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Sustainable Travel at E.ON

Sustainable Travel at E.ON. Graham Bartlett, Managing Director, E.ON Energy Solutions. Why am I here…. To give a brief overview of: Vision and objectives of E.ON Energy Solutions Why transport and travel is important Outline some of the initiatives we’ve delivered on sustainable travel

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Sustainable Travel at E.ON

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  1. Sustainable Travel at E.ON Graham Bartlett, Managing Director, E.ON Energy Solutions

  2. Why am I here… To give a brief overview of: • Vision and objectives of E.ON Energy Solutions • Why transport and travel is important • Outline some of the initiatives we’ve delivered on sustainable travel • Outline the benefits to E.ON, colleagues and the environment

  3. Who are E.ON E.ON are one of the UK's leading energy suppliers and the second largest electricity generator in the UK. We are part of E.ON AG, the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company, which has its headquarters in Germany We produce c.10% of the UK’s electricity, and sell electricity and gas to around 8 million customers covering domestic, SME and industrial markets. E.ON also offers central heating and boiler care

  4. What is E.ON about? E.ON is about cleaner & better energy. Nothing more and nothing less. Cleaner energy is our commitment to customers and business partners to make, move and market energy more cleanly and efficiently Better energy is our commitment to continually improving ourselves, designing better products for our customers and differentiating ourselves from our competitors

  5. Sustainable Travel in context… It is one part of our objective to reduction the impact of our internal operations, and is in addition to: • Emission capping of company cars at 150g/km • Business lead mileage reduction targets • Roll out of telemetric systems in commercial vehicles • Electronic meeting solutions • Water reduction targets • Building energy reduction targets • Employee engagement to take work lead behaviour home to reduce emissions

  6. Why is sustainable travel important to us Sustainable travel allows us to deliver on our commitment of cleaner & better energy by: • Reducing carbon emissions and costs associated with how we travel on business • Travelling less helps us to reduce pollution, waste and what we use in the running of our business • Helping employees to reduce the costs and carbon emissions associated with the daily commute.

  7. What we’ve done

  8. Sustainable travel at E.ON • Green Travel scheme in place since 2001 • Over 3,900 members nationally • We promote: • Car sharing • Public transport • Company buses • Walking • Cycling • Electronic meeting solutions

  9. Car Sharing • Over 400 guaranteed spaces at eight office locations • Emergency guaranteed ride home • Spaces self managed by staff • Online matching tool • Over 3200 people registered • Supported by local management teams

  10. Company and Public bus services • Company routes where no public transport alternatives available • Contracted company coach service with Skills Coaches • Free access for staff to company coaches and specific Trent Barton services • Published route maps & timetables on noticeboards and intranet • Green Travel Surgeries including local bus providers

  11. Cycling • Changing rooms with lockers and showers • Revised site access to make cycle friendly • Launched TravelShare journey matching tool for cyclists • Increased the amount of secure cycle storage at Phoenix Ctr and Newstead Court in the Notts area • Cycle2work scheme linked to Flexible Benefits • Ongoing discount with high street and online providers such as Halfords, Evans Cycles and Wiggle.com

  12. Video conferencing We’ve invested in updating our video conferencing systems to allow for better reliability and quality. Telemeet: Is our one or two screen HD video conferencing solution which is provided over our own network. Telepresence: Is our immersive HD video conferencing that makes it feel like you are entering the same room and sitting at the same table as your colleagues or partners

  13. Telemeet • 2010: Oct to Dec • 625 meetings • 99.68 tonnes of CO2 saved • 4890 hrs of travel time saved • £231, 496 saved • 2011: Jan to Mar • 712 meetings • 86.6 tonnes of CO2 saved • 5100 hrs of travel time saved • £209,830 saved

  14. Telepresence 2009: June to Dec 403 meetings 108.4 tonnes of CO2 saved 3918 hrs of travel time saved £142,814 saved 2010 974 meetings 303.92 tonnes of CO2 saved 10,182 hrs of travel time saved £593,181 saved

  15. Walking • Promote the events created by Living Streets to sites where colleagues live within 2 miles of site • Encourage people to leave there desks at lunchtime through pedometer challenges • Raise awareness of walking through fun campaigns such as “unleash your office animal”

  16. What makes it work?

  17. External Partnerships

  18. Internal Partnerships

  19. What are the benefits

  20. To E.ON • Car park management • Reduces the potential cost impact of Workplace Parking Levy • Minimises the need for overflow car parking • Reduces the travel costs of the business • Telemeet and Telepresence saved us £824, 677 in 2010 • Increases productive work time that is lost in travelling • Telemeet and Telepresence gave us back 15,072 hrs of work time in 2010 • Supports our Active Energy programme • Cyclists gave ‘fitness’ and ‘less stressful journeys’ as the key reasons for travelling sustainably

  21. To colleagues

  22. The Environment We’ve reduced our travel CO2 emissions in 2010 by an estimated: • Telemeet and Telepresence 390.52 tonnes • Contracted and Public buses 130.78 tonnes • Car sharing 125.24 tonnes Estimated mileage reduction of: • Carsharing 572, 000 miles • Contracted and Public Buses 597, 300 miles

  23. Recognition • Gold award Green Apple environmental award 2010, Green Practices: Sustainable Travel, The Green Organisation 2010 (National) • Winner Sustainable Travel: Commuting & Business Travel in the Business in the Community Regional Sustainable Travel Awards 2010 (regional East Midlands) • Winner Business Mileage Champion – Energy Saving Trust Fleet hero Awards 2009 (national) • Winner of the Big Wheel Business Club Awards 2008 for sustainable travel business with 250+ employees (local - Nottingham ) • Highly Commended commuter friendly workplace of the year – ACT Travelwise awards 2008 (national)

  24. Summary Sustainable travel has helped E.ON in • Reducing carbon emissions and costs associated with how we travel on business • Helping employees to reduce the costs and carbon emissions associated with the daily commute. • Travelling less helps us to reduce pollution, waste and what we use in the running of our business

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