sustainable development

The Lille Grand Palais congress centre and the Zénith de Lille have just joined the list of professional meeting venues to receive ISO 20121 certification, in recognition of the responsible management applied to the events industry. While other event industry players in France can point to the same certification, the Zénith de Lille is the first venue in France to be...

The 16th edition of Univ'AirPlus, the traditional back-to-school event for the business travel industry, will be held on 8 September at the Jardin d'Acclimatation. And to mark the occasion, the corporate payment solutions specialist's customers and partners will be able to get together again after a virtual 2021 edition, in view of the uncertainties linked to the...

At a time when the environmental impact of payment solutions is relatively limited, why is a major player like American Express getting involved to help companies reduce the carbon footprint of their travel? Pierre-François Brézès - When it comes to carbon footprint, American Express is certainly not one of the 'usual suspects'...

How can a company specialising in means of payment, which are inherently less polluting than air transport or car hire, help to reduce the carbon impact of businesses? American Express is making its own commitment, starting with its most obvious product, the payment card. So the market...

There is often a long way to go between words and deeds. While major companies are all proclaiming their desire to reduce the carbon footprint of their business travel, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, more commonly known as Transport et Environnement (T&E), is tempering this rhetoric. Bringing together some sixty European organisations committed to a vision of...

What have you learned from the latest EVP barometer published by American Express GBT? Adrien Cannes - Business travel is a way of doing things in person. So we tried to take a step back and look at the value of a meeting compared with a videoconference, a phone call, a chat... We were able to conclude that the value...

Just a few days after the publication of its report on the environment, social and governance (ESG), American Express GBT clearly intends to take up the challenge of eco-responsibility. Now it's the turn of TMC's Meetings & Events division to step up to the plate with a new announcement: the launch of a "range...

On the occasion of the publication of its 2021 Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report, American Express Global Business Travel highlighted all the achievements and commitments made by the travel agency to ensure "a responsible, sustainable and secure future for the travel industry". [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="123777"]...

On the one hand, a priceless cultural heritage, with all the liveliness and appeal of city life; on the other, the invigorating air of the ocean, the great outdoors and the vast forests. Nature and history: Bordeaux has everything it takes to establish itself as a top international tourist destination....

Chief Journey Officer, Mobility Management Company, Télétravel: for its 31st edition and its return to face-to-face meetings, the EVP 2022 was not short of imaginative new concepts to try and define what tomorrow's business travel will be. Ultimately, the lesson to be learned from this major business travel event organised on Wednesday by American Express...

Air France is working to reduce its CO2 emissions, and has just launched a programme called "Air France ACT". It aims to: reduce as a priority the direct emissions generated by Air France's operations, reduce indirect emissions, upstream and downstream of the airline's activities,...

As part of the modernisation of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Viparis set out to extend the range of services it offers to Parisians and visitors to the park, and to create links with the city and its surrounding area, bringing life to the Porte de Versailles outside of trade and public events.

Amadeus and Microsoft have taken the next step in their collaboration in the field of business travel. The two partners have announced the integration of Cytric into Microsoft 365. Business travellers will thus be able to access the new possibilities offered by Cytric Easy, in particular to optimise the organisation of their business trips, and the sharing of information...

This is a major battle-horse for ACI Europe (Airports Council International): the end of short-haul air services, replaced by rail links. In Europe, Air France and the Lufthansa group have championed this cause, often under pressure from politicians. Northern European countries, led by Scandinavia, have also launched...

Car rental company Enterprise is to roll out a car-sharing service for businesses in France, which is already available in the United States and the United Kingdom. Called Car Share, the service helps to reduce CO2 emissions by providing employees with newer, greener vehicles, including a range of cars and vans...

AirPlus is going even further in its commitment to sustainability. Back in 2009, the corporate payments specialist was already one of the pioneers among financial services players with a totally CO2-neutral payment solution, the "Green Company Accounts". This carbon-neutral product, initially available as an option, has gradually become a standard on the...

With the rise of electric cars, it will be much easier for hotel guests and visiting professionals alike to recharge their vehicles at the hotel. Last year, the Radisson group unveiled a partnership with Allego to develop a network of recharging solutions in all its hotels in Europe by 2010.

Although they are inevitably weakened and legitimately worried, French airlines are not discouraged. The round table organised on 14 March on the premises of the FNAM (Fédération Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses Métiers) did not descend into group therapy, the idea being rather to identify constructive avenues to prepare for the future. "We...

While Parisians and even the people of Bordeaux have already seen its antique 2CVs on the streets, 4 Roues sous un Parapluie has started a new chapter in its history in the middle of Covid. After 18 years in business, the events agency has been taken over by two passionate engineers, Emmanuel Mounier and Romain Jouhaud, chairman and CEO respectively.

Faced with growing demand from business travel professionals for more effective carbon footprint measurement tools, TravelPerk is adding a new solution to the business travel landscape. The aptly-named GreenPerk was unveiled on Wednesday, with the aim of enabling companies to "analyse the impact of their business travel and create an action plan to reduce...