Thirteen years ago, as part of the drive to stop deforestation, Rainforest Alliance devised a sustainable agriculture verification system that could be used for various types of crop growing (bananas, coffee, flowers, etc.) The aim of this verification, available to all producers, is to allow the local people to manage their resources in an independent and responsible manner and to improve their living conditions. From the outset, the NGO set up programs that would integrate these three factors to take into consideration and resolve global-scale issues at the local level. The environmental, social and economic factors are given equal attention. The Rainforest Alliance logo is obtained after verification, by those on-the-ground, that the farms comply with a specifications document containing over two hundred criteria (environmental, economic and social). This coffee farm verification scheme is managed by local NGOs with an intimate knowledge of the regions in which they work and that participate actively in improving the farmers’ living and working conditions.

Founded in 2001 by two former colleagues from the World Bank, GlobalGiving is an Internet-based marketplace for project-specific worldwide philanthropy. GlobalGiving has a network of over 400 projects in 60+ countries, led by hundreds of dynamic individuals with world changing ideas. Donors choose exactly how their donations will be used, and GlobalGiving transfers the donations quickly and efficiently. By making a direct connection between the donor and the work being done on the ground, GlobalGiving allows philanthropy to happen in a completely new and uniquely engaging way.

The Emirates Foundation acts as the governing body of an endowment fund that is funded collectively through the private and public sectors and the government. The Emirates Foundation encompasses four core areas of interest, including Education, Research & Development, Arts & Culture, and Social & Environmental Development. The Foundation aims to identify and cater to the needs of the public in each of these core areas the development of specialized programs and institutions, enhancement of existing programs and facilities, and the provision of funding assistance.

Fly for Good is a travel flight specialist that works with 30 international airlines to offer humanitarian discounts and discounted airfare to larger groups, with particular experience in student group and educational travel. Having been in the travel industry for the last 20 years, Fly for Good specializes in helping large groups, whether student or corporate based, access the best group travel rates and achieve advance reservations to ensure a well-prepared and organized trip for all. Their agents average over 10 years experience booking groups from 10 – 1000 and specialize in uncommon destinations and custom itineraries.

For more than a century, Kraft has offered delicious foods and beverages that fit the way consumers live. Today, we are turning the brands that consumers have lived with for years into brands they can't live without. Millions of times a day in more than 150 countries around the world, consumers reach for their favorite Kraft brands, including nine with revenues exceeding $1 billion: Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers and its Oreo brand; Jacobs coffees; Milka chocolates; and LU biscuits. Kraft is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies with annual revenues exceeding $37 billion, more than 100,000 employees and more than 180 manufacturing facilities globally. The company’s stock (NYSE: KFT) is listed on the S&P 100 as well as the Dow Jones and Ethibel Sustainability Indexes.

Cool Earth is a charity that protects endangered rainforest to combat global warming, protect ecosystems and provide sustainable jobs for local people. Working with partners throughout the Amazon, Cool Earth secures rainforest, helps protect it around the clock and ensures communities benefit from keeping the forest standing. Sponsoring an acre of rainforest with Cool Earth challenges global warming.

With offices in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and now Shanghai, CiEvents specializes in corporate event and conference planning, production and project event management with a range of services to include creative development, design, production, and logistics and management of corporate meetings, events, product launches, training and education programs, and incentive programs.

Laufer Green Isaac (LGI) is an award-winning marketing-communications firm focused solely on global corporate citizenship and social-issue marketing. Based in Los Angeles, California, the LGI team specializes in creating and implementing customized communications campaigns for socially responsible corporations, foundations, major non-profits, community-based organizations and government agencies worldwide. LGI is working with GVI Corporate Alliance to develop partnerships between GVI and major companies in the United States designed to enable employees to participate in volunteer projects and team-building expeditions internationally.

Whole Planet Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization established by Whole Foods Market, provides grants to microfinance institutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia who in turn develop and offer microenterprise loan programs, training and other financial services to the self-employed poor.

Explore is the leading adventure travel company offering tour holidays to over 130 countries across the world. You can spend a week lazing on a Greek Caique, walk around Petra in Jordan, Safari in Kenya, Hike to Everest Base Camp, cycle in Cuba or cruise to Antarctica. We also offer a full program of Family tours across the world for families with children aged 5 to 17. Explore – Feel the adventure.

