Due to their size, these companies are often quite advanced in implementing hybrid works and traveling in a more environmentally conscious way.
How are large Dutch companies doing that have fundamentally opted for hybrid working and sustainable travel? With this question Hugo Houppermans, director of the Coalition Anders Reizen, investigates in the six-part series 'This is how we want to work, on a journey'. The episodes can be seen every week from Thursday 16 June via the Anders Reizen channels, including LinkedIn.
In the first episode, Houppermans CEO Ruud van Dusschoten of ING Netherlands and Kim Teunis, program director new jobs at Rabobank. Two banks that are remarkably far in the implementation of hybrid work and therefore set an inspiring example for other companies.
“It is surprising to see how the Dutch business community is preparing for the future. Because the companies I speak to have chosen the flight forward. I have seen how large companies are taking steps to accelerate the implementation of sustainable travel and working. Sometimes with the necessary coercion and perseverance. But I'm also concerned. We see that air traffic is increasing, traffic jams are getting longer and our mental well-being is under pressure. Add to that the sky-high fuel costs and the need for change is clearly visible. The frontrunners in this series are important examples of how you can make the switch to other ways of working and traveling. This series is intended for anyone who wants to learn more about how to make hybrid working and sustainable travel possible for your employees or colleagues.”
Houppermans examined the state of affairs at twelve large Dutch companies on the basis of six themes – employership, flexibility, culture and social cohesion, leadership and exemplary behaviour, the future of hybrid work & travel and international travel. These are ING, Rabobank, Vitens, the Province of Noord-Brabant, PwC, Arcadis, TAUW, Achmea, ProRail, Volksbank, asr and Leaseplan.
“Due to their size, these companies are often quite advanced in implementing hybrid works and traveling in a more environmentally conscious way. What I was especially curious about: what are they up against? What barriers do they have to overcome to successfully get hybrid working and sustainable travel off the ground? And there are quite a few. Law and regulations, habitual behavior and the lack of positive exemplary behaviour, for example. In this series we discover how companies tackle these obstacles”, concludes Houppermans.