What’s Your Carbon Footprint?

Eco-friendly. Green. Low impact. Call it what you like; what it all boils down to is the idea that we all have an individual and business responsibility to engage in sound environmental stewardship practices. In addition to our own internal programs and initiatives to minimize the environmental impact of our business, Travel-On also supports our clients’ green policies in a variety of ways. One of the most popular is a series of carbon reports estimating the emissions generated:

• Air CO2 Emissions - during a flight
• Alternate Car CO2 Emissions - if the traveler chose to travel by car instead of airplane
• Alternate Rail CO2 Emissions - if the traveler chose to travel by train instead of airplane
• Car Rental CO2 Emissions – for each rental car driven
• Hotel Booking CO2 Emissions - for each booked hotel night

These reports utilize proprietary algorithms from several carbon reporting companies (TerraPass, Greenboard Technology, and The CarbonNeutral Company) which are applied to your travel data to produce estimates of the carbon output. Data is also available for export to a carbon calculation firm for more comprehensive analysis.

Carbon management is increasingly part of the corporate strategy. Often over 25% of a company’s carbon footprint can be attributed to travel. Reducing those emissions makes good business sense – for the climate, for the balance sheet, and for reputation.

Please contact your account manager to request your one-time or on-going carbon reports.

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