The FORS Standard version 7.1
Everything you need to become FORS accredited
G4 Staff travel
Requirement
To encourage the promotion of sustainable and cost-effective staff travel behaviour.
Purpose
To minimise the negative impact of staff travel to and from the workplace.
Demonstration
FORS Operators shall have in place a workplace travel plan that is aligned to the relevant local authority guidance. The workplace travel plan shall include:
- A workplace audit and staff survey
- Objectives and staff travel targets to achieve
- Incentives and initiatives to reduce reliance on car use
- An action plan and monitoring strategy
Staff travel incentives and initiatives should include:
- Appointing a Staff Travel Champion
- Cycle facilities and a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme
- Step challenges and a ‘Step to Work’ scheme
- Workplace cycle training and maintenance
- Car sharing schemes
- Using online conferencing to reduce travel for meetings
- Taking part in wider initiatives such as Bike Week, Cycle to Work Day, Ride to Work week and Liftshare Week
The workplace travel shall be:
- Documented and reviewed in accordance with requirement M1
- Retained in accordance with requirement M2
- Communicated in accordance with requirement M5
Resources for Gold
Resources marked with a padlock require a FORS account.
Guides
- Gold audit toolkit (login required)
Training records
- FORS Professional Training Register (login required)
- FORS Training Dashboard (login required)
Templates
- G3 Decarbonisation Strategy (login required)
- Wordplace Travel Plan (login required)
- G7 Fleet Replacement Plan (login required)