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Managing Business Travel in the Age of the Climate Imperative
(SOURCE: THE FINANCIAL TIMES)

Time is running short for thousands of businesses to put new systems in place to monitor and report on their climate change impacts – including the emissions created by business travel. But climate change advisers say that new regulations worldwide also represent an opportunity to respond to demands from multiple stakeholders for business travel to become more sustainable. That will be critical, with 93 per cent of organisations needing to double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030 to hit their environmental targets.

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GBTA Honors Navigator Award EU Winner and Welcomes Parliament’s Actions on CountEmissionsEU

Last week, GBTA announced MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament, Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew Europe, Germany), as the recipient of its prestigious “GBTA Navigator Award.” The GBTA Navigator Award is given to elected officials who have proven to be strong advocates of the business travel industry. First introduced by GBTA in 2016, this is the first time the award has been presented to a European official. Read more here.

Additionally, GBTA welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of their report on the proposed CountEmissionsEU regulation that will establish a consistent and accurate measurement framework for transport emissions. This initiative is critical for business travelers to make more sustainable choices by helping them compare the carbon footprint of their trips across providers, and modes of transport. Read more here.

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