TravelPerk Launches Green Product for Corporate Travel
Photo Credit: The TravelPerk team in 2018. Travelperk
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The movement toward green practices is finally taking place in corporate travel. It's about time companies and travelers take responsibility for their impact on the environment.
The world may be melting down, but corporate travel is still chugging along. TripActions last week announced a new virtual payments product, and this week TravelPerk is in the game with a new sustainability offering.
TravelPerk released a product allowing clients to offset their carbon output through United Nations-approved projects for around $30 on average each trip. This setup makes it simple for companies to decide to invest in offsetting carbon and gaining more insight into the impact their travelers have on the world. It's good to see new solutions to help address business travel's endemic pollution problem.
I'd expect many other travel management companies to follow suit soon. It's important to do more than just report on carbon output as corporate social responsibility becomes vital.
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