The Sustainable Travel Policy sets out how all local, national and international travel taken on behalf of the University should take place. August 2024 updateThe University updated the Sustainable Travel policy in August 2024, with changes coming into effect on 1 September 2024.To read about these changes, visit the Update on our Sustainable Travel Policy SharePoint page.If you need to book travel, visit the Booking Travel SharePoint Hub.If you have a question about how to adhere to the policy, visit Booking Travel FAQs on our SharePoint page.This policy supports our 'Climate Conscious Travel' approach of:understanding the environmental impacts of travel and using lower-carbon methods of transport where possibleminimising the overall number of journeys to reduce carbon emissionssequestering the carbon emissions from travel The policy is also designed to ensure the safety of our staff and students and better manage our finances. Document Sustainable Travel Policy - version 2.3 (August 2024) (229.96 KB / 3 (AUGUST 2024)) Understanding why we have developed a travel policy Details of the background and reasoning for releasing a travel policy Scope of the policy Find out what travel is covered by this policy and when you will need to adhere to the policy Key policy principles Find out more detail around the main policy principles Contact usIf you have a question or concern regarding the Sustainable Travel Policy, please email SRS.department@ed.ac.uk. Additional InformationFind out more about local transport between our campusesFind out more about the Climate Conscious Travel Project This article was published on 2024-10-01
