Leading European car rental company, Europcar is now providing information about the CO2 emitted by its vehicles on its rental invoices, making it easier for customers to monitor their environmental impact.
The calculations for each rental is based on the vehicle type and model and the distance travelled during the rental period, making it the first in the car rental industry to offer this information and further demonstrating Europcar’s commitment to its ‘Environmental Charter’.
It also caters to an increasing trend among corporate customers – which have made their own commitments in the area of corporate social responsibility – to set specific environmental criteria for accrediting their suppliers.
Commenting on this latest initiative, Rafael Girona, Chief Operating Officer of Europcar Group, said: “By providing this information on rental invoices, we want to raise awareness among our customers and employees about the environmental impact of their actions and help them to be ‘ecological citizens’.”
Europcar currently offers invoicing with the CO2 emissions data per rental in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It will also soon be available in Australia. Even before booking, customers can go online to assess the average Europcar fleet CO2 emissions for each rental car. They can also offset car rental emissions thanks to Europcar’s partnership with leading global carbon offset provider ClimateCare.
As a result of its efforts to cut carbon emissions, Europcar was elected ‘The World’s Leading Green Transport Solution Company’, at the World Travel Awards in December 2008.
