When talking about green logistics, the focus is often set on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For responsible carriers and logistic companies, an effort to minimize those emissions is indispensable. The climate protection organisation myclimate and Prof. Dr. Paul Wittenbrink have developed an industry solution to measure, manage and reduce GHG emissions from the transportation industry [1].
The aim of the solution is to support companies on their way to reduce and avoid GHG emissions. The solution consists of different modules that help identifying weaknesses and room for improvements. In the consecutive years, the success of implemented measures is tracked (Fig. 1).
The three modules (1) carbon assessment, (2) energy efficiency and (3) analyses of the fleet and the logistic processes give an overview of the status quo of the company. In order to take all employees on board, a training course is essential Based on the findings from the first three modules and together with the company's staff, a catalogue of measures and a vision on how to reduce carbon emissions are elaborated by the organisation. In the consecutive years, the success of taken measures is tracked with an environmental management system.
The paper wholesaler Papyrus Switzerland Ltd. and the relocation company peyer bern were the first two companies to implement the system.
In this paper, the results of the fleet analysis of the environmental performance management of those two companies are presented.
Fig.1: Framework of the transport industry solution
2 Methodology
2.1 Fleet