Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has launched a global action
programme designed to support environmental sustainability in business travel.
CTM Climate+ was announced this morning at the Business Travel
Show in London, where the event’s theme is Conscious Travel.
Developed in partnership with South Pole, the TMC said the
programme is a reflection of its commitment to the sustainability of the planet
by reducing – and helping its clients reduce – the impact of business travel on
the environment.
Debbie Carling, CEO of CTM Europe, said: “At CTM, we understand
and embrace our sustainability responsibilities as an employer and as a
business partner and are committed to developing initiatives that provide
practical benefits to businesses, the environment and local communities.
“We believe that travel is important to business performance and
that a physically connected world can drive greater cultural understanding,
cohesion and collaboration, which enables communities and businesses to
prosper. This is why we have developed CTM Climate+ in partnership with South
Pole.”
Using the company’s SMART Data reporting tool, which is also
launching today, corporates now have visibility of their travel programme’s carbon
footprint and ‘at-a-glance’ summary snapshots can be dissected down to
individual travellers, trips and suppliers.
In addition, customers can offset their carbon emissions created
by air, hotel, car rental and rail travel by supporting a range of
environmental sustainability initiatives, including rainforest conservation, sustainable
livelihood programmes, wildlife protection and renewable energy.
CTM’s new SMART Data analytics technology helps travel managers to
build a 360-degree view of their travel data and input hypothetical data to
predict how changes to their travel programme could optimise future savings.
Karen Janssen, chief information officer of CTM Europe, commented:
“SMART Data takes large volumes of customer data, analyses it and presents it
back to the travel manager to reveal key trends and patterns, giving companies
the opportunity to delve deep into their travel reporting to not only identify
large areas of spend, but to provide recommendations and in-depth solutions for
better spend management. It’s a step up from traditional, passive data
interpretations and a step towards strategic decision making based on
predictive analytics.”
CTM will be showcasing both Climate+ and SMART Data at the
Business Travel Show on 26-27 February on stand B620.
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