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Reduce carbon emissions, improve your reputation
We want to support businesses to manage and reduce emissions from work-related travel. Here you will find information on how to create the business case for calculating and reducing work-related travel emissions.
Carbon is more than just a number. It is a source of management information that will help you understand your business’ work-related travel patterns and travel needs. We find that when businesses start to reduce emissions they also save money, improve their productivity and enhance employee well-being.
Why measuring and reducing work-related travel emissions is good for business:
Work-related travel emissions
can represent a significant proportion of a business’ overall carbon footprint. WWF-UK research has shown that business travel can account for over 50% or more of non- manufacturing businesses carbon footprint. Excluding emissions from work- related travel could mean a significant proportion of emissions are excluded from your carbon report.