Defra & The Year of Green Action
uk government defra year of green action 2019
Defra, the UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs invited Earth Changers’ Founder, Vicky, to be one of their new ambassadors to champion green action in February 2019.
Ambassadors were chosen for having shown tremendous passion in their drive for environmental protection and have been tenacious in their desire to raise awareness.
The #YearOfGreenAction is a year-long drive to connect more people from all backgrounds with the environment and raise awareness about the simple steps everyone can take – in their home, garden, workplace or school – to make a difference to the natural world. Read more >
The Long Run
Earth Changers is an Affiliate member of The Long Run - a global membership organisation of nature-based tourism businesses committed to driving sustainability to maintain a healthy and productive planet for posterity. Collectively The Long Run aspires to conserve 20 million acres of biodiversity & improve the life of two million people by 2020. The Long Run supports, connect & inspire nature-based businesses to excel in following the highest standards of sustainability encompassing Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce (4Cs).
SUNx - Strong Universal Network
SUNx is a program of the EU based, not-for-profit Green Growth and Travelism Institute, and a legacy to the late Maurice Strong - former Under-Secretary General of the UN, pioneer and father of Sustainable Development, and visionary on climate resilience. He had a passionate belief in the potential of Travel & Tourism to be a positive change agent for sustainability generally and in response to the Climate Crisis specifically. SUNx’s goal is to promote Climate Resilient, Impact-Travel with good & bad effects measured and managed, with Green growth at the core and, 2050-proof in line with the Paris Accords and the W.E.F. 4th Industrial Revolution. Earth Changers founder Vicky is honoured to be invited to the SUNx Council.
tourism declares a climate emergency
Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
We're a collective of travel organisations, companies and professionals who have declared a climate emergency and are coming together to find solutions. We acknowledge the science stating we have to act now to address this crisis over next decade. We accept our responsibility to tell the truth, work together, and help build a new, regenerative tourism industry.
Read more about this on our blog and our Tourism Declares Climate Emergency Declaration.
The Future of Tourism Coalition
As world tourism begins recovering from the coronavirus crisis, the Future of Tourism Coalition shares a global mission: to place destination needs at the center of tourism’s new future. We therefore urge worldwide commitment to these principles: 1. See the whole picture. 2. Use sustainability standards.
3. Collaborate in destination management. 4. Choose quality over quantity. 5. Demand fair income distribution. 6. Reduce tourism's burden. 7. Redefine economic success. 8. Mitigate climate impacts.
9. Close the loop on resources. 10. Contain tourism's land use. 11. Diversify source markets.
12. Protect sense of place. 13. Operate business responsibly
World Animal Protection
Earth Changers is a signatory of World Animal Protection’s Wildlife-Friendly Pledge.
World RainForest day
World Rainforest Day
Founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day celebrates the importance of healthy, standing rainforests for climate, biodiversity, culture, and livelihoods— and convenes a global movement to protect and restore them, including us! Join at worldrainforestday.org Stay in Earth Changers’ rainforest locations such as Costa Rica, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar and Nicaragua.
#TackleTheCrisis
Earth Changers is delighted to be a Campaign Ambassador for a social media campaign by Elodie: #tacklethecrisis. The campaign aims to act as a welcome break from the deluge of doom and gloom, promoting planet-positive solutions and sharing positive and uplifting environmental news. Together, we really can tackle the climate crisis and the climate anxiety which accompanies it. Learn more here.
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