CSR
On the road to ecomobility, French companies surveyed by OpinionWay
Where do French companies stand on the road to ecomobility? What are the obstacles slowing down the transition to greener travel? What impact has the crisis had on the commitment of senior executives? These were the main questions addressed by the webinar organised by OpinionWay on Tuesday. The online conference was based...
Uber and TotalEnergies join forces to accelerate electric mobility
The transition to sustainable mobility is gathering pace. The oil group Total recently gave concrete form to its energy transformation, focusing on less oil and more electricity and gas, by renaming itself TotalEnergies. For its part, Uber has already unveiled ambitious targets in this area: zero diesel vehicles by 2024, 50% electric vehicles, etc.
Singapore Airlines offers carbon offsetting to its passengers
Air transport is no longer conceivable without respect for the environment. Singapore Airlines is no exception to this rule: the group, which includes SIA, Scoot and SIA Cargo, has confirmed its commitment to achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050, reinforcing its long-standing strategy of commitment to decarbonisation and...
Carbon offsetting: further progress for hoteliers
World Environment Day 2021, on 5 June, gave hoteliers the opportunity to demonstrate their ambitions in terms of sustainable development. While Hilton announced last week that it would be rolling out its carbon-neutral meetings in Europe by offsetting their footprint, IHG took advantage of the event to...
Hilton: carbon-neutral meetings, notably in La...
As part of its "Travel with Purpose 2030" environmental and social strategy, the Hilton Group is offering companies and organisers the chance to reduce the carbon footprint of their business meetings involving 10 or more participants. To achieve this, the American group has entered into a partnership with the carbon finance consultancy South Pole, which is committed to...
American Express GBT gets involved in the development of sustainable fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF for short. This subject is very topical, with Air France's first long-haul flight between Paris and Montreal using 16 % of sustainable fuel alongside conventional paraffin. This avoided 20 tonnes of CO2 emissions. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="109857"] While...
Congresses and meetings in Madrid: for a truly sustainable recovery
It's sure to be the next guest of honour at corporate meetings and major conferences. Sustainable development is taking pride of place in the MICE sector, and will undoubtedly play a key role in its recovery after the long wait caused by the pandemic. Companies are becoming more and more involved in...
Is hydrogen the miracle solution for sustainable transport?
"Hydrogen-powered aircraft are a tremendous opportunity for the French and European economies": in an article published in the Journal du Dimanche on 11 April, Guillaume Faury, Augustin de Romanet and Ben Smith - Chairman of Airbus and ADP respectively, and Chief Executive Officer of Air France - sang the praises of a technology that is on the verge of...
Hilton: carbon-neutral meetings and events in the Netherlands
Sustainable development will undoubtedly be one of the key factors in the upturn in business travel. In the Netherlands, Hilton is offering companies the chance to offset the environmental impact of their meetings and events involving 10 or more participants. The offer is free of charge, thanks to a partnership with the South Pole group, one of the world's leading...
Trainline: a quantified argument in favour of rail travel over flights...
The study published by Trainline on 19 April comes at a relatively sensitive time. For several years now, air travel has been criticised for its impact on the environment, and the trend has accelerated with the phenomenon of "flygskam", or the "shame of flying". Now, with the economic crisis, government subsidies to airlines...
Green Stay label: interview with Emmanuel Ebray (HRS)
HRS recently announced the launch of a sustainable hotel booking initiative. Does the subject of CSR seem more topical than ever within companies? Emmanuel Ebray - Indeed. Whether it's with a customer or a prospect, with a company or an institution, I never have a single exchange...
Electric scooters and scooters: FreeNow steps up the pace of sustainable micro-mobility
In line with its environmental strategy, aimed at achieving its "Net-Zero Carbon" objective by 2030, FreeNow is preparing to take a new step forward. The multimodal platform has just unveiled a new partnership with Tier. The micro-mobility operator's electric scooters and scooters will be added to the FreeNow solution. As a result, business travellers will be able to...
HRS: sustainable hotel reservations with its Green Stay initiative
Organising business travel in a more eco-responsible way. This ambition is based on the desire, now widely shared at global level, by governments, companies and individuals alike, to make sustainable development the major issue of the years to come. But this desire to reduce emissions and, ultimately, to become carbon neutral...
"For greener mobility": Auriane Nirascou, FREENOW...
What are FREENOW's new environmental commitments? Auriane Nirascou - FREENOW is one of the leaders in mobility in Europe and VTC in France, and we are present in 10 countries and 100 cities on the European market. Given our influence, it is therefore our duty to...
Workspace: Egencia launches its environmental dashboard
The launch of the "Workspace CO2 Emissions" was made official by Egencia on 9 December. The aim is to support companies on their journey towards sustainable business travel. This new tool takes the form of a dashboard calculating the emissions generated by air travel and hotels for each trip. Rail travel will be accounted for at the beginning of the year.
Interview: Maria Race, Director of Environmental Policy, United Airlines
How long has United Airlines been committed to sustainable development? Maria Race - We've been working on biofuel projects since 2009, but before that we had already initiated the switch to electric power for our ground equipment, particularly at Houston airport, where their share has reached 75%. Some of our...
