Active travel for workplaces

Encouraging staff to travel to work sustainably can have many benefits, including:

• Creating healthier workplaces - improving staff health and wellbeing. Research has also shown that having more active employees leads to reduced absences and increased productivity.

• Cost-effectiveness - saving your company and employees money on petrol and parking costs.
• Reducing the company's overall carbon footprint.

Not sure where to start, here are some ways in which companies can encourage their employees to travel more actively to work where possible:

• Sign up your company for a walking challenge
• Take part in Cycle to Work Day to reward regular cycle commuters.
• Introduce a cycle to work scheme.
• Get certified as a cycle-friendly employer.
• Creating Active Travel Champions within the workplace to encourage active travel through peer support.
• Sustrans pages offer further information and tips to help you improve active travel in the workplace.