Travel Managers Already Complaining of Emissions Data Overload


Skift Take

Multiple sources of data seem to be overwhelming some companies. But it's probably a nice problem to have as organizations count down to net zero.

Company travel managers are struggling to “decrypt” increasing amounts of carbon emissions data that suppliers and agencies are passing to them.

The depth and breadth of data available continues to expand. Airlines and hotels are under pressure to provide it, to help companies take stock of their emissions, as part of pledges to become carbon neutral, or even carbon negative, by certain deadlines. The data comes in useful.

The travel industry says it is also striving to become more transparent itself over the harmful carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases it produces.

Yet one company's useful data can become a deluge for corporate travel managers trying to decipher.

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