Go green at work

It is everyone's responsibility to help the council meet its environmental sustainability objectives of using resources (for example, fuel and energy) efficiently and conserving and enhancing nature.

Find out what we can all do in the workplace to help us on our journey and support our local communities.

This includes:

• why we're taking action
• what we're doing
• what you can do
• where to go for further support

Smarter travel

We have made significant steps to reduce the distance travelled on council business in our own cars and council vehicles by half since 2009. The numbers are still large, at around 9 million miles, equivalent to 360 around the world trips! This costs millions of pounds, causes local air pollution and adds to congestion on our roads.

What can you do / how can you help?

We have a travel policy which aims to reduce the cost and impact of our travelling, which means both travelling less and choosing different ways to travel.

Our smarter travel initiative helps staff choose the most sustainable (both environmental and financial) modes of travel, in turn helping the council save money and protect services by focussing on:
Travel to work - through our Miles Better campaign. Avoiding travel by using technology like Microsoft Teams. Travel for work - travelling smarter, including use of pool cars and alternatives to the car.