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SAP Concur Survey: 94% of Business Travelers Plan to Reduce Travel's Environmental Impact

SAP Concur's fourth annual Global Business Traveler Survey of 3,850 business travelers across 25 markets found 94% plan to take steps over the next 12 months to reduce their business travel's environmental impact, including combining trips (40%), prioritizing non-air options (34%), shorter distances (32%), greener hotels (32%), avoiding layovers (31%), and using public transport (31%). 92% want sustainability information in booking tools. Younger travelers place greater emphasis on sustainable travel. SAP Concur partners with Thrust Carbon and CHOOOSE for carbon management, and TripIt offers a carbon footprint feature.

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Impact and considerations

Travel managers and buyers need to integrate sustainability information into booking tools and policies to meet employee expectations and manage carbon emissions, while noting younger employees' resistance to non-sustainable travel.

Key points

  • SAP Concur's fourth annual Global Business Traveler Survey covered 3,850 business travelers across 25 markets.
  • 94% of business travelers plan to take steps over the next 12 months to reduce their business travel's environmental impact.
  • Specific actions include combining trips (40%), prioritizing non-air options (34%), shorter distances (32%), greener hotels (32%), avoiding layovers (31%), and using public transport (31%).
  • 92% want sustainability information integrated into company booking tools, such as viewing impacts (35%), visual indicators (29%), and showing least-impact options first (28%).
  • Younger travelers place greater emphasis on sustainable travel: Gen Z 98%, millennials 96%, Gen X 92%, baby boomers 80% plan to take action.
  • 24% of business travelers would decline a business trip if it required non-sustainable travel options.
  • SAP Concur partners with Thrust Carbon and CHOOOSE for carbon management, and TripIt offers a carbon footprint feature.

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First source publication
10 Aug 2022, 22:39
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14 Aug 2026, 08:31
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10 Aug 2022, 22:39
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