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Summary and analysis ofeyefortransports survey:
Green Transportation & Logistics
July 2008
For further details please contact:Katharine OReillykoreilly@eft.comUS Toll-free: 1 800 814 3459 ext 329Rest of world: +44 (0) 207 375 7207
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Table of Contents
I. Index of charts and tables . 4
II. Introduction .. 6
III. Methodology and approach.. 8
IV. Profile of respondents ... 8
V. Green priorities and annual revenue 9
VI. Green priorities and transportation and logistics
partnerships .. 12
VII. The growing importance of green issues to
transport and logistics processes .. 14
VIII. Key drivers for instigating green initiatives . 15
IX. Effect of supply chain greening on efficiency .... 16
X. Expected ROI on green initiatives .... 18
XI. Current and planned green transport and
logistics initiatives . 18
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NEW FOR 2008
XII. Whos responsible for green transportation
and logistics? ...... 22
XIII. Level of awareness of environmental programs
and initiatives 23
XIV. Carbon footprint measurement software . 25
XV. Drivers for measuring carbon footprints .. 26
XVI. Barriers to green transportation and logistics . 27
XVII. Change in scrutiny over corporate green claims .. 28
XVIII. Effect of US election results on transport emissions
regulations ... 29
XIX. Overall industry implications and conclusions 30
XX. eyefortransports Sustainable Supply Chain Summit 31
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I. Index of Charts and Tables
i. Respondent Industry
ii. Respondent Annual Revenue
iii. Relative Importance of Green Issues Depending on Annual
Revenue
iv. Importance of Green Issues to Companies Overall Strategy
v. Use of Transportation/ Logistics Partner to Help Green
vi. Importance of Green Issues to Transportation and Logistics
Strategy Related to the Use of Logistics Partners
vii. Change of Importance of Green Issues to Transportation and
Logistics Processes Over Next Three Years
viii. Key Drivers for Instigating Green Transportation and
Logistics Initiatives
ix. Effect of Green Initiatives on Supply Chain Efficiency
x. Expected ROI on Green Initiatives Over Next Three Years
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xi. Current or Planned Green Transportation and Logistics
Initiatives
xii. Specific Current or Planned Green Transportation and
Logistics Initiatives 2007
xiii. Specific Current or Planned Green Transportation and
Logistics Initiatives 2008
NEW FOR 2008
xiv. Job Title of Person Responsible for Green Transportation and
Logistics Initiatives
xv. Level of Awareness of Environmental Programs and Initiatives
xvi. Carbon Footprint Measurement Software Used
xvii. Drivers for Measuring Carbon Footprints
xviii. Barriers to Green Transportation and Logistics
xix. Change in Scrutiny Over Corporate Green Claims
xx. Effect of US Election Results on Transport Emissions
Regulations
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II. Introduction
Not long ago $200/barrel oil was a far-off, future scenario. Today its closer toreality then we like to think of, and the implications for the transportation andlogistics industry deserve serious consideration. Part of the solution to the steadilyincreasing cost of energy and oil is building sustainability into our operations. Asustainable operation simply means one that could be maintained at a certain levelindefinitely. For transportation, logistics and supply chain, it means a way ofworking that is both environmentally and financially sustainable.
Today, green supply chain initiatives are on the rise, and as opposed to five yearsago, it is the minority of companies who have not invested in some kind of
environmental initiative. While environmental logistics initiatives were pioneered inEurope and Asia, in the last few years North American companies have embracedthe challenge and potential benefits of operational greening, and are now amongthe global leaders, with a focus on how to go green and improve the bottom line, toensure increased competitiveness in what is a growing market for environmentallypreferable products and services.
And, with increased interest in and adoption of sustainable techniques, theavailable technologies and information to help companies do so have alsoimproved substantially. Nonetheless the exact means of planning, financing,implementing and benefiting from a greener supply chain are still ambiguous, and
corporate environmental strategies and knowledge is still kept close to home.
With this change in attitude and business strategy in mind, eyefortransportconducted the first Green Transportation & Logistics Survey in June - July2007, and the annual follow-up survey in May-July 2008. With up to 75% of acompanys carbon footprint coming from transportation and logistics, we chosechanges in this area to be the best representation of the planned and currentinitiatives companies are implementing to green their supply chains.
