CREDIT : UBER driven solutions , as well as with our sustainability-focused products that enable those changes to occur .
We recently did some research around the rise of ESG reporting . We found the majority of UK travel managers , about 89 %, say travel is a growing business priority in 2024 . So we think we ’ re going to see increased budgets driven by return to office policies , but 61 % of those respondents also reported that rising climate concerns are leading to changes in their travel policies . People are recognising the need to change . A further 39 % of that group considered ESG reporting a high priority when selecting vendors or partners and I think we ’ ll just see this increase with time . A lot of them are insisting that all partners offer green reporting , which is why our sustainability insights feature is increasingly important . Furthering on from that , 51 % of that group predict that ESG requirements for more sustainable travel will actually push up budgets .
Everyone has to make trade-offs . For us , it ’ s about reducing the trade-offs that the rider or company has to make in order to still push forward sustainability initiatives . This also comes into play when you think about riders and drivers going electric . Clearly , sustainability is on everyone ’ s mind , whether that ’ s being more sustainable or reporting on sustainability , and identifying the role that people have to play in pushing that forward . I ’ m really excited to see we ’ re making progress and I think we ’ re really pushing in the right places .
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