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Carbon Trust reverses Boris bike ban
1st October
On Friday, an e-mailed missive from the Human Resources department at the Carbon Trust downgraded a low carbon form of transport: bikes were all but banned.
The email sent to Carbon Trust employees - and leaked to Copenhagenize.com – states:
"If you choose to cycle FOR work (e.g. attending an external meeting)…your safety is your responsibility. However, the Carbon Trust has a duty of care for all of us, and for this reason, the company does not advocate cycling to and from meetings on company business and an alternative method of travel should always be considered."
The Carbon Trust was founded by the previous Government in 2001 and is partly funded from the Climate Change Levy. It finances loan funds for companies working on carbon-saving projects and devices.According to its corporate brochure, the Carbon Trust receives funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Transport, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government and Invest Northern Ireland.
In 2009/10 the Carbon Trust received £156 million in its core grant.Jim Peacock, Head of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Carbon Trust has since said
"It wasn't the best email in the world. It doesn't give the correct version of how the Carbon Trust views cycling. The leaked email was a cautionary email from HR. I can confirm that its contents will now not be actioned.”
Read the full story at bikebiz.com