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Firms must address sustainability of business travel


www.personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

Fewer than half of companies have targets for sustainable business travel with the higher costs associated with greener travel options remaining a barrier to the broader adoption of sustainable practices.

According to a report published by travel group BCD, although 82% of companies have sustainability goals in place, only 45% have targets for sustainable business travel. Only 20% of business travellers are aware of their company’s sustainable travel goals, it found.

Among the top three sustainability priorities, travel buyers named supporting general company sustainability goals, tracking and reporting travel sustainability, and reducing the environmental impact of business travel. More than two-thirds rated these priorities as “extremely important” or “very important”.

However, only a third of travel buyers (33%) required suppliers to have sustainability goals and commitments in place, while a quarter (25%) looked for suppliers with similar sustainability values and environmental certifications such as EcoVadis.

Although half of companies encouraged sustainable travel, only a third promoted sustainable options at the point of booking.

Reducing travel volumes and travelling by train instead of plane were the top two options promoted by travel buyers. Additional initiatives included encouraging direct flights, combining several trips in one and limiting the number of employees on the same trip.

Travellers also mentioned sharing ground transportation and…


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