Building a Sustainable Travel Policy
Who is Aesop?
What problems are Aesop facing? What are their major challenges/obstacles?
"On our journey to Net Zero, precise, granular emissions data is really helpful to Aesop —because before we can act, we need to know what to focus on. Working with Travelperk has enabled us to understand our travel emission hotspots much better and map out the changes we can make that will have the biggest impact."
Rebecca Lawson, Sustainability Manager, Climate
- How to get accurate data? The world had just come out of 2 years of pandemic, where travel to/from APAC in particular was heavily impacted. We could not rely on data between 2020-21 alone to conduct an accurate analysis, so we included data from 2019 up until Q4 2022.
- How to get consistent data? As some travel was booked outside Travelperk, we took data from multiple sources, which had varying formats and content. Before starting the analysis, we needed to consolidate all the data sets into one.
- How to communicate to travellers? Insights are helpful, but Aesop needed to translate them into clear actions and demonstrate to travellers how they have an impact.
What positive impact has TravelPerk had on their business?
- Switching to the most ‘Co2-efficient’ airlines on specific routes (these tended to be low-cost carriers).
- Switching from air to rail where the train journey takes less than 8 hours.
- Switching cabin class. Moving from business class to premium economy on long haul flights.