23 May 2023

CTM wins Sustainability Award for online booking tool, Lightning

Award-winning global travel management company CTM has added another trophy to its cabinet after winning the Achievement in Sustainability – Corporate Booking Platform award at yesterday’s Business Travel Sustainability Awards Europe in London, hosted by The BTN Group.

The award recognises, ‘The corporate booking platform that has distinguished itself by demonstrating dedication to and achievement in reducing the environmental impact of its internal operations and/or that of its customers.’

Lightning has previously won Best Online Booking Tool at the Business Travel Awards Europe and has now been awarded for its Achievement in Sustainability.

Lightning incorporates functionality to help CTM’s clients achieve their sustainable travel targets including CO₂ Budgets, Flight vs Train CO₂ Comparisons, CO₂ Transfers just to name a few.

“We are absolutely thrilled to win this award. Helping our clients to achieve their sustainability goals is a huge priority for us and we’re continually enhancing the functionality in Lightning to make it as easy as possible for them to make it happen,” said Brian Sheerin, Chief Technology Officer EMEA.

“CTM was first to market with a carbon budget and transfer functionality, and one of the first to incorporate granular emissions data from RDC and partner with Delta Airlines to support a multi-year sustainable aviation fuel agreement (SAF) to reduce lifecycle emissions by 209 metric tons of CO2.”