Travel association ABTA and Deloitte have launched a new Climate Action Guidebook designed to help travel firms to decarbonise their activities and become more sustainable.
The guidebook, which was launched at ABTA’s convention in Marrakech, focuses on improving technical knowledge and understanding about how to reduce carbon emissions, as well as the practical steps that businesses can take.
This includes providing insights on current carbon reporting and reduction targets, how to manage climate-related risks, guidance to help businesses measure their carbon footprint and ways to approach making a net-zero commitment.
Carol Rose, ABTA’s senior sustainability manager, said: “Climate change is a global threat. The impact of a warming planet is plain to see. Just this summer we’ve seen the UK - along with many other places - reach record temperatures, as well as wildfires and floods.
“For our sector, decarbonisation isn’t easy but it is essential. Progress has been made across the travel industry to reduce emissions, but there is still a long way to go and this guidebook will help businesses to chart that course.”
ABTA and Deloitte have been working together over the past year to produce the climate guidebook. It can be downloaded from the ABTA and Deloitte websites.
Alistair Pritchard, lead partner for travel and aviation at Deloitte, added: “Consumers and businesses alike are looking at the ways in which they can adapt travel behaviours to be more sustainable and, for the travel industry, this is particularly challenging given the nature of the broader travel eco-system.
“Every step towards decarbonising is a positive move, and we hope that the practical actions set out in the guidebook serves to navigate businesses on their carbon-reduction journey.”