Mission
The objective of the Sustainability Committee is to provide leadership and resources to help GBTA member organizations balance the social, economic and environmental impact of their business travel programs.
The committee’s key objectives include:
- Develop resources and education to help GBTA members integrate sustainability into their travel management programs as a means to add value to the bottom line
- Serve as consultants to the GBTA and member organizations in communicating and promoting sustainable travel and management strategies and practices
- Identify new ideas and initiatives to drive innovation through sustainable design in travel and meeting management
- Act as conduit to provide feedback gathered from specific member or market surveys in order to develop ongoing sustainability programs for the GBTA and its membership
View Resources
GBTA CSR Principles
Members
Claire Blades
Chair
Global Travel Manager/Global Travel
Symantec Corporation
Blake Miller, CTE
Vice-Chair
Director of Business Travel
InterContinental Stephen F. Austin
Eric Bailey
Senior Travel Manager
Microsoft Corporation
Jane Bankester, CCTE, GLP, CTC
Global Travel Director
World Vision, Inc.
Cathy Barthel
Regional Sales Manager
Enterprise Holdings
Jeff Cherry
Global Account Executive
Marriott International, Inc
Marie Downey, CTE
Director, Global Corporate Accounts
United Airlines
Victoria Gutowski, CCTE
Senior Manager, Travel and Food Services
USG Corporation
Bernard Harrop
Head of Sustainability
GBTA Europe ICARUS
Donna Headley
Global Travel Manager
Chevron Corporation
John Jackson
Vice President, Passenger Marketing & Sales, Americas
Korean Air
Christopher A. Juneau
Senior Director Marketing, Asia-Pacific
Concur
Ian Lipton
Chief Operating Officer
The Carbon Accounting Company
Denise Naguib
Corporate Senior Director, Sustainability
Marriott International, Inc.
Yvonne Ruppert-Gordon
Director of National Accounts, West Coast
Kimpton Hotels
Robert Wade, CCTE
Corporate Travel Manager
Wireless Advocates
Eve White, GLP
Vice President, Global Markets
HRG North America
GBTA Staff Liaison
Joseph Bates
Senior Director of Research
GBTA Foundation
Resources
An Introduction to Sustainable Travel
Sustainability Toolkit - North America
Sustainability Committee Application
Green Meeting Guidelines
Green Preferred Supplier List