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  • Why report work-related travel emissions
  • Why measuring and reducing work-related travel emissions is good for business

Why report work-related travel emissions

There is currently no legal requirement for businesses to report emissions from work-related travel. However, it is now the norm rather than the exception to include work-related travel emissions in a carbon report.

Businesses are taking action to save money, enhance their reputation, understand their total carbon footprint and prepare for regulation.

There is not always consistency in the way emissions are reported. Some businesses calculate business travel emissions from air and rail travel. Others include vehicle travel. A few are now reporting their commuter carbon footprint.

We would like to help the businesses community to be consistent when reporting emissions. We advocate the calculation of both business and commuter travel emissions. There is a business case for doing so. Calculating and managing work related travel emissions can have a positive effect on the bottom line, employee relations and customer perception.

Some of the benefits of calculating emissions from work-related travel are:

• Reducing costs: Businesses can only manage what they measure. By understanding how and why employees travel on business, cost and emissions savings can be identified. Business can also buy their travel more effectively from travel suppliers to achieve further cost savings.
• Improving productivity: Time spent travelling is often unproductive. Reducing the need to travel on business and when commuting means that employees are more productive and effective.
• Employee engagement: A survey by the Guild of Travel Management Companies found limiting the environmental impact of travel is important to 71% of business travellers.

Stakeholders are interested in a business’ carbon credentials.

• Customers are interested – Corporate Social Responsibility and carbon credentials influence public perception and brand value. The carbon impact of a business’ products or services, and their approach to climate change, can influence customer decisions.
• Procurers are interested – A sustainable and low carbon supply chain reduces business risk. Procurers want to partner with businesses that are accurately calculating, reporting and reducing their carbon exposure.
• Investors are interested – A businesses approach to climate change can influence investor activity. The Carbon Disclosure Project, the largest carbon reporting initiative in the world, acts on behalf of over 530 institutional investors.