Merck Serono Transportation Plan (Geneva, Switzerland)

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About Merck Serono

• Merck Serono is the pharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA.

• 1’300 employees work at the Headquarters in Geneva

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Context

Problem Areas

• Decision to regroup three work locations into one

• Reduction of the ratio of parking space per employee from 0,74 to 0,16 (1 parking space for 6 employees)

Initial Objectives of the Transportation Plan

• Minimize the negative effects caused by the lack of parking spaces

• Persuade those concerned that the quality of transport can be maintained

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The Transportation Plan

Objectives of the Transportation Plan

• Encouraging alternatives to single-occupancy car-use

• Taking staff needs into account

• Promoting equity

• Optimising the use of the car park

• Enabling employees to come to work in good conditions

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Transportation Plan Event History

• December 2005 : information, geo-localisation, online survey for all employees and the creation of two working groups

• March 2006 : Results of the geo-localisation, the survey and cross-analysis

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Investigation Results

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Transportation Plan Event History

• December 2005 : information, geo-localisation, online survey for all employees and the creation of two working groups

• March 2006 : Results of the geo-localisation, the survey and cross analysis

• January 2007 : Implementation of the first measures

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The Measures

Code of Practice Based on Eligibility :

• Permanent reduced mobility

• Company car

• Parents with children in the company’s nursery

• Carpooling members

• Dissimilarity between the time span required by car and combined transport > 1,5 (staff who live 40 minutes away from work using shared transport)

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The Measures

Encouraged Measures

• Transport allowance depending on home location (up to 400 €/an)

• The option of purchasing local public transport directly on the website + discount prices

• Quota of 35 admissions to the company car park

• Inside parking spaces for bicycles + discount on electric bikes

• Online Information on how to get to Headquarters

• Networking options for the carpooling scheme

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Transportation Plan Management

Specific IT Application

• Information on how to access the worksite

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Transportation Plan Management

Specific IT Application

• Information on worksite access

• Networking between employees wishing to participate in the carpooling scheme

• Occasional parking bookings (on-line, confirmation by e-mail/text, or phone

• Management of the transport allowances

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Monitoring

• Reel-time management of the car park

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Transportation Plan Event History

• December 2005 : information, geo-localisation, online survey for all employees and the creation of two working groups

• March 2006 : Results of the geo-localisation, the survey and cross analysis

• January 2007 : Implementation of the first measures

• January 2008 : monitoring by means of an online survey

• June 2008 : Implementation of news mesures

• January 2009 : monitoring by means of IT application

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Evaluation

An Important Progress

• + 12% of carpooling

• + 7% Park and Ride

• + 34% Public transportation

• + 1% Bicycle / walking

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Evaluation

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Evaluation

- 53% CO² emissions in two years

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