Travel + Leisure Co. Reports Progress on Emissions, Conservation and Community Impact

Travel + Leisure Co. has released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Annual Report, detailing the global vacation company’s progress in environmental stewardship, responsible tourism, associate development, community investment and corporate governance.

The report outlines the company’s Full Circle corporate responsibility strategy and establishes updated environmental goals extending through 2030. It also highlights measurable progress across a portfolio that serves nearly 800,000 owner families and includes more than 280 vacation club resorts and 3,600 RCI-affiliated resorts worldwide.

“In 2025, we grew with purpose,” President and CEO Michael D. Brown wrote in the report. “Every new brand we add and destination we open extends our core mission: to put the world on vacation, and to do so responsibly.”

Reducing Emissions and Expanding Renewable Energy

Travel + Leisure Co. reported a 44% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 location-based greenhouse gas emissions intensity compared with its 2010 baseline, surpassing its previous 40% reduction goal.

The company also reduced its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 7% year over year, representing a decrease of 11,292 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Renewable-energy initiatives continued to expand during 2025. The company signed 13 solar agreements, while existing on-site solar arrays supplied more than 8.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity—approximately 3.1% of the electricity used across its portfolio.

New environmental goals approved by the company’s Board of Directors in 2026 include:

• Reducing market-based Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions per occupied room night by 10% by 2030.
• Increasing renewable electricity to 15% of the electricity used at managed resorts by 2030.
• Reducing fresh-water withdrawals per occupied room night by 10% by 2030.
• Establishing active water-management plans at all locations in areas of high or extremely high water stress by 2030.
• Achieving a 30% total waste-diversion rate by 2030.
• Continuing to reduce purchases of single-use plastics through approved vendors.

Supporting Forests, Habitats and Responsible Tourism

Travel + Leisure Co. reported that its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation has resulted in more than 2.3 million trees being planted, exceeding the company’s goal of two million trees.

Through its Renovation Donation Program, the company diverted approximately 3.3 million pounds of furniture, appliances and other materials from landfills. More than 14,500 furnishings and appliances were redirected for reuse.

In 2025, Travel + Leisure Co. also became the first vacation ownership company to join the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance. The company said the collaboration will support continued progress in responsible tourism and provide access to hospitality-focused sustainability resources and best practices.

Environmental programs are coordinated through the company’s centralized Impact Hub and supported at the resort level by associate-led Green Teams. These teams identify opportunities to conserve resources, reduce waste and support the natural environments surrounding their properties.

Investing in Associates and Communities

The report also emphasizes workforce development and associate engagement.

Participation in the company’s annual associate engagement survey reached 87%, producing an engagement score of 4.37 out of 5. Travel + Leisure Co. also received the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year.

The company reported a 95% retention rate among graduates of its learning and development programs, reflecting its focus on career growth, leadership development and internal advancement.

Travel + Leisure Co. provided approximately $4 million in corporate contributions, in-kind support and associate workplace giving during 2025. Associates contributed more than 28,000 hours of company-paid volunteer service to nonprofit organizations and community projects.

Community partnerships highlighted in the report include Christel House, Give Kids the World Village, the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation, Step Up for Students and the Wyndham Championship’s Birdies Fore Backpacks program.

The company also directed approximately $231 million to small-business enterprises, representing 23.8% of its total addressable spending.

Strengthening Ethics and Accountability

Travel + Leisure Co. reported that 100% of its workforce received annual ethics and integrity training. All resort operations were also equipped with human-trafficking awareness training, educational resources and signage.

Corporate responsibility oversight extends across three of the Board’s four committees. Seven of the company’s nine directors are independent, and 44% of directors are gender and/or ethnically diverse.

The company’s 2025 recognitions included Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America, Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies and Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers.

About Travel + Leisure Co.

Travel + Leisure Co. is a leading global vacation company delivering more than six million getaways annually through a portfolio of vacation ownership, travel membership, exchange and lifestyle brands.

Its portfolio includes Club Wyndham, WorldMark by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club, Sports Illustrated Resorts, Eddie Bauer Adventure Club and Accor Vacation Club. The company also operates travel memberships and services through Travel + Leisure GO, Travel + Leisure for Business and RCI.

Read the complete report: Travel + Leisure Co. 2025 Corporate Responsibility Annual Report