MEDIA AND PRESS

WHO WE ARE

OneSeed Expeditions is an innovative leader in adventure travel and the first of its kind to use travel dollars to invest in entrepreneurs through microfinance.

WHAT WE DO

OneSeed takes travelers to beautiful and remote corners of the world for high mountain treks and multi-sport adventures in South America, East Africa, Europe, and Asia. OneSeed’s local guides craft unforgettable, unique experiences while educating travelers on local cultures and customs, investing in economies, and helping protect the environment.

WHY TRAVELERS CHOOSE ONESEED

OneSeed’s innovative business model proves that you can take an amazing trip and leave a positive impact. When travelers join a OneSeed trip, 10% of the expedition cost is invested in local women entrepreneurs. Microfinance is not a solution to poverty, but rather a tool to empower individuals looking to create opportunities. Since its launch in 2011, over $374,000 has been invested in 800+ small-scale businesses around the world through The OneSeed Fund. In 2018, OneSeed was awarded the Gold for ‘Best in Local Economic Benefit’ at the World Responsible Tourism Awards. OneSeed Expeditions became a Certified B Corporation in 2019 for meeting the highest verified standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

FEATURED PRESS

• OneSeed Expeditions Empowers Locals While Offering Some Seriously Epic Trips — AFAR, August 2021

• Move Over, Sustainable Travel. Regenerative Travel Has Arrived. — The New York Times, August 2020

• Teach a Man to Fish: Why Some Travel Companies Support Microfinance — Sustainable Brands, April 2020

• Microfinance as a means to give back in tourism — Good + Social Podcast, January 2020

• Guiding company OneSeed Expeditions makes giving back an essential component of its business plan — Elevation Outdoors, September 2019

• 27 Explorers on the Best Places They’ve Ever Traveled — Men’s Journal, August 2019

• Cruzar: Crossing Northern Patagonia — Sidetracked Magazine, July 2019

• OneSeed: Giving Back On Your Next Adventure — Forbes, April 2019

• Adventure Travel Company Funds Microfinance Projects in Developing Countries — Travel Pulse, April 2019

• Meet Chris Baker of OneSeed Expeditions in Santa Fe Arts District — Voyage Denver, March 2019

• This unique travel company gives back, big time — SNEWS, Feb 2018

• (Podcast) Chris Baker – Micro Finance Adventure Travel — Velocity Intelligence Business Podcast, 2016

• Microfinance Tourism: How to Turn Travel Cash into Microcredits — The Travel Word, January 2013

• Breaking the class ceiling of trekking — BBC, December 2012

• Chris Baker, Founder of OneSeed Expeditions - Socially Responsible Travel — Trend Hunter, January 2012

• Nepal: Trek to Everest base camp -- and give a little back too — Los Angeles Times, December 2011

• What Do Microfinance And Adventure Travel Have In Common? — Kiva.org, 2011

RECENT NEWS

• OneSeed Expeditions Named “Best for the World™” B Corp — July 15, 2021

• OneSeed Expeditions Announces New B Corp Certification — Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral in 2020 — Jan 21, 2020

• OneSeed Expeditions Launches “Explore with Purpose” Everest Base Camp Giveaway — April 10th, 2019

• OneSeed Expeditions Wins Gold at World Responsible Tourism Awards — Nov 13, 2018

• OneSeed Expeditions Launches Student Program in Global Entrepreneurship — July 7, 2018

• OneSeed Expeditions Joins World Nomads to Offer 2018 Travel Filmmaking Scholarship — June 12, 2018

• OneSeed Expeditions Spearheads New Denver Hub for the Outdoor Industry — Nov 30, 2017

• OneSeed Expeditions Celebrates Silver at World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 — Nov 10, 2015

AWARDS & NOTABLE EVENTS

• 2021 - OneSeed Expeditions Named “Best for the World™” B Corp

• 2019 - OneSeed becomes a Certified B Corporation

• 2018 - Gold in the ‘Best for Local Economic Benefit’ category at the 2018 World Responsible Tourism Awards

• 2018 - Fellowship Host - Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, US State Department Program

• 2015 - Silver in the ‘Best for Poverty Reduction’ category at the 2015 World Responsible Tourism Awards

• 2015 - U.S. Department of State's Business and Economic Entrepreneurship Program (BEEP) for Zambia and Zimbabwe

• 2011 - Speaker at the Igniting Innovation Summit at Harvard University

MEDIA CONTACT

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