Working for a greener future

Sustainability is the core of everything we build at Upflex. Here’s how we’re working to create meaningful, positive change for the planet, our people, and the communities where we live and work — and how we can help your company do the same.

Our commitment to sustainability

In partnership with hundreds of workspace providers in 80+ countries around the world, we’re making companies and cities greener.

We reduce CO2 emissions by making it easier for employees to find safe, comfortable, well-equipped, well-connected workspaces close to home.

We enable people to thrive from wherever they work by providing workspaces that align with their social and environmental values.

We reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage, and waste by encouraging more efficient use of existing assets and precluding the need for new commercial development.

We support sustainable agriculture and reforestation through partnering with environmental nonprofits.

Why it matters

Environmental impact

Workplace flexibility is tremendously more sustainable than the traditional office. Here’s one little example of how:

Every year, employees spend 29.6 billion hours commuting to and from work. Eliminating or reducing commuter travel is the easiest and most effective way for a company or individual to reduce their carbon footprint — 51 million metric tons of carbon emissions could be saved yearly from workplace flexibility.

Employee engagement

Nearly half of employees say they would take a pay cut to work for an environmentally conscious company. This opinion is most prevalent among Millennial and Gen Z talent — and by 2025, they’ll comprise 75% of the workforce.

Companies looking to attract top talent know they need to go green, and workplace flexibility is the most efficient way to do it. Ready to learn more?

Case Study

Achieving sustainability through trees

If your company commits to helping plant 180,000 trees annually, you’ll be removing an estimated 28,770 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year. For a 3,000-employee company using Upflex, that’s as simple each employee making 5 bookings per month.

# of monthly bookings per employee

1

5

10

# of Employees

3,000

3,000

3,000

Monthly trees planted

1,500

7,500

15,000

% of employees using Upflex

50%

50%

50%

Annual trees Planted

18,000

90,000

180,000

Tons of CO2 sequestered annually

2,876.95

14,384.77

28,769.54

Case Study

Achieving sustainability by reducing commutes

76.3 percent of people are single car commuters, and the average commute time is 36 minutes each way. By reducing this average commute by 50%, a company of 3,000 people can save over 11,000 days on the road.

# of Employees

3,000

% of Single Car Commuters

76%

Average commute time (minutes)

72

Days worked per year (est)

200

Annual company commute hours

549,360

Reduction of company commute with Flex

50%

Saved company commute hours

274,680

Total Days of Saving

11,445