Ecomobility: a collective commitment with a positive impact
In June 2024, our teams in Aquitaine demonstrated their commitment by taking part in the Challenges de la Mobilité en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. During this dedicated fortnight, many employees chose sustainable transport alternatives to get to work, embodying a concrete, collective approach to preserving our planet.
These efforts are part of an essential logic: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote environmentally-friendly practices.
A few figures illustrate the impact of these initiatives: a daily 15 km journey by bicycle rather than by combustion engine car saves around 35 kg of CO2e per week, equivalent to what a tree absorbs in a year.
Similarly, opting for a 10 km streetcar journey saves 9.7 kg of CO2e, while two people carpooling on a 7 km journey reduces the carbon footprint by 7.5 kg of CO2e, comparable to more than three round trips from Bordeaux to Paris by TGV.
But ecomobility isn't just about numbers. It brings with it a host of benefits: less traffic congestion, substantial savings, better health thanks to active travel such as cycling, and stronger social ties via car-sharing. These seemingly modest choices are part of a paradigm shift in which every gesture counts.
However, the private car remains a major challenge. In France, they are responsible for around 30% of transport-related CO2 emissions. Yet they remain parked 95% of the time, and are used for an average of just one hour a day. With such a heavy environmental cost, reducing car use is crucial if we are to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreements, which target a carbon footprint of 2 tonnes of CO2 per inhabitant per year. Today, car-related emissions often account for nearly 1 tonne per inhabitant, or 50% of the target annual carbon budget.
In addition to raising awareness, we strongly encourage everyone to radically change their travel habits and make sustainable choices on a daily basis. Congratulations to all participants for their exemplary involvement in this transition to gentler mobility.
