CWT Responsible Business Report 2012 - Carlson Wagonlit Travel

ContentsChapter 5 - Environment 2012 Responsible Business Report -Chapter 5Controlling CO 2emissions linked to employee travelCWT’s environmentalapproachCWT’s carbonmanagement projectReducing CWT’sgreenhouse gasemissions andmanaging energyconsumptionFew examples:In the Netherlands, the‘‘Our Work@Home’’ program has made it possibleto set up remote working procedureswhile respecting all legal health andsafety requirements. Employees usethe latest technologies to maintainclose links with their colleaguesfrom home. In 2011, more than75 employees (about ¼ of thepopulation in NL) work this way forat least half of their weekly workinghours.Several countries select their vehiclefleets according to environmentalcriteria and energy efficiency. Thanksto the use of cleaner vehicles, CWTUK reduced its greenhouse gasemissions significantly between2008 and 2011 - from 480 to 162metric tons of CO 2.The company also sometimesencourages the use of publictransport, car sharing and bicycles.For example, when an employeeevent was held in 2012, CWT UKcalculated the environmental impactof employee travel to the event,and encouraged the use of moresustainable modes of transport, suchas trains and shared cars providedat rail stations and airports. In thisway, 35% of participants helpedreduce the environmental impactof the event.More environmentalbest practicesin CWT geographiesEnabling customersto be moreenvironmentally friendlyControlling IT energy consumptionIn IT, as in other domains, the company aims to reduce electricityconsumption and its carbon footprint. In France, a program to reducethe number of servers, facilitate maintenance and replace printersproduced significant results, reducing the company’s environmentalimpact.Copyright © 2013 CWT65