NBTN

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• The National Business Travel Network
• Mainstreaming sustainable business travel in the
  UK
• Context, Strategy and Activities
• Marie Morice
• Travel Plans Coordinator
• EAUC
• 18/04/2007

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Context

• Climate change
• Transport (27)
• Road sector and car use (80)
• Congestion (roads parking space)

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Changing travel behaviourSmarter
Choices

• Changing travel behaviour
• Car sharing and car clubs
• Individualised travel marketing
• Information and Communication Technology
• Travel plans

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Smarter Choices work

• Reduce congestion (21)
• Reduce CO2 emissions
• Increase sustainable transport options
• Increase quality of life (health, social
  inclusion)
• Workplace travel plans most efficient (reduce
  car use by 10 to 25)

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Workplace Travel Plans work -
benefits

• Financial
• Human resources
• Environmental / CSR
• Facilities

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Workplace travel plans workbut slow
take up
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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK NTBN - Vision Aim

• Vision
• To become a driving force for promoting business
  travel planning and sustainable travel in the
  course of business (commuting and business
  travel)
• Aim
• To encourage take up and effectiveness of travel
  plans by businesses

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Strategy

• A business to business approach
• Enabling the champions
• Building the business case
• Promoting and sharing the benefits
• Influencing the policy framework
• Mainstreaming sustainable business travel

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Enabling the Champions

• Regular national best practice meetings with
  other business members
• Dedicated member area on the website and access
  to all resources
• Direct access to the DfT to provide advice and
  feedback on actual and potential policy
  interventions
• Direct access to other members and partners of
  the network
• Benchmark CO2 emissions related to
• business travel

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK Building the Business Case

• Champions case studies
• Research
• Staff retention, David Hurdle
• Travel Planning Blueprint, Marcus Enoch
• Building the evidence for a strong business case
• Benchmarking CO2 emissions from business travel
  plans
• Any other relevant piece of research

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NBTN Mainstreaming business travel in the UK
Promoting the Benefits

• Outreach communication tools
• Essential Guide to Travel Planning
• Leaflet
• Website
• Monthly newsletter
• Yearly members book

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NBTN Mainstreaming business travel in the UK
Promoting the Benefits

• Outreach events
• Inaugural meeting
• National meetings every February and June, London
  
• Bi-monthly regional events
• Autumn annual conference

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NBTN Mainstreaming business travel in the UK
Promoting the Benefits

• Outreach partnerships
• Business Groups
• Local authorities NGO transport groups
• Governmental transport groups
• Car sharing car clubs
• ICT providers
• Transport consultants
• Transport operators
• Universities

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NBTN Mainstreaming business travel in the UK
Influencing the Policy Framework

• Advisory policy subgroups
• Taxation
• Planning
• Local policy
• Climate Change

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• Best practice case study University of
  Hertfordshire
• Major employer and business in Hertfordshire
• Main impact the use of transport by staff,
  students and visitors - pollution and congestion,
  annoyance of neighbours through on-street
  parking, valuable space taken up by campus
  car-parks, the costs of maintaining and
  administering campus car-parks and the loss of
  staff time due to congestion and parking
  difficulties. 
• In the UK , there was a 65 increase in motor
  vehicle traffic between 1980 and 1997. Almost all
  of this was due to increases in car traffic,
  which accounted for nearly 82 of all road
  traffic in 1998.
• Hertfordshire has one of the highest car
  ownership rates in the country with traffic
  growth in the county expected to rise by more
  than a third of its current rate in the next
  twenty years.  
• Need to work in partnership with local
  authorities and neighbours to achieve a reduced
  impact on transport.

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• Best practice case study University of
  Hertfordshire
• Allocation of resources for co-ordination of the
  Travel Plan
• Improvements and promotion of walking and cycling
  routes and facilities
• Promoting integrated passenger transport with
  support for public transport operators and
  possible route change
• A new Park Ride scheme
• Implementation of a car sharing scheme
• Implementation of a parking management strategy
  with a commitment to review car parking
  arrangements
• Encourage local authorities to implement measures
  to control on street parking
• Promotion of tele-working (staff working from
  home)and flexible hours     
• Opportunities to review timetabling and access to
  learning resources to promote sustainable travel
• Reducing business travel costs
• Ensuring availability of information for new
  recruits, Freshers and visitor
• Reducing unnecessary deliveries

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• Best practice case study University of
  Hertfordshire
•   Staff
• Car 82 - Other modes 18
• By 2007 70 - Other modes 30
• Students
• Car 37- Other modes 63
• By 07 27- Other modes 73

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• The National Business Travel Network
• Enabling the champions
• Building the business case
• Promoting and sharing the benefits
• Influencing the policy framework
• Mainstreaming sustainable business travel

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NBTN Mainstreaming sustainable business travel
in the UK

• Thank you!
• For more information please contact
• Marie Morice
• marie.morice_at_transport2000.org.uk