1. 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

2. 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?