Sustainable Travel Policy
The Sustainable Travel Policy sets out how all local, national and international travel taken on behalf of the University should take place.
August 2024 update
The University updated the Sustainable Travel policy in August 2024, with changes coming into effect on 1 September 2024.
- To read about these changes, visit the Update on our Sustainable Travel Policy SharePoint page.
- If you need to book travel, visit the Booking Travel SharePoint Hub.
- If you have a question about how to adhere to the policy, visit our Booking Travel: FAQs (secured) webpage.
This policy supports our 'Climate Conscious Travel' approach of:
- understanding the environmental impacts of travel and using lower-carbon methods of transport where possible
- minimising the overall number of journeys to reduce carbon emissions
- sequestering the carbon emissions from travel
The policy is also designed to ensure the safety of our staff and students and better manage our finances.
Understanding why we have developed a travel policy
Details of the background and reasoning for releasing a travel policy
Scope of the policy
Find out what travel is covered by this policy and when you will need to adhere to the policy
Key policy principles
Find out more detail around the main policy principles
Contact us
If you have a question or concern regarding the Sustainable Travel Policy, please email SRS.department@ed.ac.uk.
Additional Information
Find out more about local transport between our campuses
Find out more about the Climate Conscious Travel Project