GBTA Foundation Names 2024 WINiT Top 50 Honorees Recognizing Women in the Business Travel Industry
WINiT’s 10th anniversary Summit, Awards & Gala will further celebrate industry professionals on October 24 at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport The GBTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and global leader in community, education, research and advocacy – has announced the…
IHG Hotels & Resorts, GBTA Foundation Convene Sustainability Leaders to Deliberate the Decarbonization of Business Travel
Climate Week NYC event unpacks challenges, opportunities amid a climate-conscious world IHG Hotels & Resorts and the GBTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), brought together some of travel’s biggest sustainability leaders during 2024 Climate Week NYC to spark dialogue about the decarbonization of business travel. In collaboration with co-hosts…
Shaping a Low Carbon Future for Business Travel: Our Call to Action to EU Policymakers
By Delphine Millot, SVP, Advocacy & Sustainability, GBTA; Managing Director, GBTA Foundation In the past five years, the way we travel for work has undergone significant transformation. By interrupting travel, the Covid-19 pandemic also brought to light the travel sector’s impact on environmental sustainability. As the enduring desire for human connection is driving continued projected…
GBTA Launches Accessibility Toolkit to Address the Increasing Need for Seamless Business Travel for All
Online toolkit designed around industry best practices will help travel managers and suppliers implement more accessible business travel programs in their organizations With an estimated 39% of business travelers reporting accessibility requirements that impact their travel experience[1], travel managers are seeking guidance to incorporate these needs into their corporate travel policies. So how can companies…
The Journey | GBTA Foundation Newsletter – April 2024
GBTA Foundation 2023 Progress Report Now Available:See How We’re Driving Change, Action, and Impact In only our first year since being relaunched, the GBTA Foundation has achieved significant milestones in our mission to drive progress for People and Planet, and to further position business travel as a force for good in the world. In our…
GBTA Launches Industry’s First Global Sustainable Procurement Standards to Pave the Way for Responsible Practices in Business Travel
Industry-wide, open-source solution provides corporate travel managers with a harmonized approach for requesting information on suppliers’ sustainability practices, starting with the aviation sector The GBTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), has launched GBTA Sustainable Procurement Standards, an educational resource that corporate travel buyers worldwide can utilize to make informed…
The Journey | GBTA Foundation Newsletter – January 2024
Hi everyone and welcome to 2024! The GBTA Foundation team is excited to bring this news bulletin to you, to keep you abreast of our milestones and progress on a shared journey with the global business travel industry to drive positive impact on our people and planet. We called it ‘The Journey’ because we are…
GBTA Foundation Reports Progress Under its Commitment to the Glasgow Declaration
Officially launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021, the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism unites travel and tourism behind a common set of pathways for climate action, aligning the sector with global commitments and catalyzing collaborative solutions to the many challenges facing businesses and destinations globally. In October 2022,…
Biden Administration Announces Plans to Accelerate Clean Transportation, GBTA Commits to Sustainable Procurement Criteria for Business Travel
GBTA and the GBTA Foundation took part in an announcement event today in Washington, D.C. where the Biden Administration unveiled new commitments to boost access to electric vehicles (EVs), save taxpayer dollars, and tackle the climate crisis, as well as new Federal employee travel guidelines on sustainable transportation use. Shane Downey, Vice President, Government and…
3 Reasons Why COP28 Was a Historical Moment for Business Travel
Every year, there’s a lot of buzz around COP (which stands for “Conference of the Parties” to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as UNFCCC). I had the unique opportunity to attend this year’s COP28 held in Dubai, representing the global business travel industry and GBTA. Whether you’re skeptical or not…
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