CLINTEC:s environmental plan for travel and meetings
Carbon dioxide emissions per full-time-equivalent from business travel are 40% lower than in 2015.
CLINTEC Environmental Plan 2021-2024. The eight focus areas with description of the 2024 targets, connection to Karolinska University Hospital’s (KS) Environmental Plan (EP), examples of activities, persons responsible for these, and how to report to the Work Environment Group are shown.
| Assignment | Similar goals in KS’s EP | Examples of activities | Responsible | What can be reported? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promote travel-free meetings and conferences, including internationally, among own staff as well as partners | Solutions for increased digitalisation | Virtual meetings | Everyone who travels for work | Number of meetings attended virtually |
| Do not increase emissions from business travel by air | Purchase of equipment that enables organisation of travel-free meetings | The divisions supporting the purchase of equipment for effective online meetings | Number of meetings arranged with the option for virtual participation | |
| Equipment that enables travel-free meetings | ||||
| Work to maintain a low degree of air travel after the pandemic and choose rail travel to a greater extent | Commutes for staff | Virtual meetings | Everyone who travels | Number of meetings attended virtually |
| Number of meetings arranged with the option for virtual participation | ||||
| Ensure that all employees are aware of current guidelines for business travel | - | Include the guidelines in new employee orientations, Guidelines are easily accessible on the website. | Heads of divisions (orientation for new employees). Admin meetings. Communications Officer. | Guidelines are part of the orientation package. The guidelines are easily accessible on the website. |
| Use the Sustainable Event Guide when arranging meetings and conferences | - | All administrators and group leaders are familiar with and use the Sustainable Event Guide. | The heads of divisions disseminate the guide to relevant staff | Number of meetings in which the guide has been used |
| The guide is easily accessible on the website. | Communications Officer | The guide is available on the website | ||
| The Half-Time Committee is given the opportunity to attend virtually | Members of the Half-Time Committee are given the opportunity to attend virtually | Doctoral student supervisors. Director of Studies | Number of half-time reviews with virtual committee | |