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“How does nature amplify the intelligence of groups? It forms swarms.”
Earth Changers as Seen in…
Thanks to all those who have featured us so far in the press, articles, features, interviews, podcasts, webinars and events below.
Awards & Accolades
July 2023 - Travelife Partner for Sustainability in Tourism
November 2020 - Forbes: 100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)
2020 Pioneers Post / Nat West WISE 100: Women of Inspiration - 100 social enterprise leaders
2020 PEA Awards Shortlist Finalist: Green Pioneer
July 2020: Included in Fairforce Tech’s Top Female Entrepreneurs in the UK
2019 - Founder Vicky named an Ambassador for the #YearOfGreenAction by Defra,
the UK’s Government Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
2019 - Winner - Travelmole UK Web Awards - Best Responsible Travel & Tourism website
2019 - Founder Vicky selected for the Nat West / Pioneers Post WISE100 Women of Social Enterprise and Mission-Driven Business
2019 - NatWest SE100 Index + Finalist NatWest SE100 Awards
2019 - Finalist - Be The Change Awards
2018 - Finalist - UK Blog Awards
2018 - Founder Vicky invited to the SUNx Impact Travel Climate Resilience Council.
2017 - UN World Tourism Organisation authorised Partner Solution to Sustainable Tourism for development, for the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (#IY2017).
Press
June 2023: Evening Standard - 15 Ways to be a Climate-friendly Traveller
May 2023 - USD Teaching Cases on Social Impact: Earth Changers
May 2023: Sustainable Jungle - 13 Eco-Tourism Companies To Help You Book Your Next Sustainable Adventure
April 2023: Viajar Verde - 20 sites para reservar hotéis e experiências de turismo sustentável
March 2023: Successful symposium on Future-proofing the Forest of Bowland
March 2023: TheTravel - 10 Spring Vacations Where You Can Experience The Best Of Outdoor Activities
March 2023: MSN - Are You a Responsible Tourist? Read These Examples to Find Out
Feb 2023: Sustainability Mag - Top 10: Most Sustainable Travel Destinations
February 2023: OAG - Travel-To-Disconnect: OTAs Embracing the New Order of Sustainable and Off-Grid Travel
February 2023: One Day in 2050 - November 24th, 2050
January 2023: A Million Voices - Be An Earth Changer
December 2022: The Ethicalist - 5 Easy Ways To Make 2023 the Year to be Sustainable
December 2022: Replate - Waste Hater: Earth Changers
December 2022: Forbes - Where To Go (Responsibly) In 2023: 17 Unforgettable Travel Ideas
November 2022: Sail and Leisure - The Best Sustainable Travel Options
November 2022: Allen York - How can people travel more sustainably?
October 2022: Wedding Ideas - Sustainable Honeymoon Ideas for Eco-Conscious Couples
September 2022: Allen York - Has the Pandemic Changed Travel?
September 2022: BBC Radio 4 - Future Tourists
August 2022: Allen York - What does responsible or sustainable travel really mean?
July 2022: Ginger May - Eco-holidays: how to reduce your environmental impact away from home
June 2022: The Telegraph - The 20 best family holidays abroad for 2022
June 2022: Our Planet Our Home (OPOH) - Planning a Sustainable Holiday
June 2022: Wild Fabrik - 7 Destinations You Can’t Miss This Summer!
June 2022: Canvas8 Consumer Insight - How are Americans Traveling with Impact? (login required)
May 2022: Planet Mindful - How to Have a Sustainable Summer
April 2022: Dalmatia TV News
April 2022: Expert Impact - 10 Ways to Invest in the Planet on Earth Day
December 2021: Conde Nast Traveller: 12 Sustainable Destinations to Visit in 2022
May 2021: CoinOp Press - Ezine for Earth Day
April 2021 BBC The Travel Show, Ep 5. Travelling Sustainably, with Ade Adepitan (Mins 1-10)
Feb 2021: Conde Nast Traveller - Why You Should Think About Booking A Holiday Now
Conde Nast Traveller - Meet the Gen Z Campaigners Fighting for Environmental Justice
Jan 2021 BBC The Travel Show, Ep.3 Everest & The Pandemic: What’s in Store for Travel in 2021? (1’12” / Vicky at 5’30”)
Jan 2021: Skyscanner - Eco-travel in 2021: These 5 sustainable destinations are doing their part
Jan 2021: TechRound Predictions for Sustainability in 2021
Jan 2021: TechRound Travel Predictions for 2021
July 2020: Conde Nast Traveller 8 Ways to Travel after The Great Pause
Jan 2020: Included in the travel section of 'The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide' by Jen Gale.
Dec 2019-Jan 2020: Juno Magazine feature - Sustainable Travel
2019 Huffington Post - How to Throw an Eco-Friendly Wedding by Charley Ross [Opt for an ethical honeymoon section]
2019 Jetsetter Magazine January 2019 - Leave No Footprints p.88
How Now Magazine - Change the Way You See the World by Bel Jacobs
Press Releases
Podcasts & Interviews
2022 -Travel Writers Radio with Keeley Warren on Curated Regenerative Tourism
2022 - BBC Radio 4 - Costing The Earth: Future Tourists - Is wildlife tourism good or bad for the world’s most sensitive environments?
