ITM research shows impact of corporate manslaughter legislation

Thursday, 11 Jul, 2007 0

Research by the Institute of Travel Management has found that changes in working practice are blurring the edges between commuter and business travel.

According to the ITM, the implications of corporate manslaughter legislation, Corporate Social Responsibility and the growth of home working is forcing companies to consider whether a home office worker taking the train into London for a meeting constitutes business or commuter traffic.

“Although all trips to or from the office are basically business travel, the main consideration has always been who pays for it” says ITM executive director Paul Tilstone.

“However CSR is changing corporate thinking. Some 25% of companies already consider the carbon footprint associated with their employees’ commuter travel to be their concern. And whilst only a minority recognise this type of trip as business travel right now, 42% are unsure.”

ITM believes the shift is being intensified because travel buyers’ remit is widening to cover not just rail and car hire, but taxis, chauffeur drive, fleet management and public transport.

ITM’s survey revealed that 65% of buyers have already reviewed or in the process of reviewing their companies’ fleet and private car use in the light of corporate manslaughter legislation and 33% of buyers had selected taxi and car hire firms based on environmental issues.

By Bev Fearis

Bev

Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.

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