The greening of transportation and logistics is still a vague and unsettling thoughtfor many. With so many factors to consider and still so little practical information
available its easy to see why some either get it wrong or never even try. However,it is now clear that those who are working on environmental efforts have found theROI in green transportation and logistics. Based on the responses to the survey, itis evident that lean and green means gold if done in an informed and strategicfashion.
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Where the cost of implementing green initiatives was once the main barrier tochange, now ROGI: Return on Green Investment is one of the main drivers for acorporate change of attitude and practice. So, what are the costs involved, andwhat is the business case for going green? With so many unknowns, how can youensure that your green transportation and logistics initiatives reduce your carbonfootprint and improve your bottom line? It is with these questions in mind thateyefortransport conducted the survey and compiled this Green Transportationand Logistics Report in an effort to improve knowledge sharing in thetransportation and logistics industry.
All the data gathered in this report will be discussed and debated at
eyefortransports 2nd Sustainable Supply Chain Summit being held at the StanfordCourt Hotel in San Francisco on October 15-17, 2008. For more information onthe survey results or the Summit please see the brochure at the end of this report,contact Katharine OReilly at koreilly@eft.com, 1 800 814 3459 ext 329 or+44 (0) 207 375 7207 or visit the website at www.eft.com/SustainableSC.
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III. Methodology and approach
eyefortransport conducted the Green Transportation & Logistics surveys fromJune to July 2007, and May to July 2008. Responses were solicited in a targetedemail campaign, which included select trade associations and industry databases.Respondents were asked a number of questions to establish the key drivers fortransportation and logistics greening, as well as the benefits and risks involved.
IV. Profile of respondents
271 transportation and logistics professionals responded to the survey in 2007,and an additional 235 responded to the 2008 survey, for a total of over 500respondents across the two years (including any repeat respondents for year two).Respondents were senior executives from companies working in various industryverticals.
45% of the total respondents are in the transport and logistics sector, 8% in hi-tech& electronics, 6% in food, and 5% in retail & consumer packaged goods. Theautomotive, chemical, and healthcare/ pharmaceutical sectors were fairly evenlyrepresented.
The defense/ aerospace industry was in the minority, which may or may not be anindication that supply chain greening does not feature high on the list of prioritiesfor these sectors.
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Respondent Industry
3% 6%
6%
44%
27%1%3% 2%
8%
Automotive
Food
Chemicals
Defense/ Aerospace
Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals
Hi-Tech & Electronics
Retail & Consumer PackagedGoodsTransportation/ LogisticsService ProviderOther
.
V. Green priorities and annual revenue
The majority of total respondents represented companies with annual revenueseither below 50 million US$ or above 1 billion US$.
Respondent Industry
2% 6%2%
8%
5%
45%
28%
3%1%
Automotive
Food
Chemicals
Defense/ Aerospace
Health Care/Pharmaceut
Hi-Tech & Electronics
Retail & ConsumerPackaged Goods
Transportation/ LogisticsService Provider
Other
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Interestingly, however, a correlation was found among the responses between thedegree of importance of green issues and a companies annual revenue in bothyears.
31
11
8
4
3
41
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
% of Respondents
0-50 million
50-250 million
250-500 million
500-750 million
750 million - 1 billion
> 1 billion
Revenue(US$)
Respondent Annual Revenue
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This suggests both that it is high grossing and highly successful companies whoare prioritizing green issues the most, and that this high prioritization of greenissues likely contributes to their success. This correlation was more pronouncedfor the highest revenue companies in 2008 as opposed to 2007, and suggests apolarization in the industry those companies who have committed to greeningefforts are moving ahead at a fast pace, while those with lower turnovers havejumped less between last year and this.
Over half (59%) of respondents reported that green issues were either important orvery important to their companies overall strategy in 2007. This figure jumped to64% in 2008. 20% in 2007 and 21% in 2008 reported green issues as fairlyimportant, 15% in 2007 and 13% in 2008 as somewhat important, and only 6% in2007 and lessening to 2% in 2008 designated green issues as not important. Thismakes it clear that most companies give green issues great consideration andweight when devising their business strategies, even more so in 2008 then in theprevious year.
0-50 million50 million -
1 billion > 1 billion
3.13.23.3
3.4
3.53.63.7
3.83.9
4
Degree of
Importanceof
Green Issues
(out of 5)
Annual Revenue (US$)
Relative Importance of Green Issues Depending on Annual Revenue
2007
2008
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VI. Green priorities and transportation and logistics
partnerships
20.5% of survey respondents across 2007-2008 represented companies currentlyusing a logistics partner or service provider to help green their supply chain. Anaverage of 53.5% are not using a partner company for this process, but a furtheraverage of 26% are actively exploring the possibility of adding a partner companyto help push environmental initiatives forward. This number went down slightlybetween the two years, and the number of current partnerships increased,indicating that companies are taking on logistics partners, in part for this purpose.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
%
Very
important
Important Fairly
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Importance of Green Issues to Companies Overall
Strategies
2007
2008
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Another correlation revealed by the survey responses was that between thedegree of importance of green issues to a companies transportation and logistics
strategy and that companies use of a transportation/ logistics partner to help themgreen their supply chains.
The survey revealed that, not entirely surprisingly, the more importance greenissues were given to a companies transportation and logistics strategy, the morelikely they were to either have partnered with a 3PL or other service provider tohelp them with green initiatives, or be exploring the possibility of doing so. Thiscorrelation was slightly more pronounced in 2008 then it was in 2007.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
%
Currently using a
logistics partner to
help
Not using a
logistics partner
but exploring the
possibility
Not using a
logistics partner
and no plans to
Use of Transportation/Logistics Partners to Help Green
2007
2008
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VII. The growing importance of green issues to transport and
logistics processes
The vast majority of respondents, 70% in 2007 and 73% in 2008, divulged thatover the next three years green issues will become more important to theirtransport and logistics processes. An average of 19% expect green issues toremain as important to their transport and logistics processes as they are now, andonly 1% expect a lessening of importance.
Amazingly, an average of 8.5% of respondents identified green issues to becomethe No.1 priority for their transport and logistics processes over the next threeyears.
0
0.5
11.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Importance of
Green Issues to
Transportation
and Logistics
Strategy(out of 5)
Currently using a
logistics partner to
help
Not using a logistics
partner but exploring
the possibility
Not using a logistics
partner and no plans
to
Importance of Green Issues to Transportation and
Logistics Strategy Related to the Use ofTransportation/Logistics Partners
2007
2008
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VIII. Key drivers for instigating green initiatives
One of the main aims of this survey was to pinpoint the key drivers for transportand logistics greening. Given the challenge greening is generally perceived to be,it was important to identify and highlight the reasons why companies have taken onthe challenge and invested in environmental initiatives.
The results reveal that government compliance, improved customer and publicrelations, a decreased fuel bill and financial ROI were the most important driversfor transport and logistics greening, with a more pronounced emphasis on each in
2008 as opposed to 2007. Especially notable is the increase in the importance ofthe ability of green initiatives to decrease a companys fuel bill as a driver in 2008over 2007.
However, increasing supply chain efficiency, improving investor relations,decreasing risk and a larger corporate responsibility agenda were also importantfactors in the strategic decision to go green, and each was regarded as moreimportant in 2008 then in 2007. Across the board the factors driving greeninitiatives in this industry have become more evident and more pressing, and theirability to initialize change is reflected in the comparative data here.
0
10
2030
40
50
60
70
80
%
No.1 priority Moreimportance
Sameimportance
Lessimportance
Change of Importance of Green Issues to Transportation
and Logistics Processes Over Next Three Years
2007
2008
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The overall suggestion is that companies see an array of factors, rather than onemain factor, as part of the benefits of supply chain greening. The combination ofthese positive changes is thus the payback that companies are seeking when theytake on the challenge of green transport and logistics initiatives.
IX. Effect of green initiatives on supply chain efficiency
While increasing supply chain efficiency was rated as either an important or veryimportant driver for instigating green transport and logistics initiatives by 58% ofrespondents (see section VIII), 66% of respondents reported that the greeninitiatives they had implemented were not effecting the efficiency of their supplychains in 2007, decreasing to 57% in 2008.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
% Total
Government compliance
Financial ROI
Improving Customer Relations
Improving public relations
Improving investor relations
Decreasing your fuel bill
Decreasing risk
Increasing supply chain efficiency
Part of a larger Corporate Responsibility Agenda
Key Drivers for Instigating Green Transportation and Logistics Initiatives
Very Important
Important
Reasonably Impor
Slightly Important
Not Important
N/A
3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4 4.2
Importance (out of 5)
Government compliance
Financial ROI
Improving customer relations
Improving public relations
Improving investor relations
Decreasing your fuel bill
Decreasing risk
Increasing supply chain efficiency
Part of a larger Corporate Responsibility agenda
Key Drivers for Instigating Green Trans ortation and
Logistics Initiatives
20
20
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This implies that improved supply chain efficiency is expected but not yet a realityfor many respondents. Hence, their green initiatives may be at a stage whereincreased efficiency has yet to be seen, but the initiative itself is one of theexpected results by its conclusion.
