Decrease business trips frequency & favor longer stays. Continue using videoconference as much as possible.
Incentivize your employees to travel less by setting up objectives in terms of travels (example : max 2 regional flights per month...). Invest the savings made in other areas (brainstorm ideas with a sustainable give back outlook).
Measure and offset the travels' Carbon Footprint of your employees travelling abroad or relocating. Offset the CO2 emissions with some mechanisms (example : Plant a tree for each longhaul flight, or for each tradeshow you exhibit).
When relocating, favor to use recycled boxes for packing and shipping option (less emissions) than air freight.
24%
Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
Some travel carbon footprint calculators:
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