We calculated that your desk at Zecoworking emits 23 kg of CO2e per year. In all honesty: that is not the figure that matters most. The real climate issue of any office is the trip to get there. A daily car commute can emit 40 times more than the office itself. Here is the calculation, and what a well-connected coworking space actually changes.
What each kilometre emits, by mode
Emissions per person per kilometre, grams of CO2e
The order of magnitude leaves no room for debate: between a car and the metro the ratio is about 1 to 50. No « eco-friendly » badge in the window offsets a car park that fills up morning and evening.
The same thing, over a working year
Take a modest commute: 10 km each way, 220 working days. Here is what the year weighs by mode, next to the workstation itself:
A year of commuting (20 km/day, 220 days), kg of CO2e
This is the most important chart of our sustainability series: the car bar dwarfs everything else. Choosing an office reachable without a car is a climate lever 10 to 40 times more powerful than anything the operator can do inside its walls. We say this even though our walls are among the most energy-sober on the market: proof that we are not just selling you green paint.
And the hours? The commute’s other currency
Going from an hour of daily commuting to twenty minutes means recovering about 150 hours a year: nearly four working weeks, returned to your team, your clients or your family. Companies that set up close to where their people live see it everywhere: punctuality, recruitment, retention.
The Zecoworking choice: proximity first
Our coworking space in Courbevoie is built on that logic: Victor Hugo and Paul Doumer bus stops 1 minute away on foot, Esplanade de La Défense 10 minutes, Courbevoie station 12 minutes. Your Hauts-de-Seine employees come by bus, train, bike or on foot, and your corporate mobility plan writes itself.
The logical next step: make the trip yourself. Book a visit, time it, and compare with your current lease. Our available offices are waiting for the team that lives next door.