“Our main goal, our key goal of all, is to stop using cars altogether and use public transport wherever possible“
analysis goes out the window and the firm takes the car from the supplier that can provide it soonest. Climate Cars’ Williamson
is conscious that he needs to improve on his company’s response times of 20 minutes and achieve closer to the ten minutes promised by the likes of Addison Lee. ”As we keep on adding to the size of fleet,
“We treat our partners as adults and they make the call as to whether they actually need to book a taxi or not”
requirement fluctuates all the time.“ But, for now, Grant is content that he’s doing what he can to cut costs. “We’re making all the right inroads and making every attempt to make these significant carbon reductions.” His frustration is aimed at
the complexity of carbon reporting, which is still in
it’ll come down but London is a large city with terrible traffic. Getting it down to ten minutes is a challenge but we will do when our fleet size is up in the hundreds,” says Williamson.
Step 4 Despite all the caveats of maverick travellers and an inability to change traveller behaviour, Taylor Wessing has achieved an impressive 12 per cent reduction in taxi use over the last 12 months. However, Grant is quick to add: “It’s easy to claim these quick wins but the firm’s business
its infancy and characterised by seemingly ever-changing requirements. For the moment, Taylor Wessing does not include employees’ travel to and from work in the figures that make up the company's overall carbon footprint, but he is sure they will do so in years to come. For the moment, Taylor Wessing is con- centrating its carbon-cutting efforts on those areas of spend that it feels it can directly influence, and Grant is vocal about those areas of the business travel industry – and associated sectors – that don’t appear to be making the right moves.
“Airlines are pretty difficult and hotels I haven’t seen anything from, aside from the basic towel policy in-room,” he says. With most motor manufacturers busy working on hybrid cars and alternative fuel cars – the Nisson Leaf for example – it won’t be too long before corporates should be able to source all their car needs based on ecologically sound principles.
*The Toyota Prius has carbon emissions of around 100 g/km compared to the 243 g/km emitted by a black cab.
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