Because it is always looking for even better origins, Jacques Vabre offers its customers a large range of coffees from top quality authentic origins. For almost forty years, the brand has remained loyal to its creator's philosophy consisting of a boundless desire for innovation a constant quest for the very best quality. Since November 2007 the 'Bahia' and 'Popayan' coffees from its '100% Origine' range are 'heading for sustainable development' with 30% of the beans used having being verified by Rainforest Alliance. Thanks to this approach, Jacques Vabre is playing its part in ensuring that coffee cultivators who apply the principles of sustainable development in their farms are rewarded for their efforts and in guaranteeing the quality of the coffee.

Supplier Alliance for Microcredit is a global alliance of companies who are currently vendors to Whole Foods Market and share a desire to change the world, one entrepreneur at a time. The companies joining the Whole Planet Foundation in this Alliance are committed to supporting the mission of the Foundation with a goal of collectively raising a minimum of $2 million in funding for microcredit programs in the international community.

Naked® Juice Company, a leader in the super-premium juice category, was founded and first marketed towel-to-towel on the beaches of Santa Monica, Calif. in 1983. The beverages in the Naked Juice line of all-natural, 100% juice, fruit juice smoothies and protein smoothies are made from the best bare-naked fruits and boosts with no added sugar of preservatives. Naked. Nothing to Hide. ^TM

Back to Nature Foods Company believes in eating closer to nature through foods made with nature's finest ingredients, foods that taste the way that nature intended. Back to Nature foods do not contain artificial flavors or preservatives, hydrogenated oils, or high fructose corn syrup. Back to Nature Foods Company was founded in 1960 in Pasadena, California.

Established in 1966 in Japan and positioned as the world's leading supplier of green tea leaves & green tea beverages, ITO EN (North America) INC. was founded in May 2001 with the mission of introducing authentic green tea products and cultivating an interest and tea culture in the United States and beyond. With a history of innovation spanning four decades, ITO EN has been an industry leader in developing the first, entirely natural ready-to-drink green tea beverage.

Founded in 1977, Allegro Coffee Company is considered by specialty coffee industry experts to be one of America's premiere coffee roasters and distributors. Allegro's entire approach to coffee is based on sustainable agriculture and the preservation of the traditional, handcrafted ways to grow, roast, and brew great-tasting coffee.

New Chapter was founded in 1982 with a mission to promote healing through the infinite wisdom of whole foods. Located in Brattleboro, Vermont, New Chapter carries the distinction of being the supplement industry's first certified organic manufacturer to produce vitamins and minerals made with organic ingredients. They are also committed to supporting and protecting the environment, and New Chapter's Costa Rican farm, Luna Nueva, is a world model for organic sustainable agriculture in the rain forest.

The Hain Celestial Group, headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in almost all natural food categories with well-known brands. Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life™" since 1993.

Founded in 1992, Balance Bar is a leading maker of nutrition and energy bars, committed to spreading the power of positive energy through its products and activities. Just as Balance Bar products help to provide people with the energy to fuel them through their busy, active lives, so can people who come together for a common cause help fuel the world with their positive energy.

Stacy's Pita Chip Company was founded in 1997 by a social worker and a psychologist with a passion for good food and a commitment to good health. The couple originally owned a food cart in downtown Boston serving all-natural pita roll-up sandwiches. As an incentive for customers to wait in line, they baked pita bread into gourmet flavored chips.

Since 2004 Xola Consulting and Off the Radar have supported adventure travel tour operators and destinations with consulting services and consumer outreach. In Xhosa, a language spoken on the east coast of South Africa, Xola means "stay in peace." The team at Xola believes that tourism, especially niche forms of tourism such as adventure travel and volunteering have the power to positively transform both travelers and the destinations they visit, bridging divisions between people and nations.

Xola's Strategy, Operations and Market Research services support clients in identifying adventure tourism market opportunities, coordinating local community involvement and marketing new trips and destinations.

Omneport offers travelers secure digital storage for copies of their vital documents, both business and personal, such as tickets, passports, medical information and insurance papers. Access is via the Internet using an ultra-secure, user-friendly system, from anywhere in the world.