WHEN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC slowdown became entrenched in 2008, there was no shortage of cynics warning that the corporate focus on reducing carbon would go into reverse. Despite a growing chorus of voices preaching eco-nomics – that going green could save you money – it was widely predicted that cost cutting would ride roughshod over all other considerations.
Has global financial turbulence done away with business travel’s environmental agenda? Dave Richardson finds out if green policies can make sense
The doubters have been proved
wrong to some extent, although it is larger organisations that continue to drive the green agenda. Cutting carbon has become entrenched in many travel policies, delivering quantifiable cost reductions. The switch from air to rail on many short-haul routes is a prime example, although reducing the cost of travel and improved rail services