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Strong Roots is the first vegan frozen foods brand to add a carbon footprint label to its packaging to show the true environmental impact of its products. But will it motivate consumers to make the purchase?

Travel management company CWT is to further step up its work on sustainable travel after joining the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) network. CWT said it would become an “active contributor” in GSTC’s efforts to achieve the adoption of “universal sustainable travel” principles.

It's been another bumper week for industry appointments and promotions! Here's your cheat sheet for the new who's who.

FCM Consulting has appointed Glenn Thorsen as its new sustainability lead who will head up a dedicated practice to help clients achieve their environmental targets. Denmark-based Thorsen, formerly head of partnerships for sustainability specialist Thrust Carbon, will take up his new role with FCM in early September.

Passengers may be underestimating impact of flying as Google excludes some emissions from online tool.

Concur Travel president Charlie Sultan sat down with BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker during the recent Global Business Travel Association convention in San Diego to detail some features the booking tools will have as well as his larger vision of building a "platform of the future."  

Travel Leaders Corporate has launched an updated version of its portal for travel managers and travellers offering new integrations, simplified search capabilities and access to sustainability data.

Data and analytics company Travelogix has agreed a new strategic partnership with sustainability specialist Thrust Carbon. The agreement will allow Travelogix to offer its TMC clients the ability to automate the flow of travel data from their systems and other booking channels to Thrust Carbon via Travelogix’s platforms.

Sabre is planning to acquire payments company Conferma Pay, BTN Europe has learned.

A planned “net-zero” trans-Atlantic flight is hardly the groundbreaker being touted, with alternative fuels in short supply and few other restrictions on air travel.