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Only 16 % of business travellers prioritise sustainability in trip planning
Emburse , a global leader in spend optimisation , has released the findings of its latest research on attitudes towards sustainability among British business travellers . The Censuswide survey of 1,003 employees and 254 employers asked where sustainability fits within the business travel agenda , as trip volumes approach pre-pandemic levels . The data showed that while the environment is front of mind for many companies and their travelling employees , the majority are yet to turn good intentions into concrete actions and are placing the onus on the other to implement sustainable travel .
According to the report , 38 % of businesses reported increased investment in sustainability , with 71 % reporting having a formal sustainability policy or guidelines in place . However , only 37 % of these businesses actively enforce these policies during bookings and travel expense approvals .
Only one in six employees cited sustainability as their key priority when making travel plans , significantly below both cost and traveller convenience . While environmental concerns remain a low priority during the booking process for business travellers , 71 % said their employer should do more to enable sustainable travel . Meanwhile , the majority ( 76 %) of employees also agreed they would take a more sustainable mode of transport if financial incentives or sustainability programmes were available .
Since Emburse ’ s 2021 survey looking at sustainable business travel post-pandemic , employee demand for sustainable travel incentives has risen by 19 %. The 2021 data also found only one in nine ( 11 %) employers had listed sustainability as an important factor for business travel arrangements .
New analysis has revealed which sectors have the UK ’ s best CEOs
The IT industry sits in sixth place in Vestd ’ s CEO Approval Index , with the banking and legal sectors topping the table .
The research is based on analysis of Glassdoor and LinkedIn data of 500 CEOs from businesses across 25 of the UK ’ s biggest towns and cities .
The Index ranks business leaders by average ‘ CEO approval ’ ratings and ‘ recommend to a friend ’ scores on Glassdoor , as well as the median employee tenure on LinkedIn .
Ifty Nasir , CEO of Vestd , said : “ CEOs in the IT sector dominate the UK business world so it is to be expected that some of them would be the most highly rated in the country .
“ Businesses across the UK face a range of challenges in the near future , but an employee approval rating of 80 % points to outstanding leadership . Therefore , the IT industry is in safe hands to make the most of opportunities over the next few years .”
In the IT sector , 80 % of staff gave their bosses a big thumbs up with 71 % recommending their company to a friend . However , the average tenure of employees was lower in this industry compared to other industries highlighted in the research .
At the other end of the rankings , the retail , travel and logistics sectors were found to have the worst performing CEOs , according to their employees . Less than half of logistics workers would recommend their company to their friends .
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