Corporate Travel
The company has been rated ‘Gold’ by EcoVadis for the second year running.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel shows significant progress: Report
In the past year, CWT launched two task forces: one to focus on diversity and inclusion and the other on anti-human trafficking. CWT also carried out a detailed review of its Code of Business Ethics and Conduct to reflect the latest industry best practices and legislative trends.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global digital travel management company, recently published its latest Annual Responsible Business Report — and the results are more than positive. Aside from showing significant strides towards the company’s 2020 objectives, the report has also reached the UN Global Compact Advanced Level, thus validating the success of CWT’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
In the past year, CWT launched two task forces: one to focus on diversity and inclusion and the other on anti-human trafficking. CWT also carried out a detailed review of its Code of Business Ethics and Conduct to reflect the latest industry best practices and legislative trends.
Perhaps the most impressive part was CWT’s carbon neutrality efforts. In 2017, the company managed to offset 515 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents to make two global events completely carbon neutral. This was done in support of Carbon for Water, a carbon offsetting project that helps rural communities in Kenya reduce the need to cut down trees to boil water. In total, 1,155 water filters were distributed to nearly 11,000 local beneficiaries.
“I am very proud the UN Global Compact has honoured our commitment to ethical business behaviour in this way,” said Kurt Ekert, CWT’s president and CEO. “Responsible Business is deeply embedded in our culture, and this recognition – on top of being rated Gold by EcoVadis for a second year running – shows that we are on the right path.”