As sustainability reporting requirements continue to grow, travel managers are increasingly being asked to support carbon emissions audits and demonstrate progress towards reduction targets. Yet for many organizations, gathering accurate emissions data remains one of the biggest challenges.
The problem? Fragmentation.
Many businesses work with multiple travel management companies, expense providers, and booking tools, each applying different carbon calculation methodologies. This creates inconsistent data, lengthy manual processes, and uncertainty when it comes to reporting.
In their recent discussion, Direct Travel’s Director of Sustainable Travel Solutions Pippa Ganderton and CEO and Founder of Thrust Carbon Kit Aspen explored why travel emissions data is often broken and what companies can do to fix it.
Better Data, Better Decisions
Reliable emissions reporting starts with a single source of truth. By bringing travel data together and applying one consistent methodology, organizations gain a clearer picture of their travel footprint and can significantly simplify auditing and compliance processes.
Rather than just a reporting requirement, think of good data as an invaluable business tool. It helps companies identify where emissions are being generated, which departments or traveler groups are driving them, and where meaningful reductions can be achieved without compromising essential business travel.
From Reporting to Action
Lowering emissions is not as simple as reducing travel. Business travel remains critical for customer relationships, growth, and collaboration.
The real opportunity lies in using data to make smarter decisions. Understanding traveler behavior, supplier choices, and trip purpose enables organizations to build targeted strategies that reduce carbon emissions while maintaining business outcomes.
For busy travel managers, quality data also saves valuable time. With improved data management and visibility, businesses can significantly reduce the time spent completing annual travel emissions audits.
Closing the Data Gap
The combination of Direct Travel’s Avenir platform and Thrust Carbon’s emissions intelligence helps businesses address these challenges by embedding high-quality carbon data throughout the travel lifecycle from point of sale to an audit-ready reporting environment.
The result is a clearer view of emissions, more confidence in reporting, and the insights needed to turn sustainability goals into measurable action.
Want clearer visibility into your travel emissions? Get in touch with our experts to learn how Direct Travel and Thrust Carbon can help you create a single source of truth, streamline sustainability reporting, and turn carbon data into actionable insights.
