Why Reduce

Business Travel

Impacts?

Reducing costs to the business.

Fuel Costs:

Business travel and individual commuting

costs.

Time Costs:

-Smart business meeting planning

-Productive travel time using

public transport

-Reduced congestion

Improving well-being of your work force:

Encourages people to feel that they are doing

something good together as a team: Make it fun – have

awards, competitions.

Achieve business brilliance through increasing fitness

and resilience

Achieve a good work life balance

Help with flexible working.

Increasing quality of life through stress reduction.

Minimise unproductive travel time and increase

relaxation and family time.

Reduce your carbon footprint by

cutting transport emissions

Reduce your dependence on fossil

fuels and car use

Minimise local air and noise

pollution.

Reduce local congestion

Contribute to nationwide

environmental initiatives

Make better use of your premises

Reduced need for large areas of car parks,

space can be used for cycle sheds.

Expansion of current facilities

Recreational areas

Flexible working reduces need for office space

Make a difference and attract investment

Environmental management is key to winning

contracts with large companies and public the

sector.

Improving reputation amongst the local

community by considerate behaviour can help

build relationships with the neighbours.

Develop your reputation as a leader in the

field

SAVE TIME and

MONEY

UTILISE YOUR SPACE

IMPROVE EMPLOYEE

WELLBEING

BENEFIT THE

ENVIRONMENT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

How can impact be reduced?

Understanding your work force – send out a questionnaire enquiring about:

- Current modes of travel.

- Postcodes/locations of journey from.

- Alternative options.

- Lifestyles/constraints making car-use a more preferable method of transportation.

- Work patterns.

- Number of travels.

Define commuting and business travel in a average day.

• Networking and Research

- Find like minded companies - access a wider audience and have a more complete body of knowledge.

- Look at what other companies have done and steal with pride! Are there any problems, limitations in their plans? Can they be

remedied in your method?

- The internet - many papers and case studies can be accessed to help inform a plan.

- Set realistic and achievable ambitious targets.

- Collate reductions in costs, adapt for improvements.

-NBTN has a large number of case studies, guidance and support to help. www.nbtn.org.uk.

• Implement and support a plan

- Incentivise: Create competitions/ league tables, Travel awards. Penalties for bad practice (careful)

- Inform: Healthier options, saving money and time.

- Adapt: What is needed to support these changes and make the transition easier. (cycling huts, showers etc.)

- Review: Critically assess your plan, are there more improvements that could be made?