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III. Employee mobility Employee mobility includes all employee business travel, including company cars (private and professional use). In 2020, this indicator was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to travel bans and remote working, business travel and company car use dropped drastically. Our GHG emissions from employee mobility decreased by 66% in 2020 compared to 2018. This is a temporary condition as business travel and commuting will increase again as the situation returns to normal. Nevertheless, the pandemic has shown us that other ways of working can be considered, with less travel and more remote working. We plan to implement new policies regarding these topics in 2021.
New mobility policy pilot project A pilot project was launched in Belgium as the Belgian entities have the highest number of company cars (the country accounts for 18% of the total company car emissions). The new policy encourages the use of hybrid or full electric cars and offers employees more flexibility by replacing the car budget with a mobility budget. Employees can combine different transport solutions, splitting their budget between car leasing, a bike or a public transport subscription. The main source of emissions from employee mobility comes from the use of company cars (83% in 2020, 70% in 2018).
IV. Infrastructure The infrastructure category includes energy, electricity, air-conditioning, office materials, water consumption and waste treatment. It represents 5% of our total company carbon footprint. In 2020, several actions were implemented to reduce the environmental impact of our infrastructure. Offices We set up a sustainability network with employees identifying relevant actions for each office to reduce its environmental impact. Awareness campaigns regarding energy consumption were launched to remind employees of the best practices for lighting and heating. Actions were taken to make Schréder’s offices single-use plastic free. For example, at our Belgian headquarters, water fountains were installed and every employee received a reusable water bottle and coffee cup. Refillable glass bottles were also placed in all the meeting rooms.
Employee mobility emissions
0.6 0.6
0.5
0.5
Taxis Air travel Company cars
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0
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2020
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