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Hybrid work glossary
Definition: Sustainable mobility
In a professional context, sustainable mobility refers to all the transport solutions implemented by companies to meet their employees' travel needs, while minimizing their environmental, economic and social impact. It aims to reconcile accessibility, quality of life in the workplace and environmental protection for the company's sustainable development.
What are the advantages of sustainable mobility for businesses?
Environmental benefits: Sustainable mobility enables companies to reduce their polluting emissions and energy consumption. Overall, therefore, it contributes to the protection of the natural resources used by the company.
Economic benefits: Companies see lower costs for transportation infrastructure, employee travel expenses, and traffic congestion.
Social benefits: Significantly improved quality of life thanks to healthier, less stressful travel options such as cycling. We can also cite the reduction of inequalities in access to transport and the promotion of a more attractive and responsible working environment.
For companies
Reduce your real estate costs: By enabling employees to work remotely, companies can significantly reduce their need for office space. In this case, they save on the costs of renting or buying premises.
Increase productivity: Many employees are more productive when telecommuting, benefiting from a less disruptive environment and optimized management of their working time.
Attracting and retaining talent: Offering jobs with telecommuting options enables companies to attract and retain top talent, regardless of where they live, broadening the pool of potential candidates and boosting the company's attractiveness on the job market.
For employees
Workplace flexibility:The introduction of telecommuting enables employees to work from home, or any other suitable location. This offers them geographical flexibility that reduces the constraints associated with travel and enables them to better reconcile their professional and personal lives.
Better work/life balance: By avoiding the daily commute, telecommuting saves employees time, reduces the stress associated with travel, and allows them to devote more time to loved ones and leisure activities.
Improved well-being and productivity: Working in a familiar, comfortable environment can contribute to better concentration and fewer distractions, which can potentially increase productivity and the general well-being of employees.
What actions can be taken to promote it?
Companies can take various actions to encourage sustainable mobility in-house, thereby helping to protect the environment, reduce costs and improve employee well-being.
Encouraging the use of public transport: By offering incentives such as the sustainable mobility package or reimbursing part of transport season tickets.
Promote carpooling: This may be through an in-house platform or through incentives such as reserved parking spaces or discounts on parking fees for carpoolers.
Favoring telecommuting and flexible working hours: By favoring telecommuting, employers logically reduce commuting times for their teams. To be effective, however, telecommuting needs to be supported. For more information and advice, read our dedicated article. Companies can also set up flexible working hours to help employees avoid rush hours.
Install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles: Companies can add these charging stations in company parking lots or offer subsidies for the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles.