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Thoughts and insights to help you reduce carbon emissions, achieve your Net Zero target, work more sustainably and create positive change.
30 Ways Travel Companies Are Reducing Emissions
The travel and tourism industry is experiencing rapid growth, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. However, this expansion comes at an environmental cost, contributing significantly to global emissions.
Thankfully there are LOADS of actions travel companies can take to reduce their emissions. Here are 30 ideas to get you started.
Melting Mountains: The Paradox of Ski Resorts and Climate Change
“Mont Blanc has become a symbol of climate change”, says the UNFCCC. ecollective has estimated that over 8 million skier days could be spent at resorts each year that don't have a carbon reduction plan. So what should ski resorts be doing to address their carbon footprint?
ATTA - Leading By Example
The Adventure Travel Trade Association is a membership-based community organisation for the adventure travel sector that is leading by example on sustainability. Find out about how they are measuring, reducing, leading, partnering, inspiring and enabling.
Why Activity-based Carbon Calculations are King
Have you ever asked your carbon accountant or carbon counting solution whether they are using spend or activity-based calculations?
You should, because the way your carbon consultant (or online tool) calculates your carbon emissions is really important for identifying effective reduction strategies. Find out why…
How to be a Responsible Tourism Business
Responsible tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit" but issues including overtourism, economic leakage and carbon emissions are making life increasingly difficult for people living in popular destinations. Tourism can become a powerhouse for positive wealth distribution to some of the most amazing places in the world and reduce its negative impacts. Read on to find out more.
Investing in Nature - A Case Study
For lots of companies, climate action means buying carbon credits and / or reducing emissions. Naturetrek is complimenting its emission reduction activities by buying land to protect and re-wild. Find out about the benefits to the land, the company and its customers.
ecollective’s Carbon Emissions
We’re working towards Net Zero too. Find out if we are reducing our emissions, how we are changing our carbon footprint and our carbon reduction plans for the future.
When Everyone Is Offsetting, Why Should You Be Insetting?
It’s easy to see why so many companies are offsetting but is it the best strategy in a world that’s already feeling the effects of climate change. We’d argue not. So what should companies be doing instead? Read on to find out.
8 Tips For Writing An Impactful Impact Report
An impact report narrates the journey of your organisation’s people and planet-oriented actions. It goes beyond numbers to showcase the meaningful changes that have been achieved against your targets. Read out 8 tips for writing an impactful impact report.
Ecolabels & Certifications: Are they worth it?
Ecolabels and certifications are acquired by businesses with the intention of helping people make informed purchasing decisions. But with so many out there, and some with less than stringent verification standards, how do you know whether it’s worth applying for one, and which to apply for?
Business Growth vs Emissions Reduction - The Airline Industry
How do we marry the need to grow business revenues with the pressing need to simultaneously reduce its carbon footprint when despite decarbonisation action, growth can lead to an increase in absolute emissions?
Why Carbon Reduction and Nature Protection Go Hand in Hand
Biodiversity loss and climate change are inextricably linked. Find out why and how your business can address both with a joint approach.
How to Comply with SECR Rules
If your company is deemed ‘large’, you will need to report its energy usage and Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions under SECR rules. Understand the jargon and out how to do this with this short article.
How To Choose The Lowest Carbon Flights
With aviation being slow to decarbonise, it’s easy for businesses to bury their heads in the sand and assume there are no emissions savings to be had, but this simply isn’t the case. We’ve come up with some ideas to help you and your organisation reduce the emissions associated with flying.
9 Ways To Reduce Transport Emissions
With travel emissions making up such a significant proportion of our personal and business emissions, we’ve put together our top 9 tips to reduce transport emissions.
The Lowest Carbon Holidays
With some holidays creating over 5 tonnes of carbon emissions per person, we set out on a mission to come up with the holidays that are compatible with the Paris Agreement target of staying within 1.5 degrees of global warming. We’ve put together a list of some of the lowest carbon holidays possible (under 500 kgs of CO2 for one person) and the good news is that you can still get away and have a brilliant time experiencing different cultures, cuisines and activities.
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2026
- 10 Sept 2026 PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plans: What They Are and Who Needs One
- 26 Aug 2026 Why are other companies’ emissions part of my business’s carbon footprint?
- 26 Aug 2026 What Data is Required to Calculate a Company’s Carbon Footprint?
- 25 Aug 2026 Absolute Emissions vs Carbon Intensity Targets
- 21 Aug 2026 Carbon Neutral, Carbon Negative or Net Zero?
- 21 Aug 2026 What are Scope 1, 2 & 3 Emissions
- 11 Aug 2026 UK SRS: What It Is, Who It Affects, and What Travel and Events Companies Should Actually Do
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2025
- 27 Jan 2025 21 Ways Event Companies Are Reducing Emissions
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2024
- 20 Dec 2024 30 Ways Travel Companies Are Reducing Emissions
- 29 Nov 2024 Melting Mountains: The Paradox of Ski Resorts and Climate Change
- 8 Nov 2024 ATTA - Leading By Example
- 8 Nov 2024 Why Activity-based Carbon Calculations are King
- 24 Sept 2024 How to be a Responsible Tourism Business
- 19 Aug 2024 Investing in Nature - A Case Study
- 15 Jul 2024 ecollective’s Carbon Emissions
- 9 Jul 2024 When Everyone Is Offsetting, Why Should You Be Insetting?
