You can’t manage what you don’t measure, but how do you measure? That question has hindered the business travel sector’s assessment of environmental impact for years. Two-thirds of 216 buyer respondents to a GBTA poll this month said sustainability had prompted them to review travel policies — the most of any listed factor. Yet, in…
One Covid silver lining is the chance for travel management pros to rethink strategies, improve cross-department collaboration and focus on bigger-picture topics like sustainability and duty of care. Combining transient travel and meetings can help with all that. More companies are moving in this direction, according to sources. They cited as motivations financial and people…
American Express Global Business Travel VP for global product and user experience Mark McSpadden issues a call to action to advance sustainable travel. As the travel industry emerges from the pandemic, we have never experienced a stronger push to transform travel into a catalyst for environmental progress. After seeing the negative impact of zero travel,…
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…
As corporate travel managers work to meet their leaders’ dictates on climate change, they have new needs. Travel management companies, tech firms and other service providers continue developing solutions. CWT, for example, partnered with carbon intelligence platform Thrust Carbon to provide carbon footprint indicators on its myCWT mobile and web booking points of sale. Point-of-sale…
Travel management and tech provider Atlas Travel & Technology Group of Massachusetts last year became the first U.S.-based TMC to be designated as a Certified B Corporation. What’s that? According to B Lab, the 16-year-old nonprofit that runs the certification program, a B Corp is “meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency on…
The Global Business Travel Association is “in the process of reviving” its foundation, a press official confirmed. Established in 1989, the GBTA Foundation focused on providing education and research before going dormant a few years ago. In its refreshed form, it will house “sustainability/ESG and education-related initiatives,” according to the spokesperson. Announced in January as…
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