Responsible Travel Policy

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GVI is dedicated to responsible tourism. All of the projects that GVI supports directly benefit the environment, the local community, or both. All projects are carefully chosen to offer our volunteers sustainable and responsible travel, with specific attention being paid to their involvement in the sustainability of all their practices / project goals.

All of our projects and expeditions issue the participants with clear guidelines on responsible tourism and ecotourism, all specific to the particular environment / region. These cover a number of issues, ranging from waste disposal in remote areas, recycling materials and buying from local businesses to not exploiting the area’s wildlife or harming the environment.

Below is a list of ways in which GVI ensures that we act responsibly at all times – financially, environmentally and socially:

Economic Responsibility

A percentage of volunteer contributions goes directly to the project or expedition
GVI has a charitable trust which is used as a fundraising vehicle for our partner projects

Environmental Responsibility

GVI use local suppliers and businesses
We use sustainable practices in project operations
Research rights all stay in the host country
Staff work from home in the UK, North American and Australian offices
We recycle in our UK, North American and Australian offices
We have a partnership with Climate Care to offset flights for both staff and volunteers