What are the alternatives to company cars and mileage allowances?
Reducing our carbon footprint: from obvious to demanding!
We're seeing it more and more every day: climate change is underway. This awareness is nothing new: for decades, we have all been individually aware of the urgent need to reduce our production of polluting emissions. What's new in recent years is that this obvious fact is gradually becoming a requirement.
The LOM (Loi d'Orientation des Mobilités - Mobility Orientation Law) will gradually (from 1er January 2022), forcing companies and public authorities to take an active part in reducing our carbon footprint. Priority areas include the energy transition of vehicle fleets, of course, with increasing use of electric and hybrid vehicles, where possible on a shared basis.
But when it comes to employee mobility, we mustn't lose sight of the fact that the vehicle is not the only option. Although indispensable in certain situations, the vehicle can give way to or be combined with other, more environmentally-friendly means of travel.
How can companies promote sustainable mobility while reducing the overall cost of mobility? Fortunately, professional mobility 2.0 solutions do exist!
Focus on multimodal, sustainable mobility
The "car" reflex is no longer... or should be! Yes, we're talking about a real change in mentality that needs to continue and intensify.
To help mobility managers meet this new challenge, business mobility specialists are constantly innovating to offer efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions.
Optimum Automotive, the European specialist in connected vehicles, has designed an innovative mobility solution called "Optimum Mobility".
Optimum Mobility is based on a unique triptych dedicated to employee mobility:
#1. A management platform :
As the nerve center of professional mobility, the management platform enables managers to track, analyze and optimize employee mobility.
- Managing mobility operators
- Expense management and tracking
- Analysis and reporting tools (TCM³, RSE⁴, carbon footprint, sustainable mobility package, mobility credit)
- Challenge and motivation tools to help reduce carbon footprint and costs
#2. A mobile application
The mobile application allows employees to select nearby transport services: Train, Bus, Taxi, VTC, Car rental, Scooter rental, Bicycle, etc...
The mobile application also gives employees access to their own dashboard: summary of expenses and journeys, categorization of expenses, individual carbon footprint...
#3. A payment card
Physical and dematerialized, the payment card can be used to pay for travel. professional. All payment card transactions are automatically stored on the management platform.
Financial aid boosts sustainable mobilitys !
A number of schemes have been set up to encourage the adoption of sustainable mobility:
#1. Sustainable mobility package :
The sustainable mobility package enables companies to provide employees with a tax-free budget of €500/year/employee (or €600 including transport allowance) for commuting.
The sustainable mobility package applies to the following modes of transport:
- Bicycles and electrically-assisted bicycles (purchase of bicycles and accessories, maintenance, IKV)
- Carpooling
- Rental of shared bicycles, scooters and electric scooters
- Car-sharing with electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen-powered vehicles
- Public transport (tickets, season tickets are financed by the transport allowance)
#2. Mobility credit :
The mobility credit is a benefit in kind for employees who replaces all or part of the company car. A sum of money (between €1,200 and €10,200) compensates the employee for giving up his or her company car (or adopting a smaller, electric company car) and enables him or her to finance personal travel.
Time for action!
After a long, long period of reflection, it's time for action!
To support companies in this profound change in professional mobility, the public authorities have devised a number of incentives. For their part, companies specializing in professional mobility, such asOptimum Mobilityhave designed innovative solutions to introduce and promote sustainable, eco-responsible mobility.