World's Top 10 Most Ethical Places 2014

BANGALORE: Every year, Ethical Traveler, a California nonprofit organization reviews the policies and practices of hundreds of nations in the developing world. It then selects nations that are doing the most impressive job of promoting human rights, preserving environment, and upholding civil society while creating a sustainable, community-based tourism industry. So, let’s have a look at these 10 places.

Bahamas: An island nation, the Bahamas has been voted one of the top 10 most ethical places in the world. The latest report noted that the Bahamas won its way onto the list by making efforts to reduce human trafficking and expand national parks and protected areas, such as the Andros West Side National Park, which grew from 882,000 acres to nearly 1.3 million acres.

“In other words, judges considered quality of drinking water in the category of environmental protection, women’s rights in the category of human rights, and so on,” said the report.

Barbados: A Caribbean country, Barbados is known as a leading tourist destination and one of the region's most developed islands, with a high HDI number of 0.825. It is credited for ‘leading the way in finding sustainable means of building tourism while protecting its coastline.’ This country also has high ratings with regards to child mortality rates as well as political rights, civil liberties and press freedom. Barbados has addressed issues of gender equality as well as stigmas associated with HIV/AIDS, and is making progress towards action on human trafficking. Because of all these ethical reasons, it has come up in this list.

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