2008 Smart Commute Week 3rd to 7th November

A daily (noon) on-line webcast (courtesy of Ozone Conferencing); a focus on reducing business travel; an introduction to tax efficient travel and a post-event highlights video (courtesy of Signalize) are just four of the topics being planned for the 2008 Smart Commute Week which will be formally launched on 1st October.
In the meantime, find out via the link below how you can sign your company up to the 2008 MATiSSE Smart Commute Week 'One in Five Challenge'…and take an active part in this year's campaign
P.S. The FREE downloadable MATiSSE Smart Commute Week resource pack will also be available from 1st October.

UPDATE - MATiSSE Smarter Working Cost Savings CALculator

Following the launch of the prototype CALculator in June, the eHampshire Partnership, along with co-developers CAL, are pleased to now announce the availability of Version 1 of the MATiSSE Smarter Working cost saving CALculator.
The new version incorporates prototype user feedback in the form of fine tuning and enhancements to the user-interface and improvements to the personalised cost-savings emailed report.
Continued high fuel and energy costs plus staff office-workstation costs in excess of £5,000 per annum coupled with the economic slow-down means there could not be a better time to discover the business bottom-line savings potential of Smarter, more sustainable working practices. We invite you to Click on the link below and try the CALculator NOW. You'll be amazed at how much you can save!

Calculate the Costs of Ill Health to YOUR business

According to research conducted by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and supported by the latest Central Government estimates, stress and mental health related problems cost the UK economy in the order of £12.25 billion per annum. In total, it is estimated that the staggering figure of £77.5 billion per annum is lost to health related problems.

These figures together with the impact on families, communities and the Health and Social care system, help emphasise the need for the topic of ‘employee-wellbeing’ to be a key component of the move to Smarter-Working.
To calculate the cost of Ill Health to your business click on the link below whilst remembering that Britons work longer hours (in excess of 46) than any of their European counterparts.

CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR

In the hope that some people reading this took an active part in Smart-Commute Week, MATISSE partner BT has provided a useful facility to enable you to calculate your carbon footprint.

Give it a try...it may trigger you to take some Smarter Working or Smarter Commuting actions