Promoting walking, cycling, public transport and responsible car use, and utilising technology to your organisation's advantage, is good for business.
Save money
Managing journeys to and from the workplace will reduce your business travel costs.
Improve staff health and well-being
Active travel improves health and motivation, resulting in a more productive and satisfied workforce, who take less sick leave.
Increase efficiency
Promoting smarter and flexible ways of working and travelling, saves valuable time.
Improve your community image
Demonstrating a commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility will boost your reputation as an organisation that cares about its staff and the local community.
Improve environmental credentials
By reducing car use to your site you are helping to contribute towards local and global environmental improvements.
Next steps to a greener way to work ... A travel plan is simply a systematic approach to dealing with travel issues related to specific sites, with the general aim of promoting sustainable travel options. It can cover a range of aspects such as staff travel to work, business travel, access by visitors, and fleet or freight movements, depending on the travel priorities for your organisation. The Travel Options section of this web site will give you some ideas, and the Network Services section outlines assistance available to employers who join the West Yorkshire Travel Plan Network.
