BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012: Capgemini drives carbon savings with pioneering travel policy

Will Nichols
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Issuing staff with individual carbon reports saved £2m in 2011, according to innovative TravelWell programme

Many readers will know all about staying within the boundaries of company expense accounts, but what if you also had a limit on the amount of carbon you could use when booking a flight? About 400 Capgemini...

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