Making a Difference
Central to the Enterprise way of doing things are a set of Guiding Principles. These values underpin our day-to-day interactions with customers, vendors, community partners, and one another. One of these founding values embodies our commitment to “strengthen our communities, one neighbourhood at a time”. Enterprise Car Club delivers on this on many fronts. Our fleet of electric, hybrid, and fuel-efficient vehicles brings environmental benefits as we help improve air quality. The provision of the service helps ease local congestion as the overall number of vehicles on the road is reduced. We collaborate with local councils, developers, planners, businesses, and other providers of shared transport to better shape the future of mobility. We also heavily involve ourselves in local and national charitable initiatives, as well as invest in innovation that develops new renewable fuels.
We’ve been recognised over and over again for our commitment to sustainability, and we’re proud that by embodying our core beliefs we are making a difference.
Environmental Benefits
At Enterprise, sustainability is more than just a popular business term. 30% of publicly accessible car club cars in the UK are electric, helping reduce emissions. We also work with a range of public sector authorities and planning developers to rethink the ways that people travel. Enterprise Rent-a-Car Ireland is also signed-up to the BITC's Low Carbon Pledge, where we commit to setting science-based carbon emissions reduction targets by 2024, which include our entire carbon footprint, in line with the Paris Agreement and the latest IPCC findings.
*2024 research from shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility.
Community Impact
Each Car Club car takes up to 27 private cars off the road*, meaning the more Car Club wheels that hit the tarmac, the fewer cars there are on the roads overall. Not only does this improve air quality, but it helps to ease local congestion. Enterprise Car Club also makes car rental more affordable and accessible by offering rental to those between 20-25 years old, and by offering an hourly pay-as-you-go model. Away from the more operational benefits communities see, Enterprise raises funds for many local and national charities, as well as supporting inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
*2024 research from shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility.
Shared Transport
Enterprise plays an instrumental role in changing the way we all travel. We work not only with individuals directly, but also with corporates, developers, planners, public sector organisations, and other shared transport providers to drive a tangible modal shift towards shared transport. To this end, we collaborate with other bus, rail, tram, bike hire, and travel planning apps to facilitate the dovetailing of networks and the sharing of mobility across networks. We also have pioneered the creation of the ground-breaking multi-modal Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP) which seeks to shape the future of urban mobility in a way that will improve air quality and consumer’s lives
Active Travel
By taking private vehicle ownership off the road, Enterprise Car Club creates space for active travel, making it safer and more attractive to the wider community. Car Club members themselves after joining are likely to walk more and cycle more than they did prior to obtaining membership. Research shows that 36% of active car club users have used a bicycle at least once a week, compared to the national average of just 12% in England*. This is because car club members have a greater propensity to opt for active travel modes for smaller localised journeys, using a car only when really needed.
*2024 research from shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility.
