INSIGHT

How government sustainability policy impacts business travel

 

Sustainability road over a forest

It was in 2015 that 196 countries signed the Paris Agreement to develop strategies to avoid increasing the global average temperature of our planet.​​​​​​​ Since then, governments have set and adjusted their sustainability policies and emission reduction targets, with travel and transportation often part of their plans to protect our planet. Nations adopted the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a blueprint for clear objectives and action to tackle climate change. 

Below are just some of the initiatives that are affecting the travel industry across the global, as legislation and guidelines press ahead.