Internova Travel Group has partnered with data analytics and software provider Prime Numbers Technology and non-profit organisation Sustainable Travel International to build an “easy-to-use solution” to offset carbon emissions related to business travel.
The tool, which is built into the TMC’s existing Prime Analytics travel reporting and analytics platform, allows users to offset carbon emissions related to air, car or rail transfers as well as hotel stays with a “simple click”.
The TMC said the clients will be able to purchase carbon offsets directly from their dashboards and reports by clicking a link next to the amount of carbon they wish to offset. The data is then transferred to Sustainable Travel International via their API, where a third-party verified purchase is completed.
“We required a solution that could fit into our client experience seamlessly,” said Gabe Rizzi, president of The Travel Authority for Business, an operating division of Internova.
Prime Numbers president Mark Bresnahan added that he is “pleased” to collaborate with Internova and its portfolio of brands to integrate Sustainable Travel International carbon offsets into the company’s reporting platform.
He said the next phase of the company’s carbon strategy will allow clients to track emissions and purchased offsets in one location, as well as set carbon goals and budgets.
The move builds upon the TMC’s existing partnership with Sustainable Travel International, which was established last year in an effort to share sustainability education and reporting expertise with clients.
As part of the organisation’s third-party verification process, carbon projects must comply with rigorous criteria to ensure they are creating real, measurable emissions reductions, according to the company.
Companies that purchase carbon offsets will receive quarterly impact reports detailing the project portfolio they supported. The organisation’s carbon offset portfolio includes a mix of forestry, energy and blue carbon projects around the world that reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions.