Sustainable Travel
Better management of business travel is a key way to improve the sustainability of your organisation. In simple terms, there are two ways to improve the sustainability of travel:
- Avoid travel: by eliminating travel where there are practical business alternatives, such as a conference call. Avoiding travel is about minimising the need for staff to travel in order to deliver their business objectives. It is about changing working practices and putting in place a culture which supports not travelling.
- Travel differently: where travel is necessary adopt different travel behaviours. This could include changing modes of transport; using different vehicles or fuels; better travel planning; and/or changing behaviours such as driving style.
Our travel management service providers are able to provide a range of advice and support services to assist you in managing sustainability, including:
- Online trip carbon calculators
- Carbon management information reporting and analysis
- Consultancy support on assessing existing travel behaviours and improving travel policies
- Practical support in communicating and implementing change - such as running staff road shows and ‘carbon leagues'