Business Travel Corporate Social Responsibility

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Introduction
The focus of this research paper is; Business Travel & Corporate Social Responsibility – is there a fit? The Author will firstly discuss what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is. Then will go on to talk about both the positive and negative effect that Business Travel has on the environment and what can be done to make it more eco-friendly and efficient. After discussing the above the author will examine the benefits that CSR can have on Business Travel if it is done correctly. Next the author will discuss what can be done to introduce better CSR into Business’s Travel Policy using examples from companies that practice good CSR and also looking at companies that don’t practice CSR well or efficiently. Finally the author will …show more content…

(Green Hotels & Responsible Tourism Initiative)
The negative effect of Business Travel:
• Co2 emissions
• Traffic congestion when huge events are on e.g. bee exhibition in the RDS
In the opinion of the author there is always going to be a need for Business Travel but there are ways in which it can be reduced to be more eco-friendly, it’s not always about the price or the outside of a hotel or airline it’s about what goes on behind close doors.

Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Travel
According the MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group, who posted a report in February 2012, stating that sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a permanent place on 70% of management agenda. The reason they believe that is behind this is that Sustainability and CSR activities are adding to profit. The study is based on 3,000 respondents who have made changes to their structure of the company and have seen an increase in their profits due to been more aware of the …show more content…

It also means looking carefully at what we design and buy, getting our colleagues, suppliers and customers involved and engaging with communities in the UK and internationally. Sustainability is very much aligned with our company brand values and we’re pushing on with the process of embedding it firmly into the way we do business” (Virgin Atlantic Sustainable Procurement Policy,

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