The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) is a policy-oriented research institute affiliated with Stanford University and headquartered in Washington, DC. It is committed to using tourism – the world’s largest industry — as a tool for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation.  Its international network of experts provides interdisciplinary analysis and innovative solutions through consultancies, research, field projects, publications, conferences and courses.  Essentially the mission is to “Transform the Way the World Travels”.  Its core programs include: Travelers’ Philanthropy, Market Research and Trends, Coastal and Marine Tourism, Indigenous and Community Tourism, and Certification. 

The United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) is based on a simple principle: human trafficking is a crime of such magnitude and atrocity that it requires a global, multi-stakeholder strategy to address it.

UN.GIFT was established in 2007 as the first global inter-agency initiative made up of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), aimed at combating human trafficking. 

Vagabondish.com provides offbeat backpacking and budget travel news, advice, how-to tips, and tall tales from around the world.

Exploration Travel Magazine is a periodical that will focus on real travel, not what you read in the larger, more circulated magazines.  Travel shouldn’t be an unfulfilled dream but a reality in the lives of anyone with the desire to do explore.  It is also a magazine that will never go to traditional print.  Instead, it will be completely digital, available both online and off in the app markets, so people can download it to their tablets and read them whenever, wherever they wish.  Supported by ad sales, the magazine will be free to the subscriber and can be delivered automatically every other month to their mobile devices.

Sustainable Travel International (STI) is a leading non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sustainable tourism development. STI provides programs to help consumers, businesses and travel-related organizations protect the environment, preserve cultural-heritage and support economic development. Leave the world a better place.®

Pack For A Purpose is committed to making a difference in the lives of children around the world by encouraging travelers to use available space in their luggage to provide supplies to the communities they visit.   If just 500 individuals pack 5 lbs (2.27 kgs) each, over 1.25 tons of supplies could be provided to people in need each year.

A Global Carbon Company South Pole Carbon Asset Management is an international company that specializes in reducing greenhouse gases and developing carbon strategies. In 2011, the company was named Best Project Developer in Environmental Finance’s Voluntary Carbon Market Survey. With nine offices around the globe and operations in over 20 countries, the company enables the implementation and operation of high-quality emission reduction projects that address climate change and sustainable development. South Pole’s portfolio includes, among others, projects that center on renewable energy, forestry, energy efficiency, waste management and methane avoidance.

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.  The organization places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.

The CODE.  An industry driven responsible tourism initiative spearheading an established Code of Conduct for the protection of Children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism.

A premier magazine that spotlights some of the world’s most extraordinary people, Exceptional People Magazine is helping to inspire global change.  It also celebrates the uniqueness, ingenuity and innovative spirit of people of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds for their exceptional accomplishments and positive impact on humanity.  From ordinary people, to CEOs and corporate leaders, small business owners, celebrities and political figures, the magazine reaches beyond the ordinary to bring readers amazing stories that promote renewed vision and better living through positive media.  It is a premier magazine for individuals looking to effect positive change in themselves, their communities and the world.  Exceptional People Magazine offers an opportunity to take a journey into the souls of the most unique talented, heroic and dedicated individuals.