Gaeia makes shortlist at People and Environment Awards for Business
The final shortlist for the 2013 People and Environment Awards for Business (PEABs) has been unveiled. Helen Tandy, financial adviser at Gaeia, and the Co-operative Group are among the nominees. The winners will be announced on May 7 at an event in London that will seek to showcase green...
Responsible and independent tour operators: Archipelago Choice
Continuing our series profiling members of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO), Ian Coates, managing director of Archipelago Choice, writes about one of its most popular tourist destinations. This piece originally featured in B>’s Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013. Straddling the mid-Atlantic ridge around 950 miles west of Lisbon lies the...
Telegraph article right on sustainable tourism
Last week, sustainable investment specialists branded a Telegraph article as “wrong” when it came to ethical investing. But the newspaper is right on the money when it describes sustainable tourism as “luxury travel’s new trend”. In an article published last month, Lola Pedro of trendwatching.com writes how environmentally-conscious travellers...
A responsible tourist considers local communities
Travelling responsibly means that we think about the impact that our holidays have – not only on the environment, but also on local communities. Ahead of this bank holiday weekend, Ilaria Bertini takes a look at Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean that is in a...
Co-operative launches new ethical plan
The Co-operative Group has launched its ethical plan for 2013-2015, in which it sets itself new sustainability targets on its way to being “the most socially responsible business in the UK”. “The Co-operative has always had a purpose beyond profit, and recognises that some things are plainly unjust and...
Report picks out retail sustainability leaders
A report by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has examined sustainability practices across the retail industry. The study, 2013 Retail Sustainability Report: Fuelling Continuous Development, has been introduced to help companies understand how they compare to others in the industry and where there are opportunities for improvement. The...
Responsible and independent tour operators: Wild Frontiers
This is the first instalment of a new series profiling members of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO). Here, Natalie Morris of Wild Frontiers explains what the organisation has in store for the coming year. This piece originally featured in B>’s Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013. Reaching our 10th...
Beyond Tourism launched to make sustainable holidaying the norm
Beyond Tourism – an agency dedicated to making responsible tourism mainstream – has been launched with an aim of helping individuals consider the ethical and environmental impact of their holidays, while not sacrificing the quality. Working with partners that share its commitment in responsible tourism, as well as with...
Articles you may have missed: February 8-14
These are the articles that have attracted the most interest on our site in the past week, and we’re republishing the links here to ensure you don’t miss out. On Wednesday, we published our first report of the year: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013, which we hope will...
81% of tour operators and 75% of travellers say yes to more sustainable travel
Three-quarters of travellers will be considering the ethical or environmental impact of their holidays this year, while four out of five tour operators expect to see an influx of sustainable travel bookings in the coming 12 months. The encouraging figures, from two separate surveys conducted by Blue & Green...
The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013
Welcome to our first report of the year: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013, which we hope will inspire you to make responsible, sustainable and more informed choices when planning your holidays in the future. To travel is to live: or so said 19th century Danish author Hans Christian Andersen...
Introducing: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013
Welcome to our first report of the year: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013, which we hope will inspire you to make responsible, sustainable and more informed choices when planning your holidays in the future. To travel is to live: or so said 19th century Danish author Hans Christian...
HS2: an ‘engine for growth’ or a ‘fast train for fat cats’?
New details of the controversial £32 billion high-speed rail network, HS2, have been unveiled by the government today. The second phase of the development will see lines built connecting Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and the East Midlands. This follows phase one, which will join Birmingham with London and reduce journey...
Is it contradictory to fly somewhere for a ‘sustainable’ holiday?
One of the most contentious aspects of sustainable tourism is air travel. Can flying ever be ‘sustainable’ when considering the carbon footprint of your holiday? Alex Blackburne attempts to lay out the pros and cons. Powered flight is one of man’s greatest achievements. Ever since the Wright brothers took...
Why I chose ethical investment: helping fund innovative companies
Julie King is an ethical investor. After setting up a private pension, she began looking for ways her money would be able to make a positive difference to the world. A financial services employee and keen traveller, she contacted Virtuo Wealth, specialist ethical financial advisers based in Edinburgh, and step-by-step, embarked...
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