CWT Responsible Business Report 2012 - Carlson Wagonlit Travel

ContentsChapter 6 - Responsible Products and Services2012 Responsible Business Report -Chapter 6Business continuityCWT Meeting OptimizerHelping clients include environmentalimpact in meetings & events decisionsENVIRONMENTPrinciples 7, 8, 9CWT TravelStress IndexCWT Meeting OptimizerAs part of its effort to help clients reduce their environmentalimpact, CWT has developed a unique on-line tool enablingclients to make environmentally optimal meeting and eventdecisions. The CWT Meeting Optimizer uses a CWT-developed,patent-pending algorithm to take into account all CWT air, hoteland virtual meeting data, evaluating hundreds of thousands of combinationpossibilities. The results enable companies to select meeting destinationsbased on the amount of carbon emissions expended to transport attendeesto various locations.To use the CWT Meeting Optimizer, meeting organizers simply enter basicmeeting information (name, dates, and departing locations for all participants).The online tool then generates a list of potential worldwide destinations,including telepresence rooms, creating a prioritized list of potential venues.Destinations are ranked by overall cost, CO 2emissions, or total mileageaccording to the particular input details, search criteria and user profile settings.In addition to the CWT Meeting Optimizer, the CWT Green MeetingsCalculator enables clients to measure the environmental impact of variousoptions for destinations, transportation, lodging, communications and signage,venue selection, and food/beverage choices.Travel alternativesOne way to reduce the environmental impact of a travel programis by reducing travel altogether, by directing some types of travelto alternatives, such as web-conferencing or telepresence.The CWT Telepresence offering helps clients redirect travelerbehavior by handling the booking of telepresence rooms, withreporting that helps clients understand their total volumes for travel and travelalternatives and identifying areas for further improvement.Copyright © 2013 CWT79