Pooling of supply chains at the strategic level, an approach that demands further and long-term collaboration between supply chain actors can yield carbon emission reductions of 14% in road
transport and 54% when combined with rail transport. For instance, when SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company came together to form MillerCoors in order to service the U.S. market, the average distance of beer shipments to market was reduced by 20% resulting in 45 million fewer miles traveled annually; a reduction of approximately 75,000 t of carbon emissions.