Founded in 2007, the Travelife Sustainability System promotes sustainable practices within the travel and tourism industry.  Travelife works in partnership with its tour operator members who use the sustainability system as a tool to improve their own sustainability as well of that of their supply chain. Travelife is providing training, implementation tools and certification for Tour Operators & Travel Agents as well as for Hotels & Accommodations.  For more information visit www.travelife.org.

Founded in 2007, the Travelife Sustainability System for hotels and accommodations is a certification standard that promotes sustainable practices within the travel and tourism industry.  Travelife works in partnership with its tour operator members who use the sustainability system as a supply chain tool that helps their contracted hotels and accommodations to manage and improve their environmental and social performance, delivering sustainable outcomes that protect the planet, its place and people. (http://www.travelife.org/Hotels/landing_page.asp)

ITR is an independent organization and its purpose is implementing actions and programs of sustainable development in the touristic industry. ITR follows the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, Rio 1992), and of the guidelines from several programs of the World Tourism Organization and UNESCOabout sustainable development and cultural and natural heritage protection.

ITR created and developed the Responsible Tourism System (STR), which is recognized by BIOSPHERE RESPONSIBLE TOURISM label. The STR promotes the sustainable touristic activities so that responsible tourism can be a specific touristic product. (http://www.biospheretourism.com/)

The Austrian Ecolabel stands for higher living standards and environmental quality, clear and transparent information, highly informative, environmental policy in ownership of companies & organizations, high-level cooperation with excellent facilities. 
(http://www.umweltzeichen.at)

The Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program - CST - is a product of the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT). The CST was designed to differentiate businesses of the tourism sector, based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural and social resource management.CST is regulated by the Costa Rican National Accreditation Commission and consists of a scale of 5 "levels" of sustainable tourism achievement. (http://www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr/en/)

EarthCheck is used by travel and tourism organisations around the world, to validate their carbon claims and guide their sustainability initiatives. It is the largest environmental benchmarking, certification and management solution in use by this industry and the leading program in-market. (www.earthcheck.org)


 

Ecotourism Australia was formed in 1991 as an incorporated non-profit organisation, and is the peak national body for the ecotourism industry. The organisation has a diverse membership that includes key industry sectors and including ecotourism accommodation, tour and attraction operators; tourism planners; protected area managers, and other government agencies; academics and students; tourism, environmental, interpretation and training consultants; local and regional tourism associations and travellers. (www.ecotourism.org.au)

Ecotourism Ireland is an organisation set up to stimulate the development of ecotourism countrywide. To achieve these ends we have facilitated the development of an ecotourism quality label that we hope will stimulate the development of new ecotourism experiences in Ireland and at the same time defend the ethical values of existing ecotourism operators. In addition the label has been designed to guide visitors travel choices and help them to choose promoters of ecotourism products and the experiences they have on offer. (http://www.ecotourismireland.ie/) 

The European Ecotourism Knowledge Network (ECOLNET) is a 3-year project (2010-2013) co-financed by the European Commission, Lifelong Learning Programme, Transversal Programmes, Key Activity 3 – ICT Networks. ECOLNET has a dual aim: a) to create an Ecotourism network to bring together a variety of stakeholders and b) to develop innovative evaluation tools and learning products for sharing knowledge among the network and facilitating quality certification through the European Ecotourism Labelling Standard (EETLS). (http://www.ecotourism-network.eu/en-about-us/en-ecolnet)

Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa NPC (FTTSA) is a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable tourism development. 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. By electing to stay at or use the services of an FTTSA-certified establishment, tourists are assured that their travel benefits local communities and economies, and that the business is operated ethically and in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. (www.fairtourismsa.org.za)

Japan Ecolodge Association (ECOLA) endeavors to disseminate the ecolodge concepts by offering the GSTC recognized JEnvironmentally Sustainable Accommodations International Standard (ESAIS) and the certification program. We firmly believe that the locally operated low-impact nature-based lodges with educational and interpretative programs can lead to help conservation and improve sustainability of surrounding nature while revitalizing the local economy. (http://www.japan-ecolodge.org/english/gaiyou.php)

The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has a diverse role, but one that in essence is all about creating and fostering relationships.  The MTA is the tourism industry’s regulator and motivator, its business partner, the country’s brand promoter, and is here to form, maintain and manage meaningful partnerships with all tourism stakeholders. Primarily, this means talking to visitors to the Islands, but also to work closely alongside the private sector partners.  Importantly, the MTA is also here to help strengthen the industry’s human resources, ensure the highest standards and quality of the Islands’ tourism product, and foster relations with local and international media. http://www.mta.com.mt/eco-certification)

The Rainforest Alliance works with hotels, restaurants and other tourism businesses to help them improve their environmental, social and economic practices. Through training and technical assistance, we teach them how to operate sustainably and verify their progress toward this goal. Those enterprises that meet our requirements are eligible to receive promotional benefits, including the use of the Rainforest Alliance Verified™ mark. (http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/tourism/verification)

A global non-profit and industry thought leader since 2002, Sustainable Travel International offers innovative programs that support sustainable development through responsible travel. Our practical solutions help destinations and businesses of all sizes respond to sustainability challenges, while strengthening the positive impacts of tourism worldwide. (http://sustainabletravelinternational.org/)

TourCert is a non-profit organization for certification in tourism. Founded in 2009, TourCert provides various indicators, criteria and tools in order to make Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of tour operators measurable. TourCert brings together experts from the tourism industry, universities, environment and development organizations and politics. Enterprises committed to CSR take responsibility for the impact of their business activities on society by fulfilling social and ecological requirements beyond legal provisions in their core business. (http://www.tourcert.org)