How to Reduce Business Travel CO₂ Without Canceling Important Meetings

Many companies aim to cut travel emissions — but canceling meetings isn't the solution. Discover how data-driven location planning reduces CO₂ and keeps teams connected.

The Pressure Is Real – But Cancelling Meetings Isn’t the Answer

Your company has ambitious ESG targets.
The sustainability report is due next quarter.
And the pressure to reduce travel emissions is mounting.

So the default reaction is often:
“Let’s cancel in-person meetings.”‍

But that’s not always smart.
Because while travel produces emissions, face-to-face meetings still drive alignment, trust, and results.
What if there was a better way?

What Actually Causes High Emissions?

It’s not the meeting itself.
It’s where you hold it.

📊 According to industry data:

Up to 80% of emissions from international meetings are caused by poor location decisions.
Choose a better meeting city → cut emissions by up to 60% without cancelling anything.
Let’s take an example:

🔹 A global team with members in Berlin, Dubai and Toronto
🔹 They plan a workshop in New York – a “central” idea
🔹 Total CO₂ emissions: 32 tons
🔹 Same meeting in Lisbon: 13 tons
🔹 Same agenda, same people – less than half the impact

Why Most Companies Miss This Leverage Point

Travel teams focus on booking flights and trains.
Sustainability officers focus on offsets and policies.
But almost no one asks: "What’s the best city?"
That’s because:

Location decisions are often made by gut feeling
Nobody has time to calculate 20 travel routes
ESG teams rarely have planning tools for meetings

This leads to suboptimal travel – and unnecessary emissions.

A Smarter Way to Cut CO₂ – Without Cutting Connection

Convien changes the game.
Instead of guessing where to meet, you:

Upload your attendees
Define your parameters (CO₂, cost, time)
Get the top-ranked cities, based on real travel data

And yes – it integrates into Outlook and your travel ecosystem.
So what happens?

✅ You keep the face-to-face value
✅ You meet your ESG targets
✅ You plan smarter, not harder

Ideal for Sustainability and Travel Leaders

If you're…

A Sustainability Manager tasked with reducing travel emissions
A Travel or Procurement Lead under pressure to cut costs
Or a Team Leader who still believes in the power of human connection…

…Convien gives you the decision support tool you've been missing.

Cut CO₂ without cutting connection.
Try Convien today and discover the sustainable way to meet.
👉 Request your demo now

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