- 25 Jun 2024 8 Tips For Writing An Impactful Impact Report
- 27 May 2024 Are Heat Pumps & Solar Panels Worthwhile?
- 2 Apr 2024 Ecolabels & Certifications: Are they worth it?
- 18 Mar 2024 Business Growth vs Emissions Reduction - The Airline Industry
- 15 Mar 2024 Why Carbon Reduction and Nature Protection Go Hand in Hand
- 19 Feb 2024 How to Comply with SECR Rules
- 30 Jan 2024 How To Choose The Lowest Carbon Flights
- 16 Jan 2024 9 Ways To Reduce Transport Emissions
- 9 Jan 2024 The Lowest Carbon Holidays
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2023
- 7 Dec 2023 The Carbon Footprint Of Holidays
- 28 Nov 2023 How to Integrate Carbon Credits Into A Net Zero Strategy
- 31 Oct 2023 How to Create A Carbon Budget
- 2 Oct 2023 Why Your Company Needs A Carbon Action Fund
- 15 Sept 2023 ecollective’s Carbon Report 2022/23
- 6 Sept 2023 Measuring Your Company’s Carbon Footprint - Which Option is Best?
- 24 Aug 2023 8 Areas Businesses Can Reduce Waste to Cut Emissions
- 9 Aug 2023 How to Reduce Your Company’s Digital Carbon Footprint
- 3 Jul 2023 How To Reduce Upstream Scope 3 Emissions
- 26 Jun 2023 8 Decarbonisation Tips for Tour Operators
- 13 Jun 2023 How to Run Low Carbon Events / Exhibitions
- 23 May 2023 How To Reduce Downstream Scope 3 Emissions
- 22 Mar 2023 The Carbon Footprint of Formula One
- 13 Mar 2023 5 Company Benefits of Carbon Training
- 10 Mar 2023 What is the Glasgow Declaration?
- 23 Feb 2023 7 Employee Carbon Reduction Strategies
- 3 Feb 2023 Is Carbon Neutral the Enemy?
- 18 Jan 2023 The Carbon Footprint of the Aviation Industry
- 18 Jan 2023 The Carbon Footprint of Tennis (and how to reduce it)
- 2 Jan 2023 Does Working From Home Reduce Carbon Emissions?
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2022
- 9 Dec 2022 10 Sustainable Travel Tips
- 6 Dec 2022 How to Avoid Greenwashing
- 23 Nov 2022 Designing A Low(er) Carbon World Cup
- 21 Nov 2022 How to Create a Carbon Budget for Business Travel
- 18 Nov 2022 Carbon: Frequently Asked Questions
- 7 Nov 2022 5 Carbon Reduction Actions To Achieve Net Zero
- 31 Oct 2022 Psst…Carbon Accounting is not 100% Accurate
- 27 Oct 2022 Carbon Offsetting 101
- 24 Oct 2022 5 Customer Strategies To Help Your Business Achieve Net Zero
- 17 Oct 2022 Why Should Your Company Have A Net Zero Strategy?
- 12 Oct 2022 The most carbon intensive thing you can do?
- 10 Oct 2022 What is Carbon Intensity and Why is it Useful?
- 6 Oct 2022 What is the effect of carbon labelling?
- 28 Sept 2022 What are B Corp’s Carbon Reduction Targets?
- 21 Sept 2022 The most un-sustainable travel
- 14 Sept 2022 5 ways to spot greenwashing
- 7 Sept 2022 10 carbon reduction hacks to introduce to your daily routine
- 31 Aug 2022 5 podcasts to get clued up on carbon
- 24 Aug 2022 The carbon footprint of your holiday drinks
- 17 Aug 2022 What are Science Based Targets?
- 10 Aug 2022 Plastic vs reusable - which is a better water bottle?
- 10 Aug 2022 How could carbon labels tell you the carbon cost of your shop?
- 3 Aug 2022 Why making your product (actually) sustainable will benefit your business
- 21 Jul 2022 The carbon footprint of sport
- 19 Jul 2022 How to make the changes to your life that will reduce your carbon footprint
- 6 Jul 2022 What’s peat and why is it important?
- 23 Jun 2022 The most sustainable ways to spend a sunny weekend
- 15 Jun 2022 Are Coldplay greenwashing?
- 25 May 2022 We’re reducing our own carbon footprint
- 18 May 2022 How to be a carbon reduction cheerleader
- 11 May 2022 Tipping points: what you need to know
- 6 May 2022 5 common Net-Zero mistakes
- 6 Apr 2022 The carbon footprint of your holiday
- 21 Mar 2022 How to choose carbon offsets
- 15 Mar 2022 What you need to know about carbon offsets
- 11 Mar 2022 How to become a net zero business
- 7 Mar 2022 Why every business should carbon label their products
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2020
- 12 Nov 2020 We've declared a Climate Emergency
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2019
- 11 Mar 2019 Carbon jargon explained

