Encouraging employees to use sustainable transport to work

What is active travel? Active travel covers all non-motorised modes of transport that do not generate pollution or greenhouse gases, such as walking, cycling and scooting… How can employees be encouraged to use active travel to get to work? Encouraging the use of active travel for the commute can help reduce the company’s carbon footprint and promote a healthier lifestyle for employees. Here are some strategies to encourage employees to favour active travel: - Provide suitable infrastructure such as secure bicycle parking, changing rooms and showers to encourage cycling or walking. - Offer financial incentives, such as partial reimbursement of costs linked to active travel, grants for buying bicycles, or tax benefits. - Set up a transport expense reimbursement programme: covering public transport passes, bicycle repairs, or even the cost of maintaining walking shoes. - Establish partnerships with bicycle rental services or bike-sharing systems to make active travel options easier to access. - Run awareness campaigns to highlight the benefits of active travel, both for personal health and for the environment. - Organise special events such as bike days, friendly walking competitions or bicycle repair workshops to generate interest and engagement among employees. - Offer flexible working hours so that employees can adapt their working hours to their active travel modes. - Set up a rewards system for kilometres travelled, for employees who reach a certain number of kilometres travelled on foot or by bike. - Organise internal challenges between teams to encourage friendly competition and stimulate participation in active travel.

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