With Mike Dilger, naturalist, Survival International and travel writer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent.
2022 - Sustainability Leaders - Sustainable Travel Interviews Redefined / Leaders Characteristics / Success Factors / Key Challenges
Destination Identity / Destination Branding / Awards Impact / Recommended Groups / Courses / Career
2022 - Mind of Success podcast with Monica Millares: You can make a difference, think sustainable tourism - Spotify, Apple Podcasts
2022 - EcoClub.com - Eco Luminaries™: Vicky Smith, Founder & Director, Earth Changers
2022 - Battleface Insurance - Interview
2021 - Wanderlust with a Purpose - Interview
2021 - Kind Community - Instagram Live
2021 - The Green on the Go Podcast - How to quit your job and save the planet | Vicky Smith of Earth Changers talks sustainable tourism
(by Holiday Extras) You Tube version
2021 - Radio Interview: Charitable Radio with Tony Lyle (no longer live)
2020 - Podcast: Social Impact Founder Talks with Henk Schepens - #3 With Vicky Smith, Founder Earth-Changers.com
2020 - Podcast: Green Elements - Tourism for Sustainable Development & Covid - Vicky, Founder, Earth Changers
2020 - Podcast: Euromonitor Travel Leaders - Interview with Vicky Smith, Founder, Earth-changers.com
2020 - Podcast: Creating Social Impact Podcast with Kat Luckock - Understanding the impact of tourism with Vicky Smith
2020 - Podcast: Make an Impact with Heidi Fisher MBE - Sustainable tourism and responsible travel – with Vicky Smith
2019 - Interview: Curiously Conscious - Inspiration: Vicky Smith, Founder of Earth Changers
2019 - Interview: Sustainability Leaders - Vicky Smith on Responsible Tourism, Entrepreneurship & How (Not) to Communicate Sustainability
2019 - Videocast: Interview with Claire Lyons of The Frugal Family: Goals for Change & How The SDGs Interconnect in Tourism
2018 - Podcast: Adventure Options with Shayna Brazier: Life-Changing Sustainable Tourism with Vicky Smith
Podcast: Sustainable(ish) with Jen Gale: Sustainable(ish) Travel with Vicky Smith of Earth Changers
2018 - Podcast: #EthicalHour with Earth Changers: Sustainable Tourism, the SDGs and How Storytelling can Change the World
2018 - WTM Women: The rise of social businesses in travel – Vicky Smith‘s Earth Changers
2018 - Reform Travel: Interview with Vicky Smith of Earth Changers (scroll down for English)
2018 - Northflash Consultancy - Interview with Victoria Smith, Founder of Earth Changers
2017 - Traveldew Experiential Travel Interview: Vicky Smith - Founder of Earth Changers
Speaking & Events
(Want to request Vicky to speak at an event?)
2021 - Sustainable(ish) - Knackered Mums Eco Club
July 2021 - Tourism association - Time to Rethink Tourism?
May 2021 - Pebble Magazine Community: Travel Panel
May 2021 - Tourism association: The Road Ahead
May 2021 - Catalyst 2030: Catalysing Change Week
April 2021 - SunX: Strong Earth Youth Summit
April 2021 - A University Guest Lecture on a Sustainable Tourism Startup
February 2021 SunX Malta Climate-Friendly Tourism Diploma - Guest lecture on Travel & the SDGs
December 2020 - X. Festival - Rethinking the Visitor Economy
November 2020 - Pebble Fest: What a Carbon-Neutral Destination Will Look Like
November 2020 - Sustainable St. Albans
September 2020 - Cornwall - The Sustainable Creative Destination
Sept 2020 - A University panel discussion for World Tourism Day
March 2020 - a University guest lecture - Social Enterprise in Tourism
January 2020 - SDG + Zero Waste Networks London: How to be a Responsible Traveller
October 2019 - ITB Asia - Transforming travel: Can you have a successful business and create a positive impact?
August 2019 - Winchester Sustainable Business Community - Sustainable Travel & The SDGs
June 2019 - Experience Africa, London - The Impact of Apps & Influencers on The Way We Travel
May 2019 - Leeds Beckett University Annual Sustainable Tourism Conference - Rethinking the Marketing of Destinations
March 2019 - ITB, Berlin - Instagram And Influencers: The Overlooked Challenges For Destinations
November 2018 - World Travel Market London: Make Mine Social - How to Reconcile Passion, Purpose & Profit
October 2018 - #EuroEco18, Georgia - UK Attitudes to Holidays & Sustainable Tourism
June 2018 - Experience Latin America, London - Pay It Forward: Sustainable, Responsible, Ethical Footprints
April 2018 - Ethical Brand Directory, Online Summit - Travel Going Green in 2018
