American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is set to enhance carbon emissions calculations across its travel booking and reporting tools following an agreement with climate tech company Chooose, the companies announced on Thursday (19 January).
The travel management company said integrating the Chooose platform will “enhance” its sustainability solutions by “increasing the precision and consistency” of emissions data while helping to “build architecture for future carbon compensation”.
Amex GBT VP of product strategy and user experience Mark McSpadden said the move will “enhance our tools with more granular CO2 calculations” and “help educate travellers”.
Chooose data will replace current calculation mechanisms used in the TMC’s Neo online booking tool, while Egencia will also integrate certain Chooose-powered emissions calculations into its business travel platform, including its reporting tool.
The new solution will allow clients to select a preferred calculation methodology and apply that preference across online booking, mobile app and itinerary solutions to see “consistent trip emissions values”.
Chooose emissions data can be applied to future and past trips (booked since 2019) to track and manage travellers’ individual carbon footprints, and will also be used to support the TMC’s sustainable meeting and events solutions.
Commenting on the agreement, Chooose CEO and founder Andreas Slettvoll said the two companies are “taking an end-to-end approach” to addressing business travel’s carbon footprint, with a “deep focus” on delivering calculation methodologies and climate solutions in line with the latest guidance.