2020 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $6 million
Primary U.S. Online Booking Tool: Concur
Primary non-U.S. Booking Tool: Cytric
Primary U.S. Payment Supplier: Citi
Card Program: Individual Bill/Central Pay
Primary Global Expense Supplier: Concur
Primary Risk Management Supplier: ISOS
Consolidated Global TMC: BCD
Dow Inc. in 2020 set a carbon neutrality goal for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050. The company acknowledges business travel as a contributor to its Scope 3 emissions that totaled 69.3 million metric tons in 2020. However, the largest category
for Scope 3 emissions remains purchased goods and services for the company and, according to its latest ESG report, emissions from business travel and commuting are small in comparison. Nevertheless, the company saw a significant decrease in those
emissions, given that “employees were restricted from travel and many worked from their homes for a significant portion of the year.”
The company in a public ‘Return to Workplace’ playbook published this May encouraged workers to get vaccinated. It specifically addressed continued travel restrictions even for vaccinated travelers, based on current travel regulations and internal approvals.
BTN estimates U.S.-booked air volume for the chemical company was down drastically in 2020 to $6 million from last year’s estimated $69 million.