How employees travel to work and which modes of transport they use has a significant impact on an organisation's greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason, we have surveyed our staff members on their travel habits for the third time. The goal is to build a solid data basis for our future mobility concept. The 2025 Mobility Survey was carried out for the first time by our Institute of Transport Research.
High participation and clear trends
67 percent of employees commute more than ten kilometres each way
48 percent of journeys are made by car (2023: 50 percent)
27 percent of journeys are made by bus or rail (2023: 23 percent). This is potentially due to the 'Deutschlandticket' and employer-subsidised 'Jobticket' travel passes, which is are used by around half of employees.
22 percent of journeys are made by bicycle (2023: 26 percent)
Mobility behaviour varies considerably between urban and rural locations, as well as between metropolitan areas such as Cologne or Berlin.
In line with our sustainability strategy, we are developing a cross-site mobility concept aimed at promoting sustainable, efficient and future-proof mobility. This includes, among other things, raising greater awareness of existing mobility options. In addition, we strive to encourage cycling and walking, and the use of public transport, e-mobility and intermodal trips. Here, we draw on the research expertise of our transport and mobility institutes. The latest survey provides a solid basis for this work.
The development process began with a workshop involving numerous specialist departments. It became clear that many of our sites already offer mobility services, however a clear structure, transparency or systematic overview is often lacking. In other words, there is considerable potential for improvement.
The next step is to develop an overarching target system, concrete action plans and a mechanism for evaluating the impact of new mobility services. There are also plans for a kind of toolbox, which sites could use to implement tailored measures.
With the mobility survey and the development process now underway, we are taking an important step towards greater sustainability in the mobility of our employees.