This is supported by the change in reports of increased efficiency between the twoyears. In 2007 27% of respondents reported seeing their current green transportand logistics initiatives improving the efficiency of their supply chains, whereas in2008 that figure has increased to 38% - an 11% increase in one year. 7% in 2007,then down to 5% in 2008, reported less efficiency due to green initiatives.
0
1020
30
40
50
60
70
%
More efficient Not affectingefficiency
Less efficient
Reported Effect
Effect of Green Initiatives on Supply Chain Efficiency
2007
2008
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X. Expected ROI on green initiatives
When asked if they expected to see an ROI on their green initiatives within thenext three years, 36% of respondents disclosed that they expect to see bothfinancial and public relations payback in 2007, rising to 50% in 2008. On the otherhand, 37% in 2007 and 34% in 2008 said that they expect to see financial but notpublic relations ROI from their green initiatives in the near future. This suggeststhat companies are looking at financial rewards over public image as the mainshort-term payback for supply chain greening. The numbers of those expecting tosee little or no ROI on green initiatives have both dropped-off from last year to this.
05
10
1520
25303540
4550
%
Financial andpublic
relations
Financial butnot publicrelations
Not muchexpected
No ROIexpected
Expected ROI
Expected ROI on Green Initiatives Over Next Three Years
2007
2008
XI. Current and planned green transport and logisticsinitiatives
In order to survey the current green transportation and logistics landscape weasked respondents to reveal which actual green initiatives they have implementedor planned. The results reveal that 59% of respondents in 2007 and 72% in 2008are or are planning to improve energy efficiency, and an average of 42% are or areplanning to both use vehicle re-routing to reduce miles. The use of strategicwarehouse and distribution centre placement to go green dropped from 42% to37% between 2007 and 2008. A further 39% of respondents reported emissionsmeasuring and/or reductions as another favoured initiative in 2007, rising to adramatic 60% by 2008.
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ResponseF
requency
Specific Current or Planned Green Transportation and Logistics Initiatives
Product design and packaging
Recycling programs
SmartWay transport program
Returnables
Moving air to surface routes
Sustainable and LEED certified buildings
Hybrid or electric vehicle development or usage
Sustainable transport policies and 'green thinking'
Waste reduction & asset recovery
Leveraging green logistics technologies
Reduced paper and energy consumption
Green material usage
Maximizing load and monitoring fuel usage
Responsing to customer requirements
RFID and GPS
Going solar
Hydrogen enhanced combustion
Reductions in toxins and hazardous chemicalsInitiative
Waste reduction and asset recovery, leveraging green logistics technologies, reducedpaper and energy consumption, green material usage, responding to customerrequirements, technologies like RFID and GPS, and maximizing load and monitoringfuel usage were all cited an equal number of times.
The least self-reported initiatives were reductions in toxins and hazardous chemicals,hydrogen enhanced combustion, and going solar. This suggests that, at least atpresent, these initiatives are not seen as the most viable to the majority of industryprofessionals, or there is less industry knowledge or confidence about theirimplementation.
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The same question asked in 2008 generated some distinctly different write-in
responses. This year sustainable transport policies and green thinking, as well asreducing paper and energy consumption topped the list of current or planned initiatives,demonstrating the perceived importance of a strong company sustainability policy andthe dissemination of those values internally. Sustainable and LEED certified buildingswere also identified, along with hybrid or electric vehicle development or usage.
Product design and packaging, recycling programs, green material usage, RFID andGPS, going solar and reducing toxins and hazardous chemicals in the supply chainwere also all mentioned.
0
1
2
3
4
Res onse
Frequency
Initiative
Specific Current or Planned Green
Transportation and Logistics Initiatives
Sustainable transport policies and 'green
thinking'
Reducing paper and energy consumption
Sustainable and LEED certified buildings
Hybrid or electric vehicle development or
usage
Product design and packaging
Recylcling Programs
Green material usage
RFID and GPS
Going solar
Reductions in toxins and hazardous
chemicals
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NEW FOR 2008For the 2008 survey we wanted to isolate a few key areas of change between last yearand this. The trend for greening transportation and logistics has remained, hasstrengthened, and has also shifted in a number of ways, and due to a number of factors.This section will highlight some of the key areas of focus that have emerged in 2008.
