May 2007

A Warwickshire business travel firm is giving clients the chance to show off their green credentials

Travel Management Group (TMG), based in Leamington Spa, is offering corporate clients the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint from global travel by funding worldwide projects.

They have teamed up with Climate Care, a UK company dedicated to reducing global warming.

Guy Dunwoody, Director of Marketing Operations, said offsetting the environmental impact of travel is increasingly important to their clients.

He said: "Tackling climate change has become a major political issue and is an area in which many businesses are keen to play their part - we are happy to now be able to offer them an innovative solution.

"The companies we work with often have specific environmental targets laid out in their Corporate Social Responsibility guidelines and TMG can supply very accurate information about their travel arrangements.

"We are able to use this information to help Climate Care to calculate the exact levels of carbon emissions the businesses need to offset."

The projects TMG clients will help fund include a scheme installing energy-efficient lighting in low income homes in South Africa.

Climate Care also supports farmers in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh by providing them with a foot powered water pump, allowing them to irrigate their crops all-year round without having to use polluting diesel-powered pumps.

Stella Bell from Climate Care said: "Climate change is emerging as a significant business issue and we're really pleased to be working with TMG and their high-profile clients.

"Companies signing up to the scheme can choose what percentage of their emissions they want to offset. By paying for their carbon, companies are taking an important step towards a low-carbon economy, and are helping to fund life-changing green energy projects at the same time."

Climate Care already works with a number of other large organisations including British Gas, the Co-operative Bank and Guardian Newspapers.

For more information about the scheme visit www.climatecare.org or for details of TMG's business travel solutions visit www.tmgcorporate.com

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