Data & Methodologies
Have confidence in your carbon calculations with our best-in-class methodologies and data accuracy
Travel spend
$100+ billion
Hotel Properties
1.5 million
Flight Database (annual)
60 million
Unparalleled real-world carbon intelligence
Trusted by governments, businesses and travel tech partners, and over $100 billion in travel spend, our products are powered by robust and flexible data that give you confidence in making sustainable business decisions.
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We partner with some of the industries largest travel management companies, online booking tools, expense solutions, and your company systems to effortlessly integrate your data into our systems. Supplementing your data with high-quality enrichment data means we can accurately report your emissions and help you decarbonise with recommendations realistic for your business.
Data enrichment for meticulous accuracy
Business travel data is often incomplete, be it out-of-platform bookings, or expense only data. This leakage means inaccurate reporting and ultimately, could lead to regulatory non-compliance. Thrust Carbon turns this from a problem into an opportunity.
We use cutting-edge enrichment techniques to transform the data provided by our clients and partners. This means that even if the data provided is missing data points, our systems can ‘fill in the gaps’ using industry-leading data sources to ensure the best possible methodology can be applied.
Aircraft types
Aircraft type can have an impact of 20% on emissions as they get more efficient every year.
Aircraft load factor
Seat utilisation rate on any given route plays a huge part in emissions-per-passenger.
Rail operator data
Rail emissions can vary significantly based on a country’s electricity mix and other factors.
50+ leading methodologies at your disposal
There are lots of travel methodologies to choose from, and no general consensus on which is best. But, if a methodology cannot differentiate between the emissions of different aircraft types, travel managers cannot encourage their travelers to utilize newer, lower-emission aircraft as a way of reducing travel program emissions in line with net-zero. We offer the very best carbon calculation methodologies to enable organizations to approach their emissions reduction strategies with more sophistication.
Opt for our award-winning methodology hierarchy
Make sure every calculation is as accurate as possible. We apply the best possible methodology for the given data on a trip-by-trip basis.
Select custom methodologies
Clients and partners can select custom methodologies to suit their needs, see below some of our key examples.
ICAO+
This world-leading air travel methodology from the International Civil Aviation Organization, provides extensive insights.
IATA
We’re an exclusive partner for the highly-granular air travel methodology from the International Air Transport Association.
Google TIM
The Travel Impact Model, developed by Google, is a state of the art emission estimation model for flights.
DEFRA+
Possibly the world’s most widespread carbon emissions methodology, Thrust Carbon enhances DEFRA for extra utility.
Spend methodologies
Accurate emissions calculations for all forms of transport when only expense data is available.
European rail methodologies
We support 20+ country- and operator-specific methodologies, including DB, SBB, RENFE and more.
Our methodologies are assured to the ISO 14083 standard
Thrust Carbon is the first and only tool company to be independently assured to the new ISO 14083 carbon accounting standard, across multiple methodologies for different modes of travel — including air, rail and car.
With ISO 14083 likely becoming the standard the EU and other global jurisdictions align to, your organization will have confidence in your reporting, and be protected from criticism and allegations of greenwashing with our ISO-assured methodologies.
Our industry-leading hotel methodology
Historically, it has been impossible to easily compare the sustainability credentials of different hotels. This has made writing travel policies and changing traveler behavior expensive and impractical. For the first time, organizations and travelers can effortlessly compare hotels in any given city or country and make decisions that lessen their environmental impact.
The Thrust Carbon Hotel Sustainability Index (TC-HSI) assigns a unique sustainability score to every single hotel in the world, combining data from numerous scientifically-backed sustainability sources.
Nightly emissions
Typical nightly carbon emissions based on hotel type and location.
Hotel policies
Evaluation of the hotel operator’s net-zero goals and other policies, for example on single-use plastics.
Building sustainability
Assessment of building efficiency using government and independent data sources.
Green certifications
Integrates data from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) certified property list.
Using TC-HSI to drive change in your business
Procure sustainable suppliers
Generate custom lists of leading sustainable hotels. No need to carry out lengthy assessments or contact hotels individually to fully understand their sustainability attributes.
Write data-backed policies
Set organizational policy backed by data. Only permitting hotel bookings above a certain sustainability score, or setting a company-wide challenge where teams compete to achieve the best average score for their stays.
Drive sustainable decision-making
Offer the traveler choice. When searching for accommodation, travelers can easily see hotel sustainability scores and credentials in their existing online booking tools, with the most sustainable hotels clearly marked.
Translate data into the real world with carbon equivalencies
The hardest element of net zero policymaking and carbon accounting is often relating it to the real world. It is very difficult to visualize what ‘one tonne’ of carbon looks like or why it matters. Effectively communicating these concepts is crucial in the journey to net-zero.
Our products seamlessly display real-world equivalencies alongside carbon calculations, making a visual link between a specified quantity of carbon and meaningful substitutes, such as a number of planted trees or distance traveled by car.
Help travelers understand their impact
Research shows that a large majority of people want to work for sustainable companies. By displaying equivalencies alongside employees’ emissions, organizations can nudge booking decisions towards sustainable options alongside demonstrating their commitment to being environmentally conscious.
Justify your climate policies
Travel managers and others involved in setting policy must secure buy-in from a range of stakeholders. At an organizational level, small changes to travel policies can result in large carbon savings. Being able to demonstrate to decision-makers that one adjustment is the equivalent of planting a whole forest of trees can be extremely impactful.
Comprehensive Sustainability Intelligence
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Real-time carbon accounting of the highest standard
Upgrade your organization’s emissions reporting, and set your travel program on the right track for compliance and disclosure requirements.
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Engage your employees with sustainability
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Go further with net-zero planning
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