New YouGov research carried out by fleet management company Gofor has revealed 21% of companies have no fixed plans to reduce fleet emissions.
The survey of 1,000 senior HR decision makers from a cross-section of companies asked about their plans for tackling the reduction of carbon emissions on their vehicle fleet as part of an environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda.
Across all surveyed businesses that used vehicles, YouGov found that 21% either had no plans or were unsure and a further 11% expected to look at fleet decarbonisation in more than 12 months.
More encouragingly, 49% of respondents were actively reducing their fleet carbon emissions; and a further 19% had plans to do so within the next year.
It comes as the new Labour Government has pledged to reintroduce the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel-engined cars overturned by the previous administration.
YouGov also questioned respondents on electric vehicle salary sacrifice – a tax efficient scheme often used by businesses as part of a fleet decarbonisation strategy. Just one in five businesses is currently using EV salary sacrifice, with an additional one in five having plans to implement it.
The remainder had mixed awareness of the scheme or were simply unsure.
Iain Bennett, Gofor’s Managing Director, said:
‘We’re hearing that a lot of companies want to reduce their fleet carbon emissions but are unsure where to start. We undertook the YouGov research to better understand where UK businesses are on their decarbonisation journey.
“We’ve been surprised by just how many companies still need to formalise a fleet electrification plan and are yet to take up EV salary sacrifice. These findings will help organisations focus on the environmental opportunity presented by their company fleets and we can help them to realise this opportunity as part of a more advanced ESG plan.”
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