Galway based software company Genesys has achieved European accreditation for its effort to be a cycling friendly employer.
Genesys Cloud Services was awarded the European Cycle Friendly Employer Certification at the Gold level for its Galway office by Cycle Friendly Employer Ireland.
The European standard from the European Cyclist Federation recognises the interplay between human behaviour and the need for facilities, infrastructure, and products to enable active travel cycling in the workplace.
Genesys is situated in the Bonham Quay building in Galway. As part of its commitment to sustainability and achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, Genesys promotes cycling participation among its strategies.
The workplace enables cycling with superior cycle parking, changing facilities and security at its location, supported by employees taking part in annual awareness campaigns including bike week and world car free day.
Annual travel surveys evaluate employee behaviour to further encourage increased cycling to reduce the impact on the environment. Genesys is the first employer in Galway to achieve European Cycle Friendly Employer certification.
“We are proud to achieve this certification, which ties together Genesys’ commitment to enterprise sustainability with our belief in providing a great employee experience.”
“This recognition is a testament to the ongoing and successful efforts of the Genesys team in Ireland that has regularly landed us among Ireland’s Best Workplaces”, added EJ Cay, VP of UK & Ireland at Genesys.
“With transport emissions being Ireland’s highest energy related emission the European cycle friendly standard cuts organisations transport emissions while demonstrating an employer’s commitment to sustainability and employee health.”
The Europe Cycle Friendly Employer certification connects behavioural change and habit formation, increasing the number of employees who cycle to work and use cycling for business travel instead of cars.
It acknowledges the critical role of human behaviour and the necessity for access to facilities and infrastructure, offering a structured framework and roadmap for organisations to adopt.
Developed in 2015 with the support of the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme from the European Commission, the framework aligns with the goals of the European Commission’s European Green Deal and Ireland’s Climate Action Plan to reduce transportation emissions.
It supports those businesses which are required to comply with the new European Union law the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Certification is an action within Ireland’s National Sustainable Mobility Policy by the Department of Transport.
