Climate & Transport: Further Resources

Find guidance and good practice examples to help you take transport related climate action in your workplace.

Watch our webinar for an overview

Watch the recording from our Way to Work webinar on 5th October 2021, ‘The Climate Emergency & Transport: how workplaces can be part of the solution’. Introduced by Scotland’s Minister for Active Travel, the event featured speakers from Keep Scotland Beautiful, Transport Scotland, Next, IKEA and Cycling Scotland.

Resources on our suggested 5 workplace actions

1. Identify the impact of commuting and business travel

Guidance:

Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard ⇒ View

Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Technical Guidance for Calculating Scope 3 Emissions ⇒ View

Homeworking Emissions White Paper (EcoAct) ⇒ View

Good practice:

University of Edinburgh Business Travel Report ⇒ View

University of Edinburgh Business Travel Report: Methodology ⇒ View

Zero Waste Scotland Carbon Impacts of Coronavirus Lockdown ⇒ View

2. Create company policies that enable staff to travel by active and sustainable travel

Good practice:

University of Edinburgh Sustainable Travel Policy ⇒ View

University of Bristol Business Travel Toolkit ⇒ View

University of St Andrews Cycle Strategy ⇒ View

3. Create working environments that promote active and sustainable travel

Guidance:

Cycling by Design – Transport Scotland ⇒ View

Promoting Active Travel: A Guide for Workplaces (Sustrans) ⇒ View

Workplace Travel Audit (Sustrans) ⇒ View

Workplace Bike Scheme Guidance (Sustrans/NHS) ⇒ View

Good practice:

CyclingScore – Castlemead case study ⇒ View

University of St Andrews Sustainable Travel ⇒ View

4. Advocate internally for active and sustainable travel

Guidance:

Active Travel Champions programme (Sustrans) ⇒ View

Energy Saving Trust’s five reasons you should commute by bike ⇒ View

Good practice:

RBS Gogarburn – Bicycle Users Group ⇒ View

Route Maps around your place of work:

– Ramblers Medal Routes ⇒ View

– Helix Around Town Trail, Falkirk ⇒ View

Smart Travel Maps including cycling parking, repair stations, EV charging points etc:

– Transition St Andrews ⇒ View

Sustainability Map highlighting sustainability initiatives in your area:

– Transition St Andrews ⇒ View

– Glasgow Eco Trust ⇒ View

Transition St Andrews Active Travel Champions ⇒ View

5. Advocate externally for active and sustainable travel

Good practice:

RBS Gogarburn Bicycle Users Group – Hearing Statement ⇒ View

Low Carbon Advertising Policy – model motion for Local Councils ⇒ View

The Active Way – community project in St Andrews ⇒ View

Other climate & net zero resources

Public Sector Leadership on the Global Climate Emergency (Guidance, October 2021 – ScotGov) ⇒ View

Advice for communicating your climate commitments (EcoAct) ⇒ View

Zero Waste Scotland – ‘Our Path to Net Zero’ ⇒ View

A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Programme for Government 2021 – 2022 ⇒ View

Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032: Securing a Green Recovery on a Path to Net Zero ⇒ View

IPCC Climate Change 2021 Report: The Physical Science Basis ⇒ View