American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has announced it will be launching a major upgrade to its hotel emissions calculations and reporting in Q3 of this year.
With the new updates customers will be able to customise their hotel emissions calculations with more precise data and broader global coverage.
The new rollout will be a product of Amex GBT’s expanded partnership with Chooose, integrating its software beyond air travel emissions data to hotel stays.
The enhanced reporting capability developed in partnership will see customers analyse hotel-related emissions with more granularity and geographic specificity.
Integrated directly into Amex GBT’s data platforms, the feature helps travel managers.
The latest update includes more choice as clients will have the flexibility to choose from multiple emissions factor providers, including UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (UK BEIS) and Greenview data sets, both aligned with the industry-standard Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) methodology, to match internal reporting or compliance needs.
Greenview emissions factors cover approximately 250 countries and territories, more than 100 states and provinces, and over 240 metro areas so that now reporting can be done at the country, region, and city level, rather than using only national averages.
Calculations use a privatised Greenview Hotel Footprinting Tool (HFT) bulk data set, meaning that they are exclusively available to preferred Greenview Partners such as Chooose.
Independent quality assurance sees methodologies used by Chooose to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from hotel stays aligns with HCMI reporting requirements according to an international accredited registrar and classification society.
John Sturino, SVP of Product and Engineering, Amex GBT, said: “This is about giving our clients better data, better tools, and better decision-making power. We’ve engineered this capability to deliver more granular emissions data, deeply integrated into our platforms, so customers can access the insights they need, right where they need them.”
“With more accurate data, these improved hotel emissions reporting capabilities can help companies better assess their travel program’s environmental impact,” added Nora Lovell Marchant, VP of Global Sustainability at Amex GBT. “It’s part of our broader effort to provide the tools and insights that support more sustainable travel choices.”
Emissions data stored within Amex GBT’s proprietary systems, including the Global Trip Record (GTR) and Data Lake, ensure clients receive consistent emissions data across their travel programs.
It compliments other traveller-facing hotel sustainability tools at point of sale, such as eco badges and the ability to filter searches for hotels with EV charging stations, empowering travellers to make informed choices.
This new tool also supports Amex GBT’s Consulting and Meetings & Events teams with enhanced reporting capabilities.
