GBTA Sustainability Leadership Shares Their Insights

Hear from GBTA’s Sustainability Leadership Council on what is needed to build a greener future for business travel. Thought leaders from across the business travel sector share concrete examples of their own diverse corporate initiatives to tackle sustainability in air travel, ground transport, accommodations, and more.

Council members bring deep sustainability experience and/or expertise, and are nominated by their Partner company to serve a one-year calendar term. They help guide GBTA’s efforts, define priority areas for collaborative and global action, and help raise the bar for the business travel industry overall and the significant contribution the sector can make on climate action and corporate responsibility.

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Brune Poirson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Accor
diana birket
Diana Birkett Rakow
SVP Public Affairs & Sustainability
Alaska Airlines
nora lovell
Nora Lovell Marchant
Vice President, Global Sustainability
American Express
Global Business Travel
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Sara Digiesi
Chief Executive Officer
BWH Hotel Group Italia
amelia deluca
Amelia DeLuca
Vice President, Sustainability
Delta Airlines
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Jean Garris Hand
Vice President, Global ESG
Hilton
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Helen Giles
Director Environmental Sustainability
Southwest Airlines
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Joel Fisher
Vice President, Product
Travelport
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Claire Carstensen
Global Sustainability Manager
Enterprise Holdings
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Lauren Riley
Chief Sustainability Officer and Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs
United Airlines
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Martin Biermann
Vice President, Global ESG
HRS
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Anne Haugland 
Corporate Travel, Global Agreements Manager
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Maarten Dansen
Senior Manager, Corporate Sustainability
PwC Netherlands
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Alexandru Dinca
Global Sustainability Lead
Unilever
stuart harper
Stuart Harper
Group Corporate Services Lead
UBS
devone lake
Devon Lake
Head of Net Zero Strategy
Meta
sarah lane
Sarah Lane Mulholland
Corporate Responsibility Lead
Willis Towers Watson
sam mitchell
Sam Mitchell
Global Sustainability Director
Oracle
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Scott Tew
Vice-President, Sustainability & Managing Director
Trane Technologies
stuart west
Stuart West
UK World Climate Net Zero Lead 
Deloitte
jamila yamani
Jamila Yamani
Senior Manager, Climate & Nature Research
Salesforce
brune poirson
Brune Poirson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Accor
diana birket
Diana Birkett Rakow
SVP Public Affairs & Sustainability
Alaska Airlines
nora lovell
Nora Lovell Marchant
Vice President, Global Sustainability
American Express
Global Business Travel
jill blickstein
Sara Digiesi
Chief Executive Officer
BWH Hotel Group Italia
amelia deluca
Amelia DeLuca
Vice President, Sustainability
Delta Air Lines
jill blickstein
Jean Garris Hand
Vice President, Global ESG
Hilton
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Helen Giles
Director Environmental Sustainability
Southwest Airlines
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Joel Fisher
Vice President, Product
Travelport
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Adolfo Kurczyn
Global ESG Director
Avis Budget Group
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Jill Blickstein
Managing Director and Head of ESG
American Airlines