XII. Whos responsible for green transportation and logistics?
One of the areas we get a lot of questions about is where the responsibility for theevaluation, adoption and implementation of green transportation & logistics initiatives isplaced within organizations. Our sense that the area of focus is still skewed wasreinforced by the 2008 survey data that showed a broad range of job titles taking orbeing allocated responsibility for this important area.
0
5
10
15
20
25
%
1
Job Title
Job Title of Person Res onsible for Green Trans ortation and
Logistics Initiatives
Logistics Director
Supply Chain Director
Operations Director
Transportation Director
Environmental Sustainability Director
Marketing Director
Compliance Director
Distribution Director
CSR Director
Other
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The most common responses were Logistics Director and Supply Chain Director,followed closely by Operations Director, Transportation Director, and recently createdjob titles such as Environmental Sustainability Director or the like. Marketing Director,Compliance Director, then Distribution Director and CSR Director followed, howeverthe most common response was Other.
The range of write-in responses to this option was very broad: over 100 respondentswrote in the job title relevant to their organization. The most common write-inresponses included CEO, CSO, EHS, Engineering, Government and Public Affairs,Internal Consultants, Logistics Safety and Energy, Procurement, Quality,Technology, and Asset Management. Additionally, reports of a Green Team or acombination of executives across business units also came in, indicating that despite
the diversity of relevant job titles there is co-ordination in some organizations.
XIII. Level of awareness of environmental programs and initiatives
As the transportation and logistics industrys grasp of environmental issues strengthens,we thought it crucial to gauge the level of awareness of certain high profileenvironmental programs available to our industry. We asked respondents whether they
were Participating in or using, Familiar with, had Heard of or had Never heard of 11of the most important programs for the industry.
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The results showed that 65% of respondents had never heard of the GHG Protocol,63% hadnt heard of Sustainability 360, 59% hadnt heard of The Chicago ClimateExchange, 54% had never heard of Carbon Labeling, and 49% hadnt ever heard of theEPA Climate Leaders Program. A further 77% of executives were either familiar with orheard of Carbon Offsets, 79% the Kyoto Protocol Carbon Emissions Targets, and 53%the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. Then, 6% of respondents indicated that they areparticipating in or using carbon offsetting, and an impressive 19% reported participationby their company in the EPA SmartWay program.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
%
EPA Climate Leaders Program
EPA SmartWay Program
Carbon Disclosure Project
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Carbon Offsets
The Kyoto Protocol Carbon Emissi ons Targets
The Chicago Climate Exchange
GHG Protocol
The Carbon Trust
Sustainability 360
Carbon Labeling
Level of Awareness of Environmental Programs and Initiatives
Never heard of
Heard of
Familiar w ith
Participating in or usi
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What follows are some useful links on these various programs so that if you have notheard of them, or would like to know more, you can access more information.
Carbon Labeling - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_emission_labelSustainability 360 - http://walmartstores.com/FactsNews/NewsRoom/6238.aspxThe Carbon Trust - http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/The GHG Protocol - http://www.ghgprotocol.org/The Chicago Climate Exchange - http://www.chicagoclimateexchange.com/The Kyoto Protocol Carbon Emissions Targets -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_ProtocolCarbon Offsets - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_offsetEU Emissions Trading Scheme - http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission.htm
Carbon Disclosure Project - http://www.cdproject.net/EPA SmartWay Program - http://www.epa.gov/smartway/EPA Climate Leaders Program - http://www.epa.gov/stateply/
XIV. Carbon footprint measurement software
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30
16
7
2 1 1 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
%
No plans to use
software
Still researching
which software
to use
Developed an
internal system
Other GreenSigma
(IBM)
CarbonView
(Supply Chain
Consulting)
EPA SmartWay Carbonalysis
(Green 2020)
Carbon Footprint Measurement Software Used
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With each day bringing the announcement of new software or advancement on softwareto help measure and manage the carbon footprint of supply chains, we wanted to knowwhat tools were being used by the industry currently. Our results showed that while46% have no current plans to use a software solution for this purpose, another 30% areactively researching which software to use. 16% have deployed an internal system, anda handful of respondents are already using each of IBMs GreenSigma, CarbonView,EPA SmartWay or WarmModel, and Carbonalysis. The overall results point to the factthat the industry is by and large still making its mind up on what software tools are mostuseful for this purpose.
