Linkedin Twitter Envelope

Latest on
business travel

Know more about how recent policy developments impact business travel

Policies at national, EU and international level increasingly emphasise the urgency of climate action and the responsibility of companies to actively reduce their emissions.

The following developments converge in showing the way for businesses to move away from climate-intensive flying towards more sustainable modes of travel and connectivity.

National

European Union

International

Category Filter – Visual
Tags Filter – Visual
Switzerland, National
Emissions reduction

Swiss government cracks down on air travel for federal employees

2020
SwissInfo
The Swiss government has approved an action plan to reduce CO2 emissions from air travel by federal government employees by...
National, Netherlands
Emissions reduction

Dutch Cabinet Introduces CO2 Emission Caps for Flights Starting 2025

March 2023
Euractiv
The Dutch cabinet has announced that from 2025, flights in the Netherlands will have their CO2 emissions capped. The move...
National, Switzerland
Emissions reduction, Target setting

Swiss Climate Law for Net Zero by 2050

June 2023
Climate Change La...
Switzerland is leading the way in combating climate change with the passage of a transformative Act that enshrines the nation’s...
National, Netherlands
Emissions reduction

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Says Private Jets ‘No Longer Welcome’

April 2023
By Forbes
The airport has recently announced new restrictions on general aviation flights, citing concerns over the environmental impact of private jets....
National, United States
Reporting

California Corporate Climate Data Accountability Act

January 2023
The California State Legislature has proposed two bills, the Corporate Climate Data Accountability Act and Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Act, that would...
European Union
Reporting

Count your transport emissions – ‘CountEmissions EU’

Coming soon
Initiative to set out a common framework to calculate and report transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by both the passenger and...
European Union
Emissions reduction

The Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) Regulation

Coming soon
Initiative aimed at making travelers’ lives simpler by facilitating the transparent comparison and combination of transport offers, within and across...
European Union
Reporting

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

January 2023
By the European C...
The EU has introduced new rules on corporate sustainability reporting through the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires large...
European Union
Emissions reduction

Strengthening the sustainability and fairness of the aviation sector

November 2022
By the Council of...
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Portugal presented an Any Other Business (AOB) point emphasising the need to strengthen the...
International
Target setting

Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions

November 2022
By United Nations...
In recent years, there has been a growing trend by businesses, financial institutions, cities, and regions making commitments to reach...
National, United Kingdom
Emissions reduction

Voluntary Carbon Markets and Offsetting

October 2022
By the UK Climate...
In October 2022, the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) published a report exploring the role of voluntary carbon offsetting in...
International
Emissions reduction

Emissions Gap Report 2022

October 2022
By the Intergover...
The Emissions Gap Report 2022, published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), presents the latest scientific data on greenhouse...
National, France
Emissions reduction

Sobriety plan: how companies can help save energy

October 2022
By French government
On October 6th 2022, the French government adopted a series of recommendations in order to reduce gas, electricity, and fuel...
International
Reporting

Net-Zero Public Data Utility

September 2022
By Climate Data S...
The Climate Data Steering Committee has unveiled recommendations for the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU), a new open-data utility that...
National, Netherlands
Emissions reduction

Dutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub

June 2022
By Climate Home News
Efforts to accelerate the decarbonisation of the aviation sector are increasingly taking place, even from air travel emission hubs: airports. ...
load more
More daily news
March 2022
June 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
January 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
Coming soon...
How can investors ensure a 1.5°C future for the aviation sector?
CA100+ investor group highlights that corporates have a role to play in reducing their business travel, as demand for air travel will have to be constrained in order to limit global temperature rise to safe levels
View more
10-point plan to reduce oil use
IEA recommends reducing business flights as part of its 10-point plan to reduce oil use
View more
Greening the Commission
EU Commission sets target to reduce its staff business travel emissions by 50% by 2024, as compared to 2019
View more
Sustainability-related disclosure in the financial services sector
EU sets new disclosure standards for financial actors, with mandatory disclosure of Scope 3 emissions
View more
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change
IPCC concludes that the greatest potential for avoiding emissions comes from reducing long-haul aviation, and highlights that integrating virtual technologies into business models can avoid long-haul flying for meetings
View more
UK government launches new taskforce to develop best practice for UK climate transition plans
UK Transition Plan Taskforce starts work on new “gold standard” for for best practice private sector transition plans, including Scope 3 emissions reduction targets and disclosure of business travel policies
View more
Dutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub
NL Schiphol airport announces a permanent 12% cut in annual flights compared to 2019, to comply with legislation on noise and air pollution
View more
Net-Zero Public Data Utility
Launch of development of global tool to make available company climate transition-related data, including on specific actions to reach net-zero targets, and emissions
View more
Voluntary Carbon Markets and Offsetting
UK Climate Change Committee recommends that businesses prioritise replacing all air travel with alternatives where available, before purchasing offsets
View more
Emissions Gap Report 2022
Published by UNEP, the report highlights the urgent need for action to reduce emissions. Governments, the private sector, and civil society, must set and achieve ambitious targets, investing in clean energy and sustainable transport, and working together to tackle the global challenge of climate change.
View more
Sobriety plan: how companies can help save energy
France recommends to businesses to save energy by using rail rather than air travel for trips under 4 hours, and using videoconferencing to avoid unnecessary travel
View more
Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions
UN expert group recommends businesses reduce absolute emissions as fast as possible, aligning or exceeding national targets, setting first targets for 2025, including for Scope 3 emissions
View more
Strengthening the sustainability and fairness of the aviation sector
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal note that air transport is sometimes used irresponsibly when the journey could be made using a zero carbon alternative mode or replaced by a video conference
View more
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
EU adopts new rules for corporate reporting by 50,000 large businesses, including travel emissions
View more
Dutch Cabinet Introduces CO2 Emission Caps for Flights Starting 2025
Flights will have their CO2 emissions capped from 2025 depending on the Dutch airport
View more
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Says Private Jets ‘No Longer Welcome’
NL Schiphol airport announces a ban on private jets (blocked by court ruling)
View more
France bans short-haul domestic flights in favour of train travel
France bans short-haul flights under 2,5 hours
View more
Swiss Climate Law for Net Zero by 2050
Switzerland votes yes to climate law for net zero by 2050, including aviation and requiring company alignment
View more
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
EU will adopt new due diligence rules for large companies, to include the adoption of a climate transition plan containing emissions reduction objectives
View more
California Corporate Climate Accountability Act
US California legislative proposal for corporate reporting by large companies doing business in the state, including travel emissions
View more
Multimodal Digital Services Mobility
Initiative aimed at facilitating for travelers the comparison and combination of transport offers, within and across modes
View more
Count your transport emissions – ‘CountEmissions EU’
Initiative to set out a common framework to calculate and report transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by both the passenger and freight sector.
View more
SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardise Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
The SEC proposed amendments would require registrants to disclose climate-related risks that are likely to have a material impact on their business. Companies with publicly stated climate goals would also have to disclose their strategies and progress towards those goals. The rules should be finalized in fall 2023.
View more

Receive our updates

Transport & Environment / Travel Smart Campaign © 2022
Privacy Policy
Linkedin Twitter Envelope