American Express Global Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), a US-headquartered travel agency, has disclosed its carbon emissions and climate commitments.

For 2025, Amex GBT's total projected emissions are approximately 2.9 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 315,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 1,353,000 kg CO2e (location-based), and Scope 3 emissions of about 2.9 billion kg CO2e. The largest contributors to Scope 3 are use of sold products (2,876,343,000 kg CO2e), employee commute (12,506,000 kg CO2e), and purchased goods and services (53,286,000 kg CO2e).

In 2024, Amex GBT reported total emissions of approximately 2.45 billion kg CO2e. This comprised Scope 1 emissions of 424,800 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 1,230,000 kg CO2e (location-based), and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 2.45 billion kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 categories included use of sold products (2,449,209,000 kg CO2e), employee commute (12,427,000 kg CO2e), and purchased goods and services (46,314,000 kg CO2e).

The company has set several climate targets:

• Amex GBT committed to net-zero carbon by 2050, as declared in 2020.
• The company has also committed to science-based targets as an interim step towards global net-zero emissions by 2050.
• It aims to halve all-scope emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050, using 2019 as a base year, aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
• More specifically, Amex GBT targets a 60% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2033 from a 2019 base year.
• For the longer term, the company aims for a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2019 base year, and a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe.
• American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has a "Committed" status for near-term targets according to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), based on data cascaded from its ultimate parent, Global Business Travel Group, Inc.