One of the more environmentally conscious corporate travel programs must do more. That’s according to Microsoft leaders who on Thursday posted an update regarding their company’s sustainability commitments. While Microsoft reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in its fiscal 2021 by 17 percent year over year, its overall Scope 3 emissions, including a minimal…
The world’s largest travel management company is taking its sustainability initiatives up a couple notches. American Express Global Business Travel plans to announce a commitment to science-based targets for its global operations and supply chain as “an interim step on its journey to net-zero emissions globally by 2050.” The company also will announce a consulting…
Google Flights search results include estimated carbon emissions as of this month. Though some questioned the data and the methodology behind it, many welcomed the development as the travel industry claims a laser focus on environmental protection. Meanwhile, Serko is among the corporate booking tool providers with new point-of-sale emissions displays. More travel managers are…
By Kenneth P. Pucker, a senior lecturer at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and advisory director at Berkshire Partners. Over the past 20 years many academics, consultants, executives and nongovernmental organization leaders have promoted a theory outlining how businesses can prosper while pursuing a greener and…
John Harvey of the Globalyse and Harvey & Heywood consultancies offers a game plan for taking advantage of a promising development in corporate travel sustainability. Up until the start of the global pandemic early last year, sustainable business travel was largely a matter of personal opinion. Many people were talking about it, but few companies…
Air travel gets a lot of attention, but lodging also generates greenhouse gas emissions. Given the number of hotel options in a given market, there may be more that companies can do about it. To overcome inconsistent reporting and disparate methodologies across the industry, some corporate buyers are developing their own hotel assessment tools. A…
Proponents of sustainable aviation fuels hope that momentum from corporates and governments on climate change action translates to big investments in cleaner flying. A raft of recent airline announcements points to growing attention in this area. A corporate group buying initiative launched on Tuesday. The Rocky Mountain Institute and Environmental Defense Fund created the Sustainable…
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