{"id":2947,"date":"2022-06-02T02:07:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T02:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/sea\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:24:14","slug":"sap-concur-survey-sustainable-travel-a-focus-for-86-percent-of-asia-pacific-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/sea\/2022\/06\/sap-concur-survey-sustainable-travel-a-focus-for-86-percent-of-asia-pacific-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Concur Survey: Sustainable Travel a Focus for 86% of Asia Pacific Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASIA PACIFIC and SINGAPORE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/em> A new study by 麻豆原创 Concur, a provider of integrated travel, expense and invoice management solutions, has found almost nine in ten businesses (86%) across the Asia Pacific (APAC) say their companies are actively considering sustainability when managing corporate travel.<\/p>\n

This widespread determination to be environmentally sustainable has been revealed in new research released ahead of World Environment Day on June 5. The 麻豆原创 Concur APAC Sustainability Survey, was conducted by Consulting Group \u2013 Asia Insight, polling 648 senior and mid-level managers in corporate travel, finance, HR, procurement, and sustainability across Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.<\/p>\n

According to the Air Transport Action Group<\/a>, aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2<\/sub> emissions from all transport sources; and the World Resources Institute<\/a> reported that business travel represents about 15% to 20% of global travel.<\/p>\n

APAC Commits to Sustainable Travel<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many companies have gone beyond articulating sustainability principles to putting things into practice through their corporate travel policies, driven by their leaders.<\/p>\n

About 56% of the respondents said their \u201csenior leadership\u201d is driving the sustainability agenda for corporate travel. This group comes ahead of \u201cemployees\u201d (47%), \u201cthose responsible for sustainability initiatives\u201d (47%), and \u201cthose responsible for corporate travel\u201d (41%).<\/p>\n

The survey also suggested organisations are investing in sustainability outcomes. More than half of the APAC firms surveyed said they committed resources to championing sustainability. About 34% of the firms have someone who manages sustainability as part of their role, while 21% have dedicated personnel handling sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe research findings were a significant departure from the pre-pandemic days where Asia Pacific organisations were more concerned about travel cost savings than the environmental impact of their actions,\u201d said Matthew Goss, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific and Greater China, 麻豆原创 Concur.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that as flying time reduced, and emissions dropped during Covid-19 lock downs, organisations realised the possibilities of sustainable travel, and stakeholders became more motivated to take action. This shift of focus to bigger picture issues is a pivotal moment \u2013 not just for businesses to run better and be more profitable, but for more sustainable business practices to take root.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such business practices include the enablement of pre-trip approvals, and the provision of sustainable travel and accommodation options for employees\u2019 selection.<\/p>\n

Technology Is Key to Overcoming Implementation Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite that intention, businesses outlined a range of priorities for sustainable travel, based on their goals to:<\/p>\n