Sustainability

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a key to the long-term sustainability of our world. Since 2022, in response to a proposal that received majority support from our stockholders, Booking Holdings has been working towards a long-term target of net-zero emissions. In 2024, our targets were validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an independent, multi-stakeholder partnership established to develop a global standard for net zero and to help companies create science-based frameworks for reducing their emissions.

We aim to cultivate a workforce that reflects the broad spectrum of people and cultures we work with and to support the health and wellbeing of all those who rely on our business, including employees and travelers. At a foundational level, we hold ourselves to high ethical standards in supporting the people who drive our business, and we support and respect international human rights standards while working to address potential adverse human rights impacts in our operations and value chain.

As travel continues to grow, we strive to reduce its negative impacts on people and the environment while staying true to our mission of making it easier for everyone to experience the world. We collaborate with partners across our value chain as well as a variety of third-party organizations to increase, optimize, and highlight efforts aimed at making our industry more sustainable. In doing so, our goal is to help ensure that the industry and those it touches can thrive today and into the future.