Fundación Plan21

Name

Fundación Plan21

Legal name

Fundación Plan21

Website

https://plan21.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires Province

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sustainable Tourism Certification Services: Plan21 provides certification consulting and process management for tourism destinations and enterprises seeking Biosphere sustainable tourism certification. This includes certification of destinations in Mexico (Coyuca de Benítez, Zihuatanejo de Azueta) and Argentina.
2. Carbonocero Program – Carbon Offset Services: The Carbonocero program calculates carbon footprints for events and travel, and facilitates compensation through certified projects (e.g., Urugua-í wildlife reserve, international CeroCO2 projects). Revenue is generated through certification fees and offset service fees.
3. YVY Premium Version for Agricultural Enterprises: A premium version of the YVY regenerative agriculture application for corporate agricultural clients, offered in partnership with SmartPlanet.
4. Training and Capacity Building Programs: Educational programs, workshops, and training sessions on sustainable tourism, climate change, and regenerative agriculture.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación Plan21 is an Argentine non-profit foundation that delivers sustainable tourism certification (Biosphere), carbon footprint measurement and offset services (Carbonocero program), regenerative agriculture tools (YVY program), and capacity-building programs for enterprises, governments, and communities across Latin America. Its core commercial offerings include consulting and certification services for tourism destinations, mobile applications for carbon and water footprint tracking, and regional coordination of multi-country sustainability programs.

Product overview

Fundación Plan21 is an NGO for Sustainable Human Development operating in Latin America, organized around several interconnected programs: Carbonocero (climate change/carbon footprint), YVY (regenerative agriculture), Sustainable Tourism, Training, Viajes con Sentido (volunteer tourism), and Ciudadanía Humanista (humanist citizenship). The organization also runs Ediciones Plan21 (digital publishing) and the Premios Atahualpa Yupanqui (environmental awards). Core digital products include the Carbonocero mobile app for carbon footprint calculation and the YVY app for regenerative agriculture with climate adaptation tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carbonocero: Climate change program focusing on carbon footprint calculation and compensation
• YVY – Agricultura Regenerativa
• Viajes con Sentido
• Ciudadanía Humanista
• Ediciones Plan21
• Programa de Turismo Sostenible

Products and services

• Carbonocero Climate change program offering carbon footprint calculation and offset certification services for air travel and events. Includes mobile applications developed with IBM Argentina, integrated with CeroCO2 carbon offset projects in Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, and China. Targeted at governments, businesses, and travelers.
• YVY – Agricultura Regenerativa Regenerative agriculture program with a mobile application providing tools for farmers to adapt production to climate challenges, including climate data integration, water footprint tracking, and carbon footprint assessment. Premium version available for corporate agricultural clients via SmartPlanet partnership.
• Turismo Sostenible (Sustainable Tourism Program) Sustainable tourism program, one of the oldest in Latin America, providing Biosphere sustainable tourism certification consulting and process management for tourism destinations, hotels, tour operators, and tourism agencies.
• Formación / Capacitaciones (Training Programs) Training and capacity building programs in sustainable development, climate change, regenerative agriculture, and responsible tourism for organizations and professionals.
• Transforming The Future Multi-country social program generating positive impact in vulnerable communities near Latin American tourist destinations, working with sustainable destinations aligned with SDGs. Involves Universal Assistance, Z Zurich Foundation, and Biosphere. Includes business roundtables connecting local entrepreneurs.

Quantifiable outcome

• YVY app – Regional finalist for Callforcode 2021 in Latin America
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SmartPlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2023SmartPlanet and Plan21 signed an alliance to jointly promote Sustainable Tourism, Regenerative Agriculture, and Climate Change (Carbonocero) programs across Latin America, including a premium version of YVY for corporate agricultural clients.
• Universal AssistancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2023Universal Assistance provides leadership for the Transforming the Future program, a sustainable tourism transformation initiative in Latin America covering Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia, with Plan21 as regional coordinator.
• CERyT (Cámara de Exportadores de Raíces y Tubérculos de Costa Rica)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2022CERyT and Plan21 signed a framework collaboration agreement for sustainable agricultural development, leveraging Plan21's expertise in sustainable tourism and climate change with Costa Rica's leading agricultural export association.
• Tecnológico de Costa RicacoreTechnology or Integration · 11 February 2022The Tecnológico de Costa Rica (Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad de prestigio internacional) and Plan21 signed a framework collaboration agreement to jointly develop technological tools for Sustainable Development. This partnership improved the YVY regenerative agriculture prototype and involves students and faculty from the San Carlos campus.
• SI, VOYminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2020Plan21 and SI, VOY announced a collaboration to offer integral sustainable solutions for tourism enterprises and destinations, with a focus on accessible tourism as an essential part of sustainable destination development.
• Global Good Network / Your Cause-UWWminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2020Plan21 was approved as an NGO on the Your Cause-UWW platform (part of the Global Good Network), enabling the management of donations and volunteering from a large number of national and international companies.
• Biosphere (Instituto de Turismo Responsable, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2019The Instituto de Turismo Responsable (owner of Biosphere) and Plan21 signed a framework collaboration agreement to jointly promote Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change action. Carbonocero is integrated into Biosphere's global offering of solutions for destinations and enterprises, covering ~40 destinations worldwide.
• LACEN (Latin American and Caribbean Ecotourism Network)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2019Plan21 participated in the founding of the Latin American and Caribbean Ecotourism Network (LACEN), part of the Global Ecotourism Network, alongside respected colleagues from the region.
• ALATUR (Asociación Civil Latinoamericana de Turismo Rural)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 August 2019ALATUR and Plan21 signed a framework collaboration agreement for joint sustainable development initiatives, including climate change and sustainable tourism, with ALATUR joining the Carbonocero program for carbon offset certification.
• CyD CertifiedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 March 2019CyD Certified is Plan21's ally in Ecuador and Chile, specialists in agriculture and sustainable tourism who promote the Carbonocero certification seal in those countries.
• Fundación Vida Silvestre ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2019Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina and Plan21 formed an alliance for joint climate change initiatives, including the incorporation of the Urugua-í Wildlife Reserve as a carbon offset opportunity through the Carbonocero program, combining biodiversity conservation with climate action.
• IBM ArgentinacoreTechnology or Integration · 21 December 2018IBM Argentina, through its Corporate Citizenship division led by Piera Curotto and coordinated by Paola Simonetti and Guillermo Romero López, developed the Carbonocero mobile application and other technological solutions for sustainability with Plan21. IBM Volunteers also supported the project.
• Planet4People / Mundo Maya OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2018Plan21 partnered with Planet4People and the Mundo Maya Organization to develop marketing plans for indigenous Mayan communities (Chortí, Lacandones, Tz'utujil) across five countries in Central America, working with a team including Erika Harms, Ernestina Rubio, and Silvina Miguenz.
• ECODES (Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2018ECODES and Plan21 signed a cooperation agreement to promote CeroCO2 carbon offset projects through the Carbonocero program, integrating ECODES' compensation projects in Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, and China into Plan21's mobile app.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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