Putting Your Car Rental Emissions in the Driving Seat: A Smarter Approach to Sustainability

Transform your approach to corporate sustainability with unparalleled data precision and strategic foresight, turning compliance into a competitive advantage for today and tomorrow.

Car rentals are a vital component of business travel, offering flexibility and access where other transport modes fall short. However, their environmental impact is often simplified in sustainability reporting, reduced to generic estimates based on fuel type or vehicle class. This lack of granular data makes it difficult to enforce a travel policy that truly prioritizes low-carbon options or to select rental partners based on their climate commitments. You can learn more about our approach to this challenge with our guide on how to promote sustainability and calculate your company's carbon footprint.

To drive meaningful change and achieve your corporate sustainability goals, you need data that goes beyond basic categories. You need precision. This is where a robust T&E reporting system and powerful Travel Data & Analytics become essential.

From Generic Estimates to Auditable Carbon Footprint Precision

The enhanced PredictX Sustainability module is engineered to deliver this precision through advanced CO₂ emission calculations for car rentals, providing a crystal-clear view of your overall Carbon Footprint. Our revolutionary Agentic AI technology, a truly innovative approach to data management learn about how PredictX is pioneering the use of AI—transforms your fragmented T&E data into a unified source of truth.

This breakthrough eliminates reliance on simple averages, enabling you to analyze the real-world impact of your company's travel decisions with unprecedented accuracy. The PredictX Corporate Travel Sustainability Solution empowers organizations with precise, auditable data essential for ESG reporting while driving strategic improvements in corporate travel sustainability.

This powerful data enables you to:

• Drive Smarter Procurement: Armed with precise emissions data, you can work with procurement teams to refine your sustainable procurement strategy and select travel partners based on their emissions performance and the availability of low-emission vehicles. This process fosters Corporate Accountability and leads to significant CO₂ savings. 
• Influence Traveler Behavior: Our platform empowers you to influence behavior with tools that show employees the tangible CO₂ difference between the fuel type vehicles used for specific trips, empowering them to make more sustainable decisions. 
• Build Future-Proof Policies: Our platform is designed for continuous improvement. We are already planning for the potential integration of actual distance data for car rentals to provide the highest level of accuracy possible. This helps you master last-mile emissions and stay ahead of evolving regulations like CSRD Reporting and other international standards.

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Achieving ESG Compliance and Net-Zero Targets

For many organizations, achieving Net-zero targets and ensuring ESG compliance requires audit-ready reporting. Your travel program's Scope 3 emissions are a critical part of this, as they often represent the majority of a company's total Greenhouse Gas Protocol emissions. PredictX's Data Consolidation & Insights platform helps you easily track your Travel ESG performance and ensure your reporting is verifiable for any audit. This turns mandatory compliance into a strategic advantage, bolstering your company's ESG Performance Management. Learn more about adhering to the CSRD and the broader PredictX for Sustainability suite.

PredictX and SQUAKE: A Strategic Partnership for Audit-Ready CO₂ Reporting

To deliver unparalleled accuracy and Audit/Auditable reporting, the PredictX platform integrates with leading partners. Our partnership with SQUAKE provides an enhanced layer of certified, verifiable CO₂ emission calculations for clients who require it. This strategic partnership further strengthens our commitment to providing the most sophisticated and auditable data on the market. For more on this collaboration, read about our strategic technology partnership in Business Travel News Europe and The Business Travel Magazine. You can also explore our co-authored resources like the 2025 playbook for net-zero business travel, which provides actionable strategies for Corporate Sustainability Goals, and our guide to mastering last-mile emissions for ESG compliance.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Your Guide to Sustainable Corporate Travel

Q1: What are Scope 3 emissions and why is it so hard to calculate them? 

A: Scope 3 emissions are the result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by your organization but that you indirectly affect in your value chain, like business travel. Calculating Business Travel Emissions is complex because it requires consolidating data from hundreds of fragmented sources, which often leads to reliance on unreliable generic estimates. PredictX’s platform automates this data consolidation process to provide a single, reliable source of truth.

Q2: How does the PredictX Sustainability solution help with CSRD reporting and compliance? 

A: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new EU directive that requires companies to disclose information on their environmental and social impacts. The PredictX solution provides integrated, compliance-grade data to help you meet these stringent requirements. Our platform simplifies and automates the process, ensuring your reports are audit-ready and accurate.

Q3: How can our company promote sustainability and make data-driven travel decisions? 

A: To promote sustainable business practices and foster sustainable corporate travel, you need actionable insights. PredictX’s sustainability dashboard provides a holistic view of your carbon hotspots and allows you to track progress against your Net-zero targets. Our Agentic AI also gives you proactive, actionable insights to drive smarter sustainable decision-making.

Q4: Is a compact car always the greenest choice for my employees? 

A: Not always. Generic estimates based on vehicle class can be misleading. Our solution provides granular CO₂ calculations by trip, allowing you to see the real-world impact of different vehicle choices (e.g., a standard sedan vs. a hybrid or EV) and helping you build a smarter travel policy.

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