Sustainability planning for your organisation will not only become a strategic imperative for 2023 but it will also help you attract and retain top talent which will increase your competitiveness with customers becoming even more environmentally conscious.
A recent study from UCC showed that 37% of all our transport emissions are caused by private cars undertaking short journeys up to 8km.
By encouraging employees to make greener choices, you'll not only help the efficiency of travel but reduce your company's environmental impact.
Benefits to reducing the carbon impact of your organisation:
· Enhanced brand and reputation – grow your green credentials.
· Increased competitiveness – customers are becoming ever more environmentally conscious and show their support by buying from companies with a strong sustainability focus.
· Attract and retain staff – increasingly employees look to support companies that have taken action and have plans in place around climate change.
· Money saving – for both the company saving on fuel expenditure and for the employee tax savings of up to 52% from the Bike to Work schemes.
· A fitter, healthier and more productive workforce.
How can you encourage more of your employees to ditch the car keys and opt for more sustainable means of travel?
This is where Bike to Work can help:
1. If you can guarantee an attendance rate of 50+ then sign up for a dedicated Bike to Work webinar where our team of experts will take your employees through not only the basics of how they apply for the scheme and obtain their bike savings but we will also take them through the features and benefits of the different styles of bikes to help them make the best choice of bike to suit their needs.
2. On site Bike to Work Day, if it suits your organisation in terms of location and size then we would be happy to come onsite and meet your employees face to face. We would also bring a partner bike shop with us to display a range of bike options and space / weather permitting your teams could even text ride a bike or two.
3. Marketing Support Pack, we have a full range of posters and flyers which we are happy to post out for you to display in canteens or reception areas. We also have a full range of digital flyers and leaflets which can be sent to you for display on your internal communications networks or for you to distribute to your employees.
Note: Ireland produced 34.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021. This was an increase of over five percent in comparison to the previous year, when the outbreak of COVID-19 and the restrictions imposed caused a reduction in CO₂ emissions. Ireland has one of the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the EU, at nearly 13 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per person.
