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THE Institute of Travel Management is to update
Icarus, its corporate social responsibility project.
The overhaul will provide travel buyers and
suppliers with new information about cutting
carbon emissions.
The revised edition will include guidance on
car usage, meetings and events, and hotels.
The advice will also be provided to participants
in the World Wildlife Fund UK’s “One in Five
Challenge” scheme as part of a licensing
agreement with ITM.
Paul Tilstone, ITM chief executive, said: “This is
the only place companies can really go to get the
latest guidance on reducing emissions in travel
and meetings programmes.
“That an organisation like WWF UK has
agreed licensing terms with ITM for the new
toolkit demonstrates the quality of information The WWF works to protect wildlife in regions
provided through Project Icarus.” threatened by global warming, such as Spitsbergen
Mix virtual with
Co-op ‘brand’ will
real to cut costs
EUROPEAN companies are looking for a better
be key to growth
balance between business travel and video-
conferencing in 2009, according to a study by
Martin Ferguson.
“We will never adopt the call centre environ-
service provider Easynet Global Services. THE CO-OPERATIVE Travel Management claims it ment employed by other TMCs.”
The study claimed 80% of businesses believed is well placed to continue its recent growth in Rissbrook believes Co-operative Travel
business travel is a drain on time and budget, 2009, despite the difficult trading conditions. Management also stands to win more business
but most admitted there was no substitute for The travel management company’s bosses as corporates employ increasingly stringent
face-to-face meetings. claim the strength of the Co-op’s 200-year-old corporate social responsibility policies.
Two-thirds of respondents said a mixture of brand, which stretches across travel, banking, “Potential clients understand the ethical side
physical and virtual meetings should be company retail and funeral care, will stand the business in of The Co-operative Travel and know that it is
policy going forward. good stead throughout the downturn. ingrained in our culture,” he added.
Half said frequent travelling affected their work- The travel management company, which “And companies want to be seen working with
life balance, making them more susceptible to recently bought Business Travel Plus and a TMC with green credentials.”
illness or putting a strain on their private life. Parador Travel, also remains on the lookout for Alistair Rowland, The Co-operative Travel’s
Some 60% of travel managers interviewed further acquisitions. director of distribution, added: “We’re picking up
believed videoconferencing was a way to slash Anthony Rissbrook, managing director of more than our fair share of business.
travel budgets. Co-operative Travel Management, said: “The “It’s good for the overall business as it takes
According to the survey, 25% of companies strategy is to grow and keep growing. away some of the pressure from the leisure side.
across Europe already used or were planning to “We still want to create a sizable TMC but with “In the second half of the year we’ll be looking
implement full-service videoconferencing. the feel of a privately owned business. at buying.”
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