People & the Planet – ESG in business travel


Published: September 26, 2023


Discover how the business travel industry can – and must – up the ante on environmental, social and corporate governance. For the sake of the planet, and with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive around the corner, companies must pay seriously close attention to the carbon emissions associated with their business travel activity. But ESG is about more than the environment – it's about people too, and that means embedding diversity, equity and inclusion in your travel programme and supply chain.


People & the Planet
People & the Planet

Introduction: ESG is as much about people as it is about the planet, and corporates and suppliers alike must prioritise both... KEEP READING

Cutting to the chase
Cutting to the chase

Air travel: Typically the top target when it comes to reducing your organisation’s carbon emissions, and there are plenty of ways in which to reduce the impact of air travel activity... KEEP READING

Worlds apart?
Worlds apart?

Databank: BTN research highlights significant regional variation in corporates’ attitudes to sustainable business travel... KEEP READING

Watershed moment
Watershed moment

CSRD: The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will shine a new and very bright light on companies’ environmental footprint... KEEP READING

Power tools
Power tools

Tech & tools: Technology is central to all sustainable travel programmes, with new tools and functionality frequently arriving on the market... KEEP READING

All aboard
All aboard

Modal shift: Getting travellers off planes and on to trains is a popular and effective emissions-reduction tactic, but price and practicalities can hinder progress... KEEP READING

The beauty of diversity
The beauty of diversity

DEI: While most are united on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, defining what that means and how to go about it is not so clear... KEEP READING

Breaking down barriers
Breaking down barriers

Accessible travel: Business travel should be accessible to all, so how can corporates deliver the right support for those with particular needs?... KEEP READING

Steps forward
Steps forward

Neurodiversity: Looking after neurodivergent and hidden needs business travellers is imperative if you’re serious about an inclusive travel programme... KEEP READING

Case study: Salesforce
Case study: Salesforce

Amid a raft of sustainability measures, Salesforce took the novel step of linking executive compensation to the company’s carbon-cutting goals... KEEP READING

Case study: Siemens
Case study: Siemens

Siemens pushes its travel supplier partners towards more sustainable operations but collaborates with them along the way... KEEP READING

Case study: EY
Case study: EY

EY’s Sustainable Travel Approval Tool, built in partnership with IBM, is a key component of its sustainability drive... KEEP READING