The latest mobility survey in 2018 concluded that journeys in France related to local professional activities account for 57% of the greenhouse gas emissions produced between Monday and Friday. According to ADEME, remote working could therefore reduce the negative environmental impact by 30%. A 2017 study by Regus, a company that offers coworking spaces, estimated that 100 million work hours could be saved each year while 7 million tons of greenhouse gases would not be emitted.
According to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, transportation is the leading emitting sector in France, producing 29.4% of greenhouse gas emissions, of which 95% are directly attributable to road traffic. With an average home-to-work journey of 37 minutes in France, amounting to over 1 hour round-trip (often 2 hours in the Paris region), the carbon impact of commuting is not inconsequential to the environment. In its national survey on transportation and travel, INSEE already reported in 2008 that home-work-home journeys represented 15% of transport-related emissions and 4% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in France. This is explained, among other things, by the fact that most company employees still use their cars for home-to-work journeys.
According to Ademe, a French employee uses on average 70 kg of paper per year, which equates to emitting 25 kg of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere. French companies produce more than 900,000 tons of paper waste each year. Knowing that one ton equals the deforestation of 17 trees.