no cost/easy actions
- Keep vehicles tuned and tyres at correct pressure – drive efficiently!
- Drive at lower speeds (90kms/he uses 25% less fuel than 110kms/hr)
- Remove unnecessary weight from the car like roof boxes, bike racks, and golf clubs
- Use air conditioning less – this can add 10% to the fuel bill!
- Plan meetings so that you can consolidate them into fewer trips at times that avoid peak traffic and congestion
- Use a bike or walk instead of the car for short trips – a cold engine uses more fuel
- Use public transport where possible
- Share car journeys with others where possible and car pool
- Replace flights/car travel with phone or video-conferencing
- Research the potential savings of including telework into your work practices
- Combine purchase of office supplies into one weekly car trip or delivery
- Have a suggestions box for transport saving ideas
some cost/medium effort actions
- Complete an efficient driving course
- Ensure the vehicle fleet is regularly serviced
- Replace some petrol with biofuel produced sustainably
- Join the Sustainable Business Network’s Green Fleet programme
- Select carbon friendly transport/ logistic options
- Choose to offset flights when possible
- Encourage staff to take public transport three times a week by offering bus tickets to staff
- Provide a safe, covered place for staff to store their bikes
- Purchase NZ or locally made office supplies wherever possible
- Consolidate purchases and deliveries with neighbouring businesses
- Introduce telework iinto your business
more cost/more effort actions
- Select fuel efficient/lower emission smaller, hybrid or electric plug-in vehicles
- Offer teleworking to staff or set up home working instead of providing a company car
- Provide company bikes for staff
- Cycle, walk or bus to work five times a week
- Cycle all trips less than 3km in distance
- Install showers with water-efficient showerheads for employees who walk or cycle to work
- Promote and incentivize carpooling and use of public transport by employees
- Source supplies and inputs locally wherever possible
After reducing emissions as much as possible, offset the remainder through gold standard carbon credits and through tree planting