2015 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $52 million
Consolidated Global TMC: BCD Travel
Multinational advertising
and public relations company WPP’s air travel, measured in miles, increased 5
percent in 2015. Per employee, air travel rose 1 percent, while WPP also
increased its headcount of permanent employees 23 percent to 124,930. Revenue
increased 6.1 percent. BTN estimates WPP spent $52 million on U.S.-booked air
volume in 2015. The company uses audio- and videoconferencing to replace some
face-to-face meetings. In 2015, it added 43 videoconferencing units, bringing
its total to more than 700 in 160 cities. Use of those systems increased 6
percent year over year in 2015. WPP also offsets all its carbon emissions from
air travel via “support of renewable energy generation projects in fast-growing
economies,” according to its annual report.