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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on January 04, 2023, 03:50:49 pm

Title: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 04, 2023, 03:50:49 pm
Email from the lovely Lucy:

How are we giving back to the environment?

Sustainability, CO₂, ecological footprint — you probably hear brands mention these words more and more every day. But without a context, all of this may seem like a clever marketing hoax. Not at Bolt! ☝️

For every ride you take, we balance the emitted CO₂ with various amazing sustainability projects. To shed a bit more light on our Green Plan, here’s how we’re neutralise the CO₂ levels during your Bolt rides:

Numbers-numbers. We calculate each ride’s carbon footprint and get those calculations verified by a group of experts.

Choose projects aka jury-duty. To neutralise our CO₂ emissions, we take up various sustainability projects all over the world. The highly experienced Natural Capital Partners’ team and other expert organisations are helping us out with this task.

Payment time. Ideas become reality and we make the sustainability projects that we’ve chosen in the previous step happen.
So, now you know! Every time you ride with us, you’re part of the climate solution.
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 04, 2023, 03:51:42 pm
Significantly lower fares than Free Now too... and they pay their drivers more than Free Now.
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Octavia1 on January 04, 2023, 07:08:58 pm
Significantly lower fares than Free Now too... and they pay their drivers more than Free Now.

Yea ...but it's all bollix o course ...bit like the shell adv on the telly years ago wit whales an rainforest an tropical islands an they sayin ther doin ther bit ....
An funding African government's to slaughter villages parked on top of oil fields an then the government's putin the brown envelopes inta caman islands Bank accounts....
Or badges on cars ...eco this an green this an blue this ....brain washin the stupit  ape  cnuts ....
It's actually sick marketin an  a big part of the problem ...

Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: silverbullet on January 04, 2023, 08:11:26 pm
A pity the work coming off their App is just work that Free Now drivers discard.
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 05, 2023, 04:48:56 pm
It doesn't matter to me where it comes from once it's within my area of operation with a viable run in but it's the other way round in my experience. In fact, only last night I noticed that 2 of the jobs I declined on Bolt were subsequently offered (right down to my level) through Free Now. I guess it makes sense for clients to try the lowest fares firms first. However, I don't have priority or ambassadorship on Free Now so I guess most of my work has been declined by drivers higher up the pecking order.
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Belker on January 05, 2023, 05:03:08 pm
Email from the lovely Lucy:

How are we giving back to the environment?

Sustainability, CO₂, ecological footprint — you probably hear brands mention these words more and more every day. But without a context, all of this may seem like a clever marketing hoax. Not at Bolt! ☝️

For every ride you take, we balance the emitted CO₂ with various amazing sustainability projects. To shed a bit more light on our Green Plan, here’s how we’re neutralise the CO₂ levels during your Bolt rides:

Numbers-numbers. We calculate each ride’s carbon footprint and get those calculations verified by a group of experts.

Choose projects aka jury-duty. To neutralise our CO₂ emissions, we take up various sustainability projects all over the world. The highly experienced Natural Capital Partners’ team and other expert organisations are helping us out with this task.

Payment time. Ideas become reality and we make the sustainability projects that we’ve chosen in the previous step happen.
So, now you know! Every time you ride with us, you’re part of the climate solution.
That didn't explain a lot !
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: silverbullet on January 05, 2023, 07:38:07 pm
It doesn't matter to me where it comes from once it's within my area of operation with a viable run in but it's the other way round in my experience. In fact, only last night I noticed that 2 of the jobs I declined on Bolt were subsequently offered (right down to my level) through Free Now. I guess it makes sense for clients to try the lowest fares firms first. However, I don't have priority or ambassadorship on Free Now so I guess most of my work has been declined by drivers higher up the pecking order.

Fixed yer post:
so I guess most of my work has been declined by drivers higher up the pecking Peking order.
Title: Re: Bolt - Giving Back To The Environment
Post by: Rat Catcher on January 09, 2023, 02:43:13 pm
They're doing their bit for the environment, Ken.