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Arup

Pioneering sustainable commuting behaviour across their Solihull-based employees to achieve their net zero goals.

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Case study

Arup

900

employees

320

on-site parking spaces

2030

commitment to be carbon neutral

1,500 tonnes

of CO2 emissions saved

6.5 million

miles saved

£1.5 million

saved in staff fuel costs

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Commuting is responsible for 5% of the UK’s total CO2e emissions (18 million tonnes a year)

Arup is a global company with their 3rd largest office being based out of the Midlands with over 900 employees.

Arup needed a solution that decreased single occupancy car travel and encouraged sustainable travel to ease pressure on their parking infrastructure:

We seek to protect the environment by addressing the complex challenges presented by population growth, climate change, biodiversity loss, increasing energy demand and resource scarcity to live within the natural limits of our planet. We will approach our work holistically, making decisions based on a clear view of the environmental outcomes and impacts, aiming to be a Net Zero GHG emissions organisation by 2030.
Fergal Whyte
Environmental Director, Arup

The challenge

What Arup needed

Reduce single-occupancy cars

Decreased the number of single occupancy car journeys.

Lower environmental impact

Reduce the environmental impact of staff’s commutes.

Save on travel costs

Saves staff travel costs.

Simple tracking

Simple tracking of those who have Liftshared.

Healthier, active lifestyles

Encourage healthier and more active lifestyles.

Easy to use

Provide a solution that is simple to use for the end user.

We had 320 spaces and 900 staff, we filled all of them and then they were on the verges, they were on the end of spaces, they were on the entrances and exits. People couldn’t get out of the car park, they were blocked in. It was just a hazard. It was really important we sorted this issue out.
Sandy Fara
Business Service Partner, Arup

Results

Key outcomes from Mobilityways Liftshare

56% of staff share a commute.

Eased pressure on parking infrastructure, with 83% of staff benefitting.

Reduced carbon footprint.

We had Liftshare bays in a section of the car park that was all dedicated to Liftshare. We never exceeded our car park spaces, so there were always some left. We went from mayhem to a comfortable situation. That was a massive change from where we used to be. We got rid of our health and safety issues. People connected with people that they didn’t used to connect with before. So, it just made life a lot, lot better for everybody, for the business and for people.
Sandy Fara
Business Service Partner, Arup