ESG & Reporting – How sustainable is your business travel programme?

For many firms, the honest answer is “we don’t really know.”

ESG & Reporting – How sustainable is your business travel programme?

Why Centralised Travel Data Is the Key to Accurate ESG Reporting

Sustainability isn’t a side project anymore — it’s business-critical.

For investment firms and corporates alike, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance is now a core part of how stakeholders assess value, risk, and reputation. Yet one major blind spot remains: business travel emissions.

Without centralised travel data, it’s nearly impossible to track carbon output accurately or report transparently on ESG goals.

The Problem: Fragmented Bookings, Incomplete Data

When employees book travel independently — across multiple websites, airlines, and apps — there’s no single, reliable source of truth.

That means:

Inconsistent data across departments
Missing CO₂ calculations for flights and hotels
Manual reporting that’s prone to error
No clear view of the firm’s true environmental impact

As ESG reporting requirements tighten under frameworks like TCFD, SFDR, and CSRD, this data gap is a growing compliance risk.

The Solution: Centralise, Track, Report, Reduce

Building sustainability into your travel program starts with centralising all bookings and payments.

With the right travel management system, you can:

Capture consistent, reliable data across every trip.
Track CO₂ emissions by traveller, trip, and destination.
Integrate reporting directly with your firm’s ESG frameworks.
Use insights to reduce unnecessary travel and offset where appropriate.

The result? A clear, accurate, and actionable picture of your business travel footprint.

The Bigger Picture

Sustainability isn’t just about compliance. It’s about operating responsibly, transparently, and efficiently.

A managed travel program helps you:

Demonstrate measurable progress toward net-zero goals
Strengthen your ESG disclosures
Make smarter, lower-carbon travel decisions

Because in today’s world, sustainable travel isn’t optional — it’s essential.

Ready to make your firm’s travel program more sustainable?
Get in touch to learn how we can help you centralise data, measure emissions accurately, and embed sustainability into every trip.

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