Sustainability regulations impacting corporate travel management are expanding apace even as some such public policy initiatives face new legal and political challenges. Australian lawmakers last month introduced draft regulations that would begin phasing in mandated climate-related corporate disclosures as soon as July 1. These include business travel and employee commuting activity, part of the Scope…
Reaction: Responding to Scott Gillespie’s Op Ed on how today’s corporate travel market demands “long-sighted travel policies” prioritizing value and sustainability over traditional cost-cutting, readers generally agreed with the need for change. Microsoft’s Eric Bailey echoed the goal of reducing emissions and minimizing low-value trips but suggested different methods. He recommended carbon taxes and budget…
BCD Travel is forecasting car rental market price increases of between 5 percent and 7 percent this year. According to travel buyers, joining a group purchasing organization is one effective way to mitigate rate hikes. GPOs leverage the combined spending of members to extract favorable pricing from vendors, ranging from office supplies and furniture providers…
New analysis suggests companies can grow profitably even if business travel fails to reach half its pre-pandemic peak. At the same time, many of the most prominent corporate flyers are failing to set or meet travel emissions reduction goals. Aiming to hold these companies accountable, Transport & Environment tracks the environmental impact of their business…
BCD Travel on Tuesday responded in federal court to Trudy Blough’s complaint, denying many allegations and providing some supporting details. In an apparent departure from how the company dealt with a similar discrimination suit by another senior female sales leader, which did not reach trial, it also countersued. In the new filing, BCD denied claims…
Meta has some aggressive sustainability goals. Rather than treating travel as an area to cut in the name of emissions reduction, the company views it as a change agent. It’s part of a strategic approach in which business travel data is a critical financial input that can, along with employee engagement, help Meta reach its…
Former BCD Travel vice president of global sales Trudy Blough sued the company, alleging breach of contract and violations of the Civil Rights Act and Equal Pay Act. Currently a global sales director for American Express Global Business Travel, Blough worked at BCD Travel from 2012 and was promoted to VP in 2018. According to…
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