When assessing what she could do to further her company’s people-planet-profit agenda, Lindsay Balram sought high-impact but easy wins. She landed on making life easy for travelers, even if it meant spending more, and keeping track of how hard travel is on them. Her company, biopharmaceutical firm Alkermes, built a dashboard for various metrics to…
There was a lot of discussion at the GBTA convention here last month about diversity, equity and inclusion. Buyers and suppliers described their organizations’ performances in this area and the new initiatives underway. Much of it is about hiring practices and providing equal pay and opportunities for advancement. For buyers, another significant element is supplier…
Increasingly prominent in corporate travel, sustainability reporting is a complicated area. According to this article by Tensie Whelan, director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, an organization should develop its environmental, social and governance disclosures after first considering existing standards, conducting analyses, establishing KPIs and understanding the financial return on its sustainability strategy….
According to candidates vying for three open seats on the Global Business Travel Association board, the group’s leadership needs accountability, transparency and diversity. The association also needs to do more to grow its membership, they said during a July 19 virtual meeting in which GBTA also outlined financial performance and proposed tweaks to its bylaws….
The disparity in what the largest travel management companies pay men and women really doesn’t amount to much, according to the firms. Data reported to the government of the United Kingdom tells a different story, at least for their employees there. American Express Global Business Travel said its U.K. gender pay report painted a misleading…
“When I apply for a job,” former United Airlines sales leader Jack Purdy told us last year, “I research the company, I craft a meaningful cover letter, I even adjust my résumé. I put a lot of work into it. To think that it’s just getting brushed aside by some robot — it’s just disheartening.”…
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have been getting a lot of attention recently, but physical and psychological disabilities continue to make travel more difficult for millions, according to the founders of a new consultancy. They argue that the travel industry is overdue in recognizing and better accommodating this large and growing population. Accessible travel advocate…
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