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Our commitment to become Carbon Negative by 2025 follows our Carbon Neutral certification last year and pledge to help reach Net Zero by 2040. This announcement coincides with the launch of our first-ever impact report titled “Meeting Micromobility’s Potential”, which highlights the positive impact of Neuron on the environment, economy and community. 

Our Carbon Negative target means Neuron will be taking ambitious measures to reduce its emissions footprint, by addressing emissions-intensive processes in the supply chain, manufacturing, operations and end of life treatment for vehicles.

In the meantime, we remain focused on replacing car journeys with more sustainable options. Our global rider surveys show that over 45% of journeys taken on Neuron’s vehicles last year directly replaced a car trip. With 3 million car journeys avoided in 2021 and an impressive 844 tonnes of carbon emissions saved. We’ve also seen huge growth for Neuron globally as we tripled our operations since September 2020, launching in 22 new cities and continuing to serve the communities we operate in. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic Neuron provided frontline workers with 5,000 free monthly passes and a socially discanced way to travel. Trips on a Neuron device also helped connect riders to local retailers, with six out of 10 rides resulting in a purchase. To further support local economies recovering from the pandemic, Neuron was able to create  1,400 employment opportunities worldwide.

Neuron also made a significant investment into safety and innovation, from designing and manufacturing our own e-scooters to our work with safety partners and education programmes. Over the last year Neuron deployed over 325 Safety Ambassadors on the streets to educate riders, delivering 108 safety events, where thousands of face-to-face briefings were conducted as part of the company’s ScootSafe campaigns.