{"id":389738,"date":"2010-03-04T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/innovation\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2010-03-04T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T20:47:42","slug":"lessons-learned-for-reducing-transportation-emissions-in-the-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/389738","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned for Reducing Transportation Emissions in the Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/innovation\/files\/2010\/03\/new-logo2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1358\" title=\"new-logo2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/innovation\/files\/2010\/03\/new-logo2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"71\"\/><\/a>\u201cHow are companies addressing the environmental impact of transportation in their supply chains?\u201d This was the leading question of a recent <a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/the-magazine\/articles\/2010\/winter\/51210\/greening-transportation-in-the-supply-chain\/\">article<\/a> in the MIT Sloan Management Review business journal. Its well worth reading for anyone interested in corporate <a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/transportation\/2010\/03\/01\/we-gotta-clean-up-freight-transportation%E2%80%99s-hidden-cost-to-health-and-the-planet\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+environmentaldefense+%28EDF.org+-+Main+Feed%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">transportation emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article is wide-ranging; covering air, rail, long-haul trucks, and light-duty fleets. <span id=\"more-1357\"><\/span>Among the points made are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOnly 22 Fortune 500 companies have begun blunting their supply chain\u2019s impact on the environment\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The amount of cargo shipped is \u201cexpected to triple in the next 20 years\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Measuring ghg emissions is the \u201cfundamental starting point\u201d of \u201cany serious entity\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Recent volatility in the petroleum market \u201cis a lens into the future of oil and gas prices\u201d and taking steps to reduce ghg emissions can lessen exposure to these fluctuations<\/li>\n<li>When reducing transportation emissions, \u201cit is best to begin with the \u2018low-hanging fruit\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Rail transport is four times more efficient per ton than motor and 600 times more efficient than air transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The authors also highlight many companies that have started to take action. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=1462\">Abbott Laboratories<\/a>, who we assisted in their move to more efficient vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Dell, who \u201cincreased first-time deliveries to customers by 80%\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tyson Food, who switched to aluminum wheels for its tractors<\/li>\n<li>HP, Dell, Limited Brands and Estee Lauder, who are \u201cconverting air shipments to ground or ocean transport\u201d as a way to reduce emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/sloanreview.mit.edu\/the-magazine\/articles\/2010\/winter\/51210\/greening-transportation-in-the-supply-chain\/\">\u2018Greening\u201d Transportation in the Supply Chain<\/a> is a great read and very interesting piece of research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?a=iMj_LG_SGGc:APewLsgSuVQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?a=iMj_LG_SGGc:APewLsgSuVQ:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?a=iMj_LG_SGGc:APewLsgSuVQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?a=iMj_LG_SGGc:APewLsgSuVQ:u0Zhe-nyOHo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?d=u0Zhe-nyOHo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?a=iMj_LG_SGGc:APewLsgSuVQ:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/environmentaldefense?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/environmentaldefense\/~4\/iMj_LG_SGGc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow are companies addressing the environmental impact of transportation in their supply chains?\u201d This was the leading question of a recent article in the MIT Sloan Management Review business journal. Its well worth reading for anyone interested in corporate transportation emissions. The article is wide-ranging; covering air, rail, long-haul trucks, and light-duty fleets. 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