GBTA Foundation: Corporate Travel Sustainability Maturity Rises to 1.5

The GBTA Foundation released the results of the 2026 Sustainable Acceleration Challenge, based on data from 204 companies in 28 countries; the average corporate travel sustainability maturity score rose from 1.4 in 2025 to 1.5, a small increase for the third consecutive year, with the Asia-Pacific region showing the largest increase; the results were published by GBTA News & Press on November 2, 2026. The next day, Business Travel News reported on the same report, likewise giving the average score as rising from 1.4 in 2025 to 1.5, with 1.3 in 2024, and adding subcategory data: the sustainable procurement score rose from 1.5 to 1.6, 41% of companies select suppliers according to climate criteria, and 39% write sustainability requirements into contracts; emissions tracking, target setting and reporting (2.3) and sustainable travel decision-making (1.3) were flat versus 2025, and the report said corporate travel sustainability programs are progressing slowly.