Travel management company FCM is launching a new global carbon offsetting programme in partnership with sustainability experts South Pole.
The programme will allow FCM’s clients to neutralise the carbon impact of their global flights, hotel accommodation, rail bookings, car rental and other business travel. FCM has also committed to offset all of its own staff travel, backdated to 2019.
FCM can calculate, record and report monthly or quarterly CO2 emissions globally per item for each client, who can then choose from specific climate action projects against which to offset their total carbon footprint.
FCM and South Pole have compiled a list of 12 positive environmental impact projects worldwide including access to clean water in Cambodia, a solar power project in India, Kariba forest protection in Zimbabwe and the Uretim Osmaniye wind farm in Turkey. The offsetting price for each project ranges from US$3.70 to US$15 per tCO2e. Clients can select up to four projects to suit their budget, geographic area and preferred impact categories.
Marcus Eklund, FCM’s global managing director, said: “We’re making sustainability a core pillar of our customer offering for 2021, putting greater focus on guiding and supporting clients with their objectives, particularly in terms of CO2 reporting and a global net zero solution that enables them to contribute to positive climate action.
“Sustainability has moved higher up our customer’s business travel agenda, despite the impact of Covid-19. In fact, after the travel bans of 2020 enabled companies to reduce their carbon footprint from travel significantly many are not only re-emphasising their overall environmental objectives post-Covid, they’re making them an integral part of travel policies and RFPs.”