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German Companies Outpace Global Peers in Employee Bike Leasing and Sharing

Fueled by tax incentives linked to corporate sustainability goals, cycling benefits have risen to 14 percent with firms projecting broader adoption in the coming years.

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Overview

  • Fourteen percent of German companies now offer bicycle leasing or bike sharing, topping all 28 countries surveyed by Arval Deutschland.
  • The share of firms providing bike benefits has increased from 9 percent in 2020, underscoring growing corporate sustainability strategies.
  • Fifteen percent of German companies plan to introduce bicycle leasing and 20 percent aim to launch bike sharing within the next three years.
  • Switzerland follows with 8 percent of companies offering leasing, while bike sharing second place is shared by the US and Portugal at 8 percent, against a 4–5 percent European average.
  • Adoption remains lower in the Netherlands at 4 percent leasing and 3 percent sharing, reflecting high private bike ownership and robust cycling infrastructure.