BTN Intelligence's Business Travel Sustainability Report 2025


Published: September 15, 2025


Awareness of sustainability options for business travel are growing as new data requirements and procurement standards push increase accountability for buyers and suppliers alike. How travel managers are choosing what projects to pursue, which partners to leverage and to what strategic purpose is still a work in progress. In this BTN Intelligence special report, you’ll find out where business travel sustainability efforts are building momentum and which ones are still revving their electric engines. Plus, check out mini-case studies of real travel buyers making a difference to corporate carbon reduction efforts. Keep Reading…


The Current State of Play
The Current State of PlayBy Mark Frary

In spite of evolving political and regulatory stances on sustainability, corporates appear undeterred in their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of business travel, according to new BTN Intelligence research.... KEEP READING

Converting Targets to Action
Converting Targets to ActionBy Mark Frary

Travel buyers are deploying a range of tools and policies to drive travel emissions reductions, according to BTN's survey, with the implementation of carbon budgets proving increasingly popular... KEEP READING

Collaborating for Carbon Savings
Collaborating for Carbon SavingsBy Mark Frary

Under pressure to add sustainability to their skillset, BTN's research showed travel buyers are turning to a range of partners to help reduce the environmental impact of their business travel programs.... KEEP READING

The Difficult Decarbonization Journey
The Difficult Decarbonization JourneyBy Mark Frary

Decarbonizing corporate travel demands more than compliance. Pressure from peers, employees and regulators is rising, with SAF, carbon budgets and purposeful travel central to achieving 2050 net zero goals.... KEEP READING

Carbon Comes First
Carbon Comes FirstBy Andy Hoskins

Case Study: For implementing measures that help the company prioritize carbon over cost, Zurich Insurance took home the Managed Travel Program of the Year title at this year’s Business Travel Sustainability Awards... KEEP READING

Power to the People
Power to the PeopleBy Lauren Arena

Case Study: Arcadis is moving from a centrally managed program to providing travelers with tools to monitor their travel carbon emissions and manage their own footprints and budgets.... KEEP READING

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Methodology

The first four articles in this report examine the results of a survey conducted by Business Travel News designed to paint a picture of travel buyers' views on sustainable travel and the strategies their companies are deploying to reduce the environmental impact of their activity. The survey was promoted via dedicated email blasts to BTN's buyer audience in Europe and North America and through personal outreach between April and July 2025. It was completed by 198 travel managers. Sixty-one percent of respondents were located in North America, 33 percent were in Europe; and 6 percent represented other regions.

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