Sustainability is a broad topic, with several implications for the travel industry. Environmental concerns and climate change usually get the most attention, but good corporate citizenship means sustainable business practices in such areas as community outreach and development, equitable job opportunities and more.
Delta Air Lines has until July 28 to respond to a federal class-action lawsuit accusing it of misrepresenting its environmental impact. Meanwhile, 23 consumer advocacy groups from 19 countries last week made similar greenwashing accusations against 17 airlines in Europe. Part of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the groups told the European Commission that “misleading…
The Wall Street Journal on Monday caught up to the significant changes at American Airlines. The article hit several themes covered in the trade press over the last six months. Its headline and sub-headline reflect the debate over whether AA is responding to the changed business market or trying to remake it. Raymond James analyst…
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Delta Air Lines of “grossly misrepresenting” its environmental impact and using faulty methods to back its claims of carbon neutrality. The suit takes aim at carbon offsetting, a widely used tool for attempting to mitigate the effects of travel emissions. According to sustainability experts, carbon offsetting programs often don’t…
With new regulatory requirements coming to the fore, more corporate travel professionals will need to deal with sustainability reporting. As the task gets more demanding, best practices continue to evolve. Starting next year, nearly 12,000 organizations covered by pre-existing legislation on environmental reporting in the European Union will face more stringent regulations from the new…
Corporations focused a procurement lens on travel en masse beginning around the turn of the century. The new emphasis on spend management surfaced questions about the return on investment in trips, and with the 2007-2008 financial crisis, companies began demanding answers. Some industry organizations attempted to answer the demand with research, but it did not…
Downtime is nice, but are we getting enough done on trips? In its quest to maximize business travel productivity, one Germany-based startup is pulling from themes in pre-trip approval, return on travel investment and the pandemic- and sustainability-driven emphasis on fewer but longer excursions. Called Tagtu and founded in 2021 by business travelers from outside…
United Airlines’ environmental aspirations depend on corporate clients getting on board, according to new language in the airline’s annual report. United is aiming to lead the development of sustainable aviation. It claims investments in the future production of more than 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, the most of any airline in the world….
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