ROBIN'S IDEA: A community-centric system to help operators and travelers make better decisions while traveling
Looking for an NGO or organisation in tourism dedicated to creating net-positive impacts for communities, especially in remote or sensitive areas.
+ What is your name?
Robin
+ Where are you located?
The United Kingdom
+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.
TripBalancer is a comprehensive tourism impact management solution for travel businesses that integrates with sustainable certification criteria, provides a learning environment for communities and straightforward criteria for travellers to make better travel decisions.
+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.
Organisations and individuals who want to address impacts in the travel industry to create net positive outcomes for businesses, communities and travellers.
+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?
I want to finalise the business plan and then brain storm fundraising options.
+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?
I believe that TripBalancer can help small travel businesses differentiate themselves and add meaningful value to communities.
+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?
There are online carbon calculators and general impact measurement tools but none seriously address social impacts. I've developed a peer-reviewed social impact of tourism assessment system that fully integrates with GHG, waste measurement and SDG tools.
+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?
MSME travel businesses, host communities and travellers.
+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?
In a year
+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?
Quality Education Decent Work and Economic Growth Clean Water and Sanitation No Poverty Gender Equality Climate Action Responsible Consumption and Production Good Health and Well-being
+ At Sigmund, we are interested in ideas at the intersection of People, Planet, and Profit. How does your idea relate to these three categories?
TripBalancer is strongly aligned with People, Planet and Profit because it includes:
- Environmental variables relating to climate change, natural resources, water and air quality, energy conservation and land use.
- Social variables dealing with community, education, equity, social resources, cultural integrity, health, well-being, quality of life and liveable environment.
- Economic variables dealing with the bottom line, community resilience and control, and distribution of benefits
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