Walking, cycling and public transport
Help support staff move away from using cars to cut transport costs and emissions.
Active and public transport has many benefits for your team and business.
- Cost savings – no fuel or parking costs and reduced vehicle maintenance costs.
- Reliable journey times not affected by traffic congestion.
- Better health and wellbeing from building exercise into daily routine.
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- Ask staff how they travel now.
- If possible provide facilities like bike parking and showers.
- Run short trials or challenges.
Company vehicles
Get the right vehicles for your business
Many businesses have more vehicles than they actually need. Downsize your fleet and save on capital, maintenance, and parking costs.
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- Check your cars meet your needs. Review how often each vehicle is used and its total cost.
- Pool vehicles. Change from having individual vehicles to shared vehicles. Use booking systems and chain trips together to make better use of the vehicles.
Switch to electric vehicles
Consider moving to electric vehicles to lower your petrol bill or get rid of it entirely. Electric vehicles are cheaper to run and maintain, and they can cut emissions by up to 80%.
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- Check daily driving distances — modern EVs travel over 200km per charge
- Research available electric models
- Calculate fuel and maintenance savings
- Plan how and where vehicles will be charged
- Get staff involved with test drives and training
- Combine EVs with public transport, bikes, or car share
Why take this action?
- Lower fuel and maintenance costs.
- Quieter vehicles and cleaner air.
- Strong signal to customers and staff.
Reduce flights
Face-to-face meetings can be very important to help establish working relationships. Think strategically about when an in-person meeting is needed or if a video call would work. Where possible, shift meetings to online to help save money, time and emissions.
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- Review past business flights.
- Decide which trips are essential.
- Make online meetings the default.
- Set a clear flight policy.
- Invest in reliable online meeting technology.
Why take this action?
- Reduce travel costs and deliver more value to your customers.
- Save staff time and energy.
- Significantly reduce carbon emissions.
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