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Mandatory Emissions Reporting Looms Large Over Travel and Tourism Industry
(SOURCE: TRAVEL TOMORROW)

Mandatory carbon emissions reporting has either been introduced or soon will be in major travel markets around the world. As from next year, the European Union expects larger travel and tourism companies operating within the bloc to begin gathering data on greenhouse gas emissions.

Spearheaded by its new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) some 50,000 companies may be subject to mandatory emissions reporting, according to KPMG. That includes non-EU companies with subsidiaries operating in the Union or those listed on EU-regulated markets, the consultancy adds in its briefing, ‘Get ready for the next wave of ESG reporting’. 

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

India - Officials suspend mobile internet services in Manipur State, India, through 19:45 Oct. 1. Tensions likely through at least mid-Oct.

Ireland and United Kingdom - Storm Agnes forecast to bring severe weather to Ireland and the UK through at least Sept. 29. Disruptions likely.

Mongolia - Heavy snowfall forecast across western and west-central Mongolia through at least Sept. 27. Hazardous travel conditions likely.

Western, Central, and Southern Europe - Pro-Nagorno-Karabakh activists to protest across Europe Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Heightened security, localized transport disruptions likely.

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