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Key findings
38% of businesses have
increased investment in sustainability
• Sustainability policies
71% of businesses currently provide
guidance for sustainable travel
Of which, 38% have a formal policy, and
33% have a set of guidelines in place
Meanwhile, beyond hybrid working
structures only 37% actively enforce policy
to encourage sustainable travel for both the
commute and business travel
Over a quarter (27%) have reduced
sustainability investment, due to higher cost
of doing business
When booking business travel, 31%
of business travellers prioritise costeffectiveness, followed by:
not want employers to do more to enable
sustainable travel
• 76% of employees would choose a
more sustainable mode of transport if
their employer provided programmes or
financial incentives
• Employee demand for incentivised
sustainable travel has increased by 19%
since 2021, according to previous Emburse
findings
Convenience and accessibility (27%)
Loyalty and rewards programmes (21%)
43% are considering implementing
initiatives and incentives (such as travel
budget incentives, cycle to work schemes
and remote training,) to encourage
sustainable employee travel
Sustainability (16%)
25% of businesses do not have a business
travel sustainability policy
• Employee appetite for sustainable travel
Meanwhile, only 26% would proactively
cut down on travel to reduce their carbon
footprint
And 6% do not plan to implement one
71% of employees want their employer to
do more to enable sustainable travel
• Priorities when travelling
A small minority (7%) of employees do
• 74% employees believe it is their
organisation’s responsibility to do more
to enable sustainable business travel,
regardless of cost
About the research:
• Conducted by Censuswide on behalf of
Emburse
• 1,257 UK respondents, made up of 1003
British employees and 254 employers
• Fieldwork Dates: 17th May 2023 – 22nd
May 2022
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