EA Logistics has released its first whitepaper on green transport entitled Getting It There Green: Why and How to Choose Sustainable Transport Partners The whitepaper aims to educate customers and peers about the need for sustainable transportation.
"We want to raise awareness about how important it is to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and explain how simple and profitable it can be for everyone involved," said Mike Ellis, EAL's president.
With that goal in mind, the whitepaper lays out the business case for green freight, while also describing the financial, risk-reduction and environmental benefits of adopting more sustainable shipping practices. It also identifies steps that can be taken by shippers to reduce their carbon footprint and choose suppliers who can help them achieve their sustainability goals.
"We wrote the whitepaper to share critical information and help advance the movement toward greater environmental awareness across our industry," said Ellis. With global warming legislation, carbon regulation and stringent pollution enforcement imminent, Ellis believes that companies that start to trim greenhouse gas emissions from their transport programme now will be ahead of the curve.
EAL was one of the first freight forwarders to provide free carbon offsets, sequestering 100 per cent of a shipment's CO2 emissions by planting trees in the customer's name.
"Of course, offsets are only appropriate after a company has done everything possible to first reduce the carbon impact," said Ellis, who points out that the World Economic Forum recently released a study that recommended responsible carbon offsetting as a tool for addressing the emissions that cannot be eliminated through other reduction strategies.
Sustainable practices
EAL incorporates a host of sustainable practices, including using alternative fuels in company-owned trucks, establishing anti-idling policies, enforcing drive speed limits, and maximising route efficiency, along with many green back office practices.
EA Logistics plans to continue building its green freight programme in the future. The company is currently in the process of implementing a GPS-based tracking system to better monitor driver compliance on drive speed and anti-idle regulations and is looking to incorporate other technological innovations down the line.
Ellis asserts that the business benefits are many, "but the ultimate return on investment will be in reducing the human toll from climate change on current and future generations. It's now a conscious choice if we ignore the carbon impacts from our everyday business processes. Carbon needs to be right alongside quality, service and price during the decision process.
"We want to raise awareness about how important it is to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and explain how simple and profitable it can be for everyone involved," said Mike Ellis, EAL's president.
With that goal in mind, the whitepaper lays out the business case for green freight, while also describing the financial, risk-reduction and environmental benefits of adopting more sustainable shipping practices. It also identifies steps that can be taken by shippers to reduce their carbon footprint and choose suppliers who can help them achieve their sustainability goals.
"We wrote the whitepaper to share critical information and help advance the movement toward greater environmental awareness across our industry," said Ellis. With global warming legislation, carbon regulation and stringent pollution enforcement imminent, Ellis believes that companies that start to trim greenhouse gas emissions from their transport programme now will be ahead of the curve.
EAL was one of the first freight forwarders to provide free carbon offsets, sequestering 100 per cent of a shipment's CO2 emissions by planting trees in the customer's name.
"Of course, offsets are only appropriate after a company has done everything possible to first reduce the carbon impact," said Ellis, who points out that the World Economic Forum recently released a study that recommended responsible carbon offsetting as a tool for addressing the emissions that cannot be eliminated through other reduction strategies.
Sustainable practices
EAL incorporates a host of sustainable practices, including using alternative fuels in company-owned trucks, establishing anti-idling policies, enforcing drive speed limits, and maximising route efficiency, along with many green back office practices.
EA Logistics plans to continue building its green freight programme in the future. The company is currently in the process of implementing a GPS-based tracking system to better monitor driver compliance on drive speed and anti-idle regulations and is looking to incorporate other technological innovations down the line.
Ellis asserts that the business benefits are many, "but the ultimate return on investment will be in reducing the human toll from climate change on current and future generations. It's now a conscious choice if we ignore the carbon impacts from our everyday business processes. Carbon needs to be right alongside quality, service and price during the decision process.
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