Does your duty of care measure up?

Kayleigh Rogers, Consulting Manager, Global Business Consulting 

Corporate travel and meetings continues to recover - but the way businesses use business travel is shifting.  As work patterns change, companies are investing in internal meetings to bring hybrid employees together to collaborate and build culture. And as organisations seek to reduce their environmental impacts, some business travellers are beginning to extend trips so they can get achieve more while they're on the road. 

Business travel is on the move so now could be a good time for you to review and strengthen your travel risk management governance to keep it fit for purpose. The ISO 31030 standard gives you an opportunity to measure the scope and effectiveness of the care you take of your travellers.   

With ISO 31030, you have the guidelines to build a travel risk culture where you can manage these risks more effectively.   

• Get started now - don't wait for a quiet time (when did you last get a quiet time?) 
• Don't keep it to yourself. Travel risk is bigger than the travel team so talk to your colleagues in security, HR, and legal. Use ISO 31030 to understand how other parts of your business are impacted by travel risk. 
• Keep your eyes on the prize – putting in place a travel management culture is a big job.  However, the benefits beyond traveller wellbeing to encompass reduced legal exposure, security of supply chains, and even assurance to your firm's investors. 

Discover more about how you can take a best practice approach to travel risk management at The Atlas™.