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19 JUL 2010 |
Environmental Protection as a Competitive Advantage
Posted in Blog by Annette Kussmaul
Green solutions enable travel managers to analyze the impact of business travel on our climate in a straightforward manner and to support climate protection.  Annette Kussmaul, Product Manager Central Payment at AirPlus responsible for developing and introducing “green” solutions Social responsibility has become an increasingly pertinent issue in the corporate world. As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), many companies take a strategic approach to activities in this field. They focus on climate protection, which calls into action their travel management. AirPlus’ “Green Reports” and “Carbon Offset” are two innovative solutions for thorough analyses and documentation of the impact of business travel on our climate and for elective compensation for carbon emissions. This benefits both the environment and, by providing a decisive competitive advantage, the companies. Read more
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12 FEB 2009 |
Putting the environment on the bill
Posted in Blog, Business Traveler by AirPlus Editor
Despite rising costs, travel managers and business travelers are willing to incorporate not only the usual expenses into their travel budgets, but also environmental impact. Some 32% of all travel planners consider it to be reasonable to use carbon-offset programs, which offset CO2 emissions through compensation payments. Another 39% want to wait for corresponding offers when costs for environmental impact between airlines and travelers are split. This is the result of a current survey of AirPlus Community members that was completed yesterday. Read more
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04 NOV 2008 |
Travel management: its impact on the climate
Posted in Carbon Offset, Your Ideas by AirPlus Editor
Frankly, we all are responsible for the protection of our environment, but not all travel managers have the same level of ecological awareness. It’s easy to say, “I’d like to travel more ecologically, but the travel business doesn’t provide good alternatives.” But what if we instead took care of our own business first… for example, by investing in the so called ‘ActionCarbone’ Program and trying to convince other travel managers by our works – not our words. Read more
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