The Meeting Without Moving Foundation
The Meeting Without Moving Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, is conducting a nationwide high profile campaign supported by safety and environmental pressure groups; business support organisations; large corporations and individual Government departments, to create in the UK a new work and travel culture.
Meeting Without Moving is a new work and travel culture aimed at reducing accidents and saving lives; cutting costs and boosting productivity; enhancing the work/life balance and protecting the environment. A culture in which unnecessary travel is recognised as irresponsible, undesirable and antisocial.
Meeting Without Moving embraces business practices and productivity, and encourages widespread behavioural change that will make a significant impact on many of today’s challenging issues for businesses and individuals.
“Meeting Without Moving touches many agendas and with the internet, teleconferencing and
videoconferencing now ubiquitous,
it is an easily achievable goal for all businesses at all levels.”
Noel Edmonds
Chairman - Meeting Without Moving Foundation
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Safety
Every week in the UK there are 270 serious incidents involving ‘at-work travel’ (not defined as either commuting or professional driving). There are 20 fatalities occurring as a result of ‘at-work travel’ as distinct from 7 in the workplace each week.
All companies and managers have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act to manage work-related road safety. Employers who fail to do all that is ‘reasonably practicable’ to protect their staff who use the road for work, and to protect other road users who may come into contact with their staff, could face civil litigation. RoSPA, (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) a major supporter of MWM, wish to highlight this issue and encourage action to reduce the toll.
Here you can find out further information about MWM and Safety
Environment
The UK is facing a major energy crisis and a pressing need to make a contribution to the global reduction of CO2 emissions. An integrated, efficient transport network without delays caused by congestion, essential works or terrorist threats, cannot be delivered without staggering investment and vast damage to the environment.
The wider use of audioconferencing and videoconferencing within organisations, with the consequent reduction in unnecessary travel meets a range of environmental objectives, whilst relieving congestion on existing transport infrastructure.
Here you can find out further information about MWM and the Environment
Business Productivity
Can be significantly boosted by the adoption of simple new work practices, particularly related to travel and both internal and external communications. Present volumes of business travel have a tangible and easily measurable negative impact on business efficiency and competitiveness; whereas Meeting Without Moving will enable organisations to reduce travel costs and make decisions more quickly.
Here you can find out further information about MWM and Business Productivity
Work-Life Balance
In addition to the reduction of ‘at-work travel’ risks, and freeing up non-productive time of valued staff, further evolution and
enforcement of the Working Time Directive (48 hours maximum week including travel) is already placing greater significance upon the need to balance work priorities as well as personal commitments.
Meeting Without Moving will not totally replace the need to meet in person, but responsible people and organisations can easily create a culture of challenging on every occasion whether a journey is really necessary. This does not require any investment by them but simply a shift in approach. As more organisations adopt MWM principles, and benefit from the productivity gains outlined above, congestion will be cut, journeys will take less time and the environment will be less polluted.
In addition to the reduction of ‘at-work travel’ risks, and freeing up non-productive time of valued staff, further evolution and enforcement of the Working Time Directive (48 hours maximum week including travel) is already placing greater significance upon the need to balance work priorities as well as personal commitments.
Here you can find out further information about MWM and a Work-Life Balance
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RoSPA is a registered charity: Registered Charity No: 207823 Patron: Her Majesty the Queen RoSPA Head Office: Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK |
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