Fleet: Simple steps to a smaller carbon footprint

Cars, vans and lorries emit 28% of Scotland’s greenhouse gases each year, making transport the sector that contributes most to climate change.

Switching to electric vehicles (EVs), which have no tailpipe emissions, will be a big part of fixing this problem. This transition is already well under way.

But that's not the whole picture. Here's where this guide comes in.

It contains 12 simple pre-EV steps you can take to reduce the carbon footprint of your fleet of company-owned vehicles, saving on fuel costs at the same time. Done right, you should also have healthier and happier colleagues, thanks to less time spent stuck in traffic breathing dirty air.

By the end, you will have:

• Data showing how many miles your fleet drives in a month
• Started spending less money on fuel by driving more efficiently
• Reduced your business’s carbon footprint, moving towards net zero