{"id":10365,"date":"2022-05-18T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:47:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:47:04","slug":"our-campaigning-activities-over-the-past-month-travel-smart-the-big-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2022\/05\/18\/our-campaigning-activities-over-the-past-month-travel-smart-the-big-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Our campaign activities over the last month: Travel Smart & The Big Give"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our communications officer, Rachel McFarlane, reports on our campaigning activities over the past month.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

–> Travel Smart: Fly less while achieving more.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

On Tuesday 10 May, <\/span>Transform Scotland joined Transport & Environment<\/a> (T&E)<\/span>\u00a0Europe\u2019s leading campaign group for clean mobility, to launch the \u2018Travel Smart<\/a>\u2019 campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the coronavirus pandemic we realised that business travel is often unnecessary, and that meeting remotely can be as, if not more, effective in making decisions and creating an inclusive working environment. Therefore, organisations no longer have so many excuses to continue to fly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Travel Smart campaign asks companies to:\"\"<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Commit publicly to an absolute target of at least 50% reduction in flying from 2019 levels, by 2025 or sooner;
\n<\/span>2. Implement reductions in flying and choose other modes of connectivity and transport;
\n<\/span>3. Report on progress towards decreased emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transform Scotland policy officer Marie Ferdelman noted on this campaign:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic proved that businesses can be as effective and even more efficient by flying less, and some companies, notably Bank of Scotland, are showing that reducing emissions from business flying is entirely possible.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cCutting down on business travel makes financial sense for companies. Scots are crying out to reduce our dependence on oil, and smarter travelling is an easy way to do so.”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"Over the coming months, the Travel Smart campaign will continue to monitor the 230 businesses it has ranked here<\/span>, looking to see a change from those with a \u2018b\u2019 or <\/span><\/span>\u2018c\u2019 rating. <\/span><\/span>Securing behaviour change from corporations who have a culture of flying is vital if we are to reduce our carbon emissions.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

–> Funds raised for new report into Scottish road-building plans<\/b><\/p>\n

Last year, we published the \u2018Roads to Ruin<\/a>\u2019 report, which highlighted the scale of the Scottish Government\u2019s multi-billion road-building, which continues in the face of the Climate Emergency and despite its 20% traffic reduction target.<\/span><\/p>\n

We need to provide further scrutiny of Scottish roads plans. So we were very pleased to be selected for The Big Give\u2019s Green Match Fund for our Roads to Ruin campaign this year which ran from the 22-29 April.
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n<\/span>This fund proved a fantastic opportunity, helping us reach a total<\/a> of almost \u00a37,000!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to all who donated and supported us during this campaign \u2013 and look out for our new report later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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