American Express Global Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel, a US-headquartered travel agency, has demonstrated a commitment to climate action, with reported carbon emissions and ambitious reduction targets.

For 2025, American Express Global Business Travel's total emissions are approximately 2.94 billion kg CO2e. This includes about 315,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1, approximately 1.35 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (location-based), and around 2.94 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. A significant portion of the Scope 3 emissions comes from the use of sold products, accounting for approximately 2.88 billion kg CO2e. Other notable Scope 3 contributors include employee commute at about 12.5 million kg CO2e, business travel at approximately 10.7 million kg CO2e, and purchased goods and services at around 53.3 million kg CO2e.

In 2024, the company's total emissions were about 2.51 billion kg CO2e. This comprised approximately 425,800 kg CO2e from Scope 1, around 1.23 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (location-based), and roughly 2.51 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3. The use of sold products represented a substantial 2.45 billion kg CO2e of Scope 3 emissions, followed by employee commute at about 12.4 million kg CO2e, and purchased goods and services at approximately 46.3 million kg CO2e.

Looking back to 2023, the reported emissions were approximately 2.34 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (location-based) and about 20.3 million kg CO2e for Scope 3 business travel. For 2022, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions were approximately 3.03 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions were about 17.1 million kg CO2e. In 2021, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions stood at roughly 1.96 million kg CO2e, with Scope 3 business travel at around 2.47 million kg CO2e. Prior to the pandemic, in 2019, Scope 2 (location-based) emissions were approximately 7.61 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel was about 21.6 million kg CO2e.

American Express Global Business Travel has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement to halve emissions by 2030 using 2019 as a baseline. The company has also committed to science-based targets. Specifically, they aim to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 60% by 2033 from a 2019 base year, and by 90% by 2050. Absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions are also targeted for a 90% reduction by 2050 from a 2019 base year. American Express Global Business Travel's SBTi status is "Committed" for near-term targets. These commitments and targets cascade from Global Business Travel Group, Inc.