B Corp, or B Corporation, certification recognises companies that meet a high standard of social and environmental performance. 

The B stands for Benefit for all. This is a movement to change our economic system so that it positively impacts all stakeholders - workers, communities, customers, and our planet. It focuses on making all businesses, in all industries, a force for good. 

Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. Having B Corp status identifies a company as meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices. 

Explore's tours have always had sustainability at their heart - we want to ensure that our small groups have minimal footprint and maximum positive impact on the places we visit. That's why we choose small, locally owned and run businesses to support – from local partners and tour leaders, to hotels and restaurants. It's why our groups always meet and interact with locals on their holidays. It's why we support charities and initiatives all over the world, and why we set up the Explore Foundation to bring our customers and the destinations and communities that we visit even closer.

Certifying under these new standards makes that responsibility greater. We want to be better than yesterday and go considerably further over the next three years. As part of this, we have introduced 50 Positive Impact Experiences (PIEs) across our trips. Designed to go beyond simply minimising the impact of travel, the experiences actively support the people, places, cultures and wildlife you encounter. From community-led tourism and conservation to traditional crafts, local employment and biodiversity, PIEs allow our customers to contribute directly to the destinations they visit and create meaningful connections with local communities.