Title:	Case Study: Assessing The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Potential for a More Climate-Friendly Work-Related Mobility
Authors:	Wilke, Dennis Rau, Henriette Härtling, Joachim W.
ORCID of the author:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0816-0693 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-251X
Abstract:	The switch from working in-office to working from home in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people’s mobility behavior. In view of the need for action arising from the ongoing challenge of climate change, these changes should be seen as an opportunity to reduce emissions in the traffic sector. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in work-related mobility that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic using the case of a multinational medium-sized retail chain situated in semi-rural Germany. The case study allowed us to examine those changes in connection with individual attitudes and perspectives of the company and its employees. Thus, we quantitatively recorded the mobility behavior of the company’s employees, followed by an expert interview to ascertain the company’s perspective. We found a reduction in the frequency of commuting and business trips made by employees, which seemed to continue beyond the COVID-19 crisis. However, according to our findings these changes were not based on individual motivation to act in a climate-aware manner but are subject to the framework conditions created by employers for the adoption of climate-friendly behavior. The results of this work could be used by companies and policymakers to create such favorable framework conditions.
Citations:	Wilke D, Rau H, Härtling JW. Case Study: Assessing The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Potential for a More Climate-Friendly Work-Related Mobility. Sustainability. 2022; 14(19):12708.
URL:	https://doi.org/10.48693/299 https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/ds-202305028745
Subject Keywords:	mobility; COVID-19; home office; commuting; business travel; case study; climate awareness; climate behavior
Issue Date:	6-Oct-2022
License name:	Attribution 4.0 International
License url:	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type of publication:	Einzelbeitrag in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift [Article]
Appears in Collections:	FB01 - Hochschulschriften Open-Access-Publikationsfonds

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