These 2025 Global Vision Awards winners are encouraging travelers to be more thoughtful about the things they consume.

But leaders at the company determined that goal was unachievable because of how ubiquitous those substances have become.

Our goal is to put out a product that lasts a long time, he explains.

Three photos showing surf, trees, and sky with the Travel + Leisure Global Vision Awards banner

To cut out difficult-to-recycle waste, Oway began packaging its products in aluminum and glass in 2013.

They can now be found in more than 450 locations in the U.S., including salons and spas.

Sometimes you have to do things that arent easy, Nykaza says.

Pilot Teara Fraser inside a plane

Hopefully, a couple decades from now, more companies will be doing this.

Weve built a company around solving issues of energy access, says Jonathan Cedar, cofounder and CEO.

Hes quick to point out that BioLite isnt a charity, but rather a social enterprise.

A trio of watches, one each with a black, pink, and blue band, on aqua colored tiles

Our recreation market gives us the stability to solve these longer-term problems.E.G.

Thats helped eliminate the need for disposable button-cell batteries, says Susan Chandler, a Citizen executive.

Another way Citizen is investing in renewables?

A woman holds a fishing net for recycling

That realization led the company to reimagine Port Ellen as a high-end, small-batch brand.

As for how these cutting-edge techniques enhance the whisky, only time will tell.H.S.

A red and white plane on an ice field in Antarctica

A cabin in the Dutch forest, with a woman sitting on the deck

Aerial view of a guest resort in Sao Tome and Principe

An aerial view of a cruise port destination in Alaska

A group of people birdwatching on a raised platform

White tourist domes in the Antarctic landscape

A smiling pilot named Teara Fraser stands behind a wing of her plane

A trio of watches, one each with a black, pink, and blue band, on aqua colored tiles

A trio of Promaster Dive watches from Citizen.Credit:Courtesy of Citizen Watch

Pair of photos showing camping gear on models in the forest, one showing a backpack, and ones showing a wearable sleeping bag

From left: An Exped backpack on the trail; the Dreamwalker, Exped’s wearable sleeping bag.Courtesy of Exped

Three haircare products superimposed on a photo of a field of flowers

Oway uses aluminum and glass packaging for its beauty products to minimize difficult-to-recycle waste.Courtesy of Oway

Two women cook over a portable stove while sitting in front of a tree

Cooking over a BioLite EcoZoom Dura stove.COURTESY OF BIOLITE

A black watch sitting on a pile of technical ropes and gear

A Citizen Promaster Land watch.Courtesy of Citizen Watch

Copper stills at a distillery

The stills at Port Ellen.Courtesy of Port Ellen Distillery