How many cars could you take off the road with remote work options?

Peter du ToitI'm the founder of FutureWork IQ where I spend my time assisting businesses to improve their climate literacy so as to understand the projected impacts from the expanding climate crisis and how to adapt their workplaces in the face of these impacts.

We applaud those leadership teams who are using technology to create digital workplaces that reduce employee commutes, and in some cases eliminate them all together. It’s becoming urgent for more leaders to step up and make a difference!

How many cars can you take off the road? The truth is 100’s of millions of people do not have to commute to work!

(Take a look at the data in this piece entitled 8 Positive Environmental Effects of Remote Work)

There are things each of us can do. I always say be the change you want to see in the world.

“Scientists described the quickening rate of carbon dioxide emissions in stark terms, comparing it to a “speeding freight train” and laying part of the blame on an unexpected surge in the appetite for oil as people around the world not only buy more cars but also drive them farther than in the past — more than offsetting any gains from the spread of electric vehicles.” (Source: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accelerate Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018)