Whitbread
case study
As Whitbread has grown, the challenge is to ensure it manages its environmental impact. Its head office in Bedfordshire identified staff driving single-occupancy vehicles as a daily mode of transport to work. With the site having limited parking, a key tactic used to reduce the number of cars travelling to this location was the launch and promotion of a car-sharing scheme through Liftshare - its aim to alleviate parking congestion and help reduce CO2 emissions. Whitbread was aware that engaging employees in its sustainability mission was essential for success. With a small minority of staff opposing car-sharing, Whitbread used Liftshare’s experience and knowledge in behavioural change to overcome the initial resistance – through developing and implementing a six week launch campaign; gaining the all-important critical mass. To further encourage journey sharing amongst team members, designated car-sharing bays were introduced, guaranteeing those employees who share their commute a priority parking space on-site - an incentive that has helped grow the scheme. The success of the Liftshare initiative has been down to Whitbread’s commitment to engage employees at all levels and to promote car-sharing as a sustainable mode of transport.
business benefits
Reduces car parking congestion Enables employees to network, meet new colleagues and make new friends across departments Enhances the business’s ethos of encouraging a healthy and balanced
lifestyle amongst team members
Contributes towards environmental and sustainability targets
environmental impact Encourages ‘green thinking’ amongst its workforce Reduces single occupancy vehicles on site reducing carbon emissions, pollution & noise Saves 105.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions* Miles saved through car-sharing 320,447 miles*
02. Liftshare business case study | Hospitality | Whitbread
Saves employees money – cost saving £78,810* Improves team members engagement and perception of an employer that cares for the environment *12 month forecast
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