Switch to Greener Travel with National Business Travel Network
WHATEVER NEXT?
How we get from A to B matters. Congestion, noise and pollution mean that our love affair with the combustion engine as we know it is showing signs of cooling. Opting for smarter travel choices can benefit our health and pocket, our local environment and the planet. In this issue's main feature, WHATEVER NEXT? explores just some of the ways the Government and others are helping people to really go green.
Government Sustainable Development -Travel Plans
The switch to greener travel is getting a boost from the National Business Travel Network, a business-to-business knowledge-sharing network launched in February 2007.
The NBTN aim is to encourage businesses - particularly UK FTSE 100 companies - to adopt travel planning as a way to reduce their reliance on cars. A travel plan is a package of measures produced by employers to encourage staff to use alternatives to single-occupancy car-use. This could include car sharing schemes; improved cycling facilities; a dedicated bus service; restricted car parking allocations; or more use of video conferencing.
The Network can provide your business with the opportunity to find out from others further down the road about the many benefits of travel planning. These include financial rewards and improved staff recruitment and retention. Regional events to promote the Network kicked off in June 2007 and in just a few months it has attracted over 150 members. Look out for the 2nd National Conference taking place in November 2008 and a new guide, the Essential Guide to Travel Planning, which was launched late last year. Click here to download a copy
Essential Guide to Travel Planning
or visit NBTN
March 2008
October 2, 2007
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“I am delighted with how things have progressed. The Travel Plan Builder website uses direct dialogue with relevant contacts at the Local Authority ensuring a speedy and simple process for all parties. I would certainly recommend the Travel Plan Builder website.”
Geoff Clark
Development Manager at Ravensworth Property Developments