"You think going green and travelling cheap don't go together? We dare to disagree," says Dr. Michael Reinicke, one of three managers at mitfahrgelegenheit.de (or rideshare.co.uk)

Team mitfahrgelegenheit.de

Launched in 2001, Mitfahrgelegenheit has quickly become Europe's largest online car sharing service with over 1.3 million registered users, and 10,000 joint journeys organised through their website every day.

Mitfahrgelegenheit’s mission is to make sure that the roads are empty and cars are full – and to save both money and carbon.

“We consider ourselves to be a green company but now want to take it a step further.” says Reinicke, “Less CO₂ on the roads is one thing, less CO₂ in the office is another. 10:10 is a great project and the perfect challenge to set ourselves.”

How will mitfahrgelegenheit.de do their 10%? 

• Employees will use car pools, public transport or bicycles on the way to work
• Business trips within Europe will be completed by car-share or by train
• Office buildings have natural ventilation and insulation against both cold and heat; no air conditioning is required in the offices
• Further savings of CO₂ by Intelligent Office Management:

1. Almost paperless work through intelligent project management software
2. Sustainable and ecologically valuable office supplies
3. Strict separation of waste in all areas
4. Energy-efficient office equipment with Energy Star certification
5. Energy-efficient office lighting

• Server hosting is provided by a green IT company: a particularly energy-efficient data center with TÜV certified energy-efficiency, Class A.