Climate Action Plan
We are increasingly aware of the effort needed to safeguard our planet. We are the world’s largest digital travel platform, and we have a responsibility to contribute to this effort seriously.
In this inaugural Climate Action Plan, we lay out our key commitments to make our operations, services and the travel industry more sustainable.
Operating sustainably and fostering a culture of sustainability
The climate crisis is accelerating and we know we must do even more to help protect our planet. That's why we're setting ourselves ambitious new targets to reduce our carbon emissions in operations to become net-zero (in total emissions) by 2040.
Making it easier for travellers to book more sustainable trips
As a leading digital travel company, our greatest opportunity for impact on the industry comes through our product. To truly decarbonise the travel sector, we must make it easy for travellers to make more sustainable choices every time they travel.
2023
Global Emissions
Total Scope 3
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (tCO2e)
Booking Holdings
Total Scope 1, 2 & 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
276,308 (METRIC TONS CO2e)
Scope 1
3,785
Scope 2
162
Scope 3
272,361
86.9%
0.9%
12.2%
Capital goods
Business travel & commuting
Purchased goods and services
Renewable Electricity
100% Booking.com offices powered by renewable electricity*
*through the purchase of unbundled energy attribute
certificates (EACs)
100%
Waste Management
Waste comes in many forms, from food to furniture.
We have comprehensive waste-streaming systems implemented in more than 70% of our offices. Our waste-streaming approach is not just about separating recycling and non-recycling, we take a holistic view. Inside our offices, we're also focused on how we use and consume products – particularly single-use plastic products. We're committed to removing single-serving packaging from our offices and have already removed many single-use products.
Employee Engagement
We empower our employees to give back to the places that have given us so much through our employee volunteer programme.
Since the programme began in 2014, our teams have dedicated 200,000+ hours across 2,500 projects worldwide.