XV. Drivers for measuring carbon footprints
Considering what looks to be a high level of scrutiny over software to measure thecarbon footprint of logistics and supply chain, the level of interest in doing so still showsitself to be high. As such we asked respondents what is driving them to look into andwork towards measuring the carbon footprint of their transportation and logistics.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
%
To cut costs
Customer requests
Partner requests
Anticipating tighter regulations
To attract investors
To enhance reputation
To improve supply chain efficiency
Drivers for Measuring Carbon Footprints
Top priority
Secondary priorit
Third priority
A consideration
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Our results show that cutting costs and enhancing reputation are the top reasons whycompanies are investing in measuring the carbon footprint of their supply chain. Thenext most common responses are improving supply chain efficiency and customerrequests. Following this, anticipating tighter regulations and attracting investors werestill common, and partner requests were the least common but still a strongconsideration.
XVI. Barriers to green transportation and logistics
Given the numerous strong drivers for implementing green transportation and logisticsinitiatives, we wanted to find out why more companies are not or have not yet takenthese steps and initiated projects themselves.
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
%
Custom ers won't pay a premium
Not convinced green trend will continue
Lack of necessary customer dem and
Not high enough on list of priorities
Not enough people driving the process internally
Nobody driving the process internally
Not a top priority for managem ent
LSPs responsibilty
Lack of partner support to start process
Not enough knowledge to start the process
Negative impact on supply chain
Payback period i s too long
Cost is too high
Barriers to Adoption of Green Transportation and
Logistics Initiatives
Big barrier
A barrier
Somewhat of a barrie
Not a barrier
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The barriers most commonly highlighted include the implementation costs being too
high and/or the payback period being perceived to be too long. From an organizationalperspective respondents cited issues such as nobody driving the process internally, notenough people driving the process internally, not enough knowledge to start theprocess, and green issues not being high enough on the list of priorities as barriers tomoving forward. This is not surprising, as over and over we see that strong leadership by a designated team or, often, by one individual is key to starting green projectsand moving them forward.
Lower down on the list of barriers were the perception that customers wont pay apremium for greener services, a lack of necessary customer demand, and/or a lack ofpartner support to start the process. The least cited barriers were a perceived negative
impact on the supply chain, the idea that greening is the LSPs responsibility, and a lackof conviction in the idea that the green trend will continue. Overall the most citedbarriers were those that made adoption more difficult, rather than those that madegreen projects unreasonable to embark upon at all.
XVII. Change in scrutiny over corporate green claims
The attention paid to companies claims of being green or greener then theircompetitors has certainly increased over the last two years. Accusations ofgreenwashing have led to more serious consideration of the pros and cons of
marketing yourself as a green operation. Thus, we asked respondents how they hadobserved the change in scrutiny over companies in the transportation and logisticsindustry calling themselves green over the last year.
26
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11
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
%
Largeincrease
Increase Slightincrease
No change Decrease
Change
Change in Scrutiny Over Companies Calling Themselves
'Green'
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Our respondents agree that scrutiny has increased, with 26% observing a largeincrease, and a further 44% an increase. 19% saw a slight increase, 11% saw nochange, and no respondents report a decrease.
XVIII. Effect of US election results on transport emissionsregulations
With the US Presidential race well on its way, we wanted to gauge how the transportand logistics industry felt the election results would effect the governmental regulation oftransport-related emissions. A strong majority, 84%, agreed that tougher regulations
were more likely under the Democrats, while 16% thought the Republicans would bringstricter environmental rules.
Effect of US Election Results on Transport Emissions
Regulations
84%
16%
Tougher regulations underDemocrats
Tougher regulations underRepublicans
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XIX. Overall industry implications and conclusionsThe supply chain industry is changing, as are the views of the professionals within it.With green transportation and logistics initiatives proving to be a challenging yetrewarding reality for companies if they wish to compete in todays market, muchuncertainty about how to go about making these changes still exists.
Nonetheless, the industry agrees that success and profitability in the future requiresthinking and acting green today, and that transportation and logistics greening is thesmart way of achieving that goal.
For more information on what leading companies are doing to green their transportationand logistics, see eyefortransports 2nd Sustainable Supply Chain Summit featuredbelow.
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