The Invisible Carbon Footprint: Why Your ESG Reporting Is Incomplete

The Last Mile: Why Your Sustainability Reporting is Incomplete Without Ground Transport Data

A business trip doesn't end when the plane lands. Taxis, ride-shares, and transfers create a significant, often invisible, carbon footprint. It's time to start tracking the last mile.

A typical business trip generates a clear data trail: a flight is booked, a hotel is reserved, and expenses are filed. But what about the journey in between? The taxi from the airport to the hotel, the ride-share to a client meeting, the transfer back to the station — these small, individual trips collectively form the “last mile” of business travel. For most companies, they also represent a significant blind spot in their carbon footprint.

This fragmented data from various suppliers has historically made ground transport emissions one of the most challenging elements to include in Scope 3 emissions reporting. Without it, your understanding of a trip's total environmental impact is fundamentally incomplete.

PredictX and SQUAKE: The Solution for Auditable Compliance

PredictX is closing this critical data gap. Our enhanced Sustainability module now consolidates emissions data from ground transport, alongside your air, rail and hotel activity. PredictX's own calculator works out the CO₂ for every trip, and clients who switch it on add SQUAKE’s certified calculation layer, so scattered data points become one clear, strategic overview. The result is a fully embedded solution designed to meet the demands of even the most complex multinational programs.

For a deeper look into our partnership, see our insights on audit-ready CO₂ reporting and a Deeper Look into the PredictX and SQUAKE Partnership.

"Today’s travel and sustainability managers need more than just numbers, they need insight they can trust. This partnership means our clients can rely on a native solution, purpose-built to meet sustainability reporting requirements, without compromising on accuracy or auditability." — Keesup Choe, CEO, PredictX

"Integrating with the technology and innovation leader in travel and expense data analytics is a natural step. Together, we’re raising the bar for what enterprise clients can expect from sustainability tools, transforming data into meaningful action." — Philipp von Lamezan, CEO & Co-founder, SQUAKE

The Core of Your Sustainability Program & ESG Strategy

Our platform's ability to consolidate all of your travel data into a single source of truth is the first step towards decarbonising business travel. Your carbon reporting becomes complete enough to stand up to an auditor and ready to support emissions reduction.

• A True Door-to-Door View: Finally, you can analyze the full environmental cost of a business trip, from the moment an employee leaves home to the moment they return.
• Uncover Hidden Carbon Hotspots: You can now identify if certain cities, departments, or trip types are generating disproportionately high ground transport emissions and inform policy changes.
• Complete and Auditable Reports: By including this crucial data, your emissions reports become more accurate and defensible, strengthening both internal ESG initiatives and external compliance.

Don't let the last mile be your last priority. A truly effective sustainability strategy accounts for every part of the journey. With PredictX, you now have the complete picture.

In the News: The PredictX & SQUAKE Partnership for Sustainability Leadership

Don't just take our word for it. Our partnership and its impact on corporate travel sustainability have been featured in leading industry publications.

• The Business Travel Mag: PredictX and SQUAKE Introduce CO₂ Analytics Solution
• Business Travel News Europe: PredictX and SQUAKE Create New Sustainability Platform
• SQUAKE.earth: PredictX and SQUAKE Announce Strategic Technology Partnership to Power Sophisticated CO₂ Analytics for Enterprise Travel & Expense Programs

The Role of Cogent: Our Agentic AI for Smarter Decisions

Achieving net-zero targets and building a sustainable corporate travel policy requires more than just data — it requires intelligent action. This is where Cogent, our award-winning agentic AI, transforms your T&E program. Cogent doesn't just analyze data; it acts as an intelligent workforce that proactively finds opportunities and "sustainability wins".

Cogent's conversational intelligence allows you to ask natural language questions about your carbon footprint and instantly receive insights. For instance, you could ask, "Which department's travel is a carbon hotspot?" or "How would shifting our London-to-Paris travel from air to rail affect our Scope 3 emissions?" Cogent provides a precise, data-driven answer, empowering you to make smarter, more strategic decisions to reduce your environmental impact.

Resources for Actionable Sustainability

We've explored the foundational elements of comprehensive reporting. Now, dive deeper into the strategy with our expert guides, including a The 2025 Playbook for Net-Zero Business Travel.

Frequently Asked Questions: Closing the Gaps in Your ESG Reporting

What makes a business travel emissions report incomplete?

Most reports cover flights and hotels well and miss what happens on the ground: taxis, ride-shares, transfers and rental cars booked outside the travel management company. Those trips still belong in Scope 3 Category 6, so leaving them out understates the figure an auditor or a board will later ask you to explain.

How does PredictX fill those gaps?

PredictX consolidates travel and expense data from over 200 sources, so trips booked outside the TMC still reach the report. Its own calculator works out the CO₂ for every trip with one documented method, and clients who need a certified figure can switch on SQUAKE's calculation layer.

Does a tool make our reporting compliant?

No tool does: compliance belongs to the company that reports. PredictX supports Scope 3 Category 6 (business travel) reporting under the GHG Protocol by calculating each trip with one documented method. When your assurer asks, PredictX can trace any figure back to its trip and the method used.

Ready to see the full impact of your business travel? Walk me through ground transport emissions.

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