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Foreword
Welcome to Choose Another Way.
Transport plays a crucial role in our daily lives and the economic well-being of Scotland. Transport, and in particular how we travel, make vital contributions to this Government's commitments to the economy, health, the environment and communities through the strategic objectives of Wealthier and Fairer, Healthier, Greener, Safer and Stronger. Travel Planning can also help Scotland to play its part in tackling the global issue that is climate change by reducing carbon emissions.
You may already have measures that encourage more sustainable transport choices in place, like car sharing, cycle facilities or a salary sacrifice scheme for bikes or season tickets. Positive steps such as these are to be congratulated, but developing a formal Travel Plan will give you the strategy and process to monitor and implement a range of integrated measures and deliver the maximum benefits for your organisation, your staff and the wider community.
Travel Planning will assist you in understanding the needs of your staff, clients and visitors, so that you can help them to reduce the need for travel and to choose more sustainable means of transport when they do need to travel. It can deliver business advantage by reducing costs, increasing productivity and improving staff welfare. In addition, Travel Plans can directly contribute to your corporate social responsibility agenda and to organisational development, through initiatives such as the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, Healthy Working Lives Awards and Investor In People accreditation.
Travel Planning presents opportunities for organisations across all sectors to increase efficiency and contribute to a more sustainable future for everyone. Having a Travel Plan shows leadership, as an employer and as a public organisation. Public sector organisations should also look to deliver a Travel Plan as it contributes towards delivery on the Scottish Climate Change Declaration, Best Value and this Government's commitment to promote and deliver flexi and home working within the public sector.
Experience has shown that successful Travel Plans do deliver change. Developing a Travel Plan is not a difficult task but they do require senior management commitment and dedicated resources.
I hope that within these pages, and through use of the supporting website www.chooseanotherway.com, you will find the guidance you need to help us meet the challenge of creating a greener, healthier and wealthier Scotland.
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