30 April 2008 | Luca Del Buono

 

Travel consumes resources, even though much of the cost is not immediately evident. There are the hidden costs of staff time spent travelling on business and providing parking spaces.

Many firms are spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds on parking every year. In addition, the cost to UK businesses of delays and unreliability due to congestion is estimated to run into billions of pounds each year.

The impact of travel on the environment is also worse than it first appears. Transport is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, with commuter and business travel constituting nearly 40 per cent of miles driven by car.

Measures to reduce excessive vehicle use are vital for any business that seeks to make its operations more sustainable.

A workplace travel plan can be used as a strategy to manage the travel generated by your organisation and so reduce its environmental impact while providing financial benefits and productivity improvements, saving both the business and its staff money and time.

This guide shows how travel plans typically support measures to support walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing. It also discusses how these can be reinforced with promotions and incentives and by the management of workplace parking.

Click here to read more and create your workplace travel plan.

This information was provided courtesy of Business Link.

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