The challenge

Prologis is the leading industrial logistics real estate provider in the UK, operating 28 sites and serving customers including DHL, Royal Mail, Sainsbury’s and GXO. Its commitment to net-zero by 2040 includes a 27.5% Scope 3 reduction before 2030, and commuting accounts for a significant share of that footprint.

The challenge is structural: logistics parks sit away from town centres, with limited public transport and few safe active travel routes. For customers subject to Public Procurement Note 06/21 – which requires Carbon Reduction Plans and active Scope 3 workforce travel reductions – commuting also affects recruitment, retention and regulatory compliance.

The solution

Recognising the issue could not be solved alone, Prologis partnered with Mobilityways to engage customers, transport operators, local authorities and government. As Simon Cox, Senior Vice President at Prologis UK, put it: “We know robust and transparent metrics are important because our customers value access to reliable sustainability data.”

Using Mobilityways’ Travel Survey and CommuteIQ tools, Prologis built a clear picture of commuting patterns, barriers and alternatives at each site. In the last 18 months, more than 7,000 anonymised postcodes have been analysed, identifying employment hotspots, car-sharing opportunities and site-specific transport barriers. Survey data showed over 70% of employees identified motivations to car share – with finding a match the leading motivator – and an average commuting distance of 12.6 miles.

How the project works

Delivery operates across four workstreams. For car sharing, Liftshare for Work is active at more than 20 parks, connecting employees across different employers on the same site, with over 40 customers engaged through on-site events, Customer Care Forums and virtual sessions. For bus provision, CommuteIQ data has driven improvements at DIRFT, where 16% of employees now have a viable public transport option – a seven percentage point increase – through Stagecoach’s expanded route and a continuing project group with West Northants Council rolling out CommuteBoost.

For micromobility, data at Prologis Kettering and Pineham showed over 50% of employees live within six miles of the park, and Prologis is now working with a micromobility provider on on-site provision. For active travel and relocation support, Prologis is investing in cycle infrastructure at DIRFT and provides incoming customers with postcode mapping, accessibility planning and transport recommendations ahead of relocation.

The results

The programme is live across 13 sites. The 2025 Travel Survey across 18 customers and seven parks shows 24% car sharing, 11% using public transport and 6% walking or cycling, with almost 40% commuting sustainably. Two sites have achieved sustainable commuting rates above 70%, with over 50% car sharing at one. Car sharing has saved approximately 1,128 tonnes of CO2e and removed 4,173,120 miles from the road.

At DIRFT, car-sharing employees save an average of £597 per year, and recruitment agencies are using this to promote accessibility options and increase applications. A customer relocating to Prologis Hemel Hempstead achieved an 87% travel survey response rate, enabling a Zeelo shuttle to support staff retention; the customer said it had “widened our candidate pool and removed a key barrier for applicants who do not drive”.

For operators subject to PPN 06/21, the programme provides data, emissions tracking and verified reductions to evidence Scope 3 progress to contracting authorities. The programme won the CiTTi Transport Planning Award in 2024 and was showcased at UKREiiF 2026; the DIRFT project contributed to Mobilityways receiving the King’s Award for Enterprise, and the Department for Transport has championed it as a national best practice case study.