2021 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $15.5 million
Primary U.S. Payment Supplier: American Express
Primary U.S. Expense Supplier: Internally developed system
Consolidated Global TMC: CWT
BTN estimates professional services firm Accenture booked $15.5 million in U.S.-based air travel in 2021, down from $53 million in 2020, which itself was about 80 percent off of 2019 levels.
At the onset of Covid-19, Accenture implemented a global approval process to limit travel for safety reasons,. The firm names travel among the significant aspects of its environmental footprint, alongside electricity used in its locations. Accenture has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2025. It requires 90 percent of its key suppliers to disclose environmental targets and the actions they are taking to reduce emissions.
Accenture this year announced it had partnered with American Express Global Business Travel and Shell to launch a platform for purchasing sustainable aviation fuel.
The firm reported revenues of $50.5 billion in the 2021 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, an increase of 11 percent year over year. It reports 710,000 employees and offices in more than 200 cities across 50 countries.