Rising customer demands for ecological products and services, increasing global regulations (eg CO2 trade), rising resource prices (eg oil) and the demand for more corporate social responsibility are the four main drivers for environmental and resource protection within companies. The implementation of ecological sustainability affects almost every unit of a company, especially logistics and supply chain management. An essential requirement for logistics, for example, is the reduction of greenhouse gases. It is estimated that today, up to 75 per cent of a company’s carbon footprint, ie CO2 emissions, results from transportation and logistics. Hence, logistics needs to highlight the current need for ‘green’ solutions.