Step-by step plan: Increasing sustainable mobility in your business
Do you want to reduce your company's carbon emissions and encourage your employees to choose greener modes of transport? Because of the zero-emission zones, for example? This step-by-step plan will help. And also help you support the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Are your company vehicles or lease cars due for replacement? Make the switch to electric transport. Electric company cars and mopeds contribute to reducing carbon emissions. With emission-free transport, your company is also better prepared for the zero-emission zones. Do the vehicle registration check (in Dutch) to find out until when your vehicle is allowed to enter a zero-emission zone.
In 2026, you receive a 30% discount on motor vehicle tax (motorrijtuigenbelasting, mrb) for electic cars. You will also save on fuel costs.
Do you provide a company car for your employee? And does your employee also use the car for private purposes or for commuting? If so, from 1 January 2027, you will have to pay additional tax on company cars that are not entirely emission-free.
Find out about the subsidies and tax benefits for electric vehicles.
Offer your employees an (electric) shared car (in Dutch) as an alternative to individual company cars or travel allowances. This encourages them to combine driving with cycling and public transport.
Reporting on traffic with 100 or more employees
Does your company have 100 or more employees? If so, you must report each year to Enterprise Agency Netherlands (RVO, in Dutch) on your employees' business and commuting traffic. This includes, for example, the number of kilometres travelled, broken down by type of transport and fuel. You do not have to report CO2 emissions. Read more about the reporting obligation for work-related passenger mobility (WPM) and how to prepare for it.
Establish a sustainable parking policy (in Dutch) and limit parking space for your employees. For example, only employees with commutes longer than 15 km may use a company parking space. Your parking policy can help make commuting and/or your business travel more sustainable.
Find out what other measures are available for your parking policy (in Dutch).
Encourage your employees to use public transport. Staff who can travel first class on public transport (including for private journeys) are more likely to choose the train. Offer new staff a free public transport plan instead of a commuting allowance. Use the work-related costs scheme to do this. Read more about the measures you can take to encourage the use of public transport (in Dutch).
You can cut down on business related air travel by having employees take the train for meetings in cities like Paris, Brussels, London, and Frankfurt. Book a train journey for your employees (in Dutch) for destinations no further than 700 kilometres.
Buy or lease a company bicycle. There are tax benefits available for business owners, whether they have staff or not. Schemes are available for bicycles, e-bikes, and speed pedelecs. You can also offer an extra travel allowance for journeys by bike (in Dutch).
Explore different options and schemes available for company bicycles.
Encourage your employees to work from home more often to reduce your business’s CO2 emissions. Learn more about working from home allowances. Think of compensation for costs such as heating, water and electricity, as well as tea, coffee, and toilet paper. And read about the dos and don'ts of remote work.
Encourage your employees to travel together by carpooling and vanpooling. Vanpooling is a form of carpooling with a 9-seater company bus. Travelling together reduces CO₂ emissions and offers financial benefits. Read more about the possibilities for carpooling (in Dutch).
You can also opt for a mobility budget (in Dutch). This is a fixed monthly allowance that allows your employees to choose how they want to travel. And how they want to pay for it. You encourage sustainable travel choices that your employees can adjust on a daily basis, whilst keeping travel costs predictable. Read more about the options offered by the mobility budget (in Dutch).
You can also opt for a mobility card or app (in Dutch). This allows your employees to travel using a single card and pay for various mobility services with it.