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Green Logistics
Road
congestion, urban mobility, local air pollution and the need for CO˛
reductions and energy conservation will have a dramatic impact on the
future supply chain of all industries. Companies will be forced to
reduce the impact on the environment of their supply chains and will
have to develop sustainable value chain strategies in the coming months
and years.
Realising
environmental objectives can be done in synergy with other strategic and
financial goals. A green logistics
or sustainable supply chain
policy
often reduces logistics costs as it focuses on reducing energy
consumption and
on
improving
the total supply chain. But it is also true that some economic trends,
such as a shift to more offshore manufacturing and more frequent JIT
deliveries, have a negative impact on the ecological performance of
supply chains. Whatever the effect on costs, it is obvious that
environmental performance indicators, the adoption of a green logistics
policy and effective green logistics measures will become important
aspects of total supply chain management in the near future.
Altimedes Consuling is a founding partner in the Green Logistics Consultants Group,
We
support
companies and public authorities
to
establish a transport emissions inventory, to
develop a green logistics policy
or sustainable supply
chain
and to
realise an energy- and eco-efficient supply chain and transport
infrastructure.
The Green Logistics Consultants Group. A worldwide group of experts
Within the global Green Logistics Consultants Group we
have access to the latest knowledge, data, best practices and tools to
investigate, measure, propose, implement and evaluate ambitious but
realistic eco-efficient
supply chain
projects.
The
Green Logistics Consultants Group covers technical innovations
and
other
drivers
such as distance, speed, supply chain configuration, transport modes,
transport and warehouse asset utilisation, packaging, reverse logistics,
waste logistics and cultural change.
The focus is on a correct and transparent measurement
of Energy consumption, Greenhouse gas emissions and other Air
contaminants and on Transport Avoidance, Operational and Technological
strategies to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
Our strong track record
in supply chain modelling and reconfiguration projects and our strong
expertise in calculating emissions from logistics sources guarantee a
structured project approach. We are fully aware of the precise
information required at the various stages of the project to calculate
the Greenhouse gas and other emissions from each process step and to
manage stakeholder processes in order to identify opportunities for
improvements.
We are used to working with international companies and with
collaborative logistics networks to define short- and longer-term
opportunities for improvement. We are experienced project managers with
a strong track record in managing international projects in accordance
with our client’s objectives and within the agreed timeframe.
We have reliable extensive secondary data on emission factors which can
be used where primary data is not available.
We have detailed knowledge of current standards and are involved in
projects to develop complementary standards, guidelines and databases
for measuring the environmental footprint of goods movements.
Our work is based on the application of principles to ensure that the
GHG-related information is a true account. These principles are
Relevance, Completeness, Consistency, Accuracy and Transparency.
In order to be consistent with current international standards we
respect following procedures:
ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental management – Life cycle assessment –
Principles and framework
ISO 14044:2006 – Environmental management – Life cycle assessment –
Requirements and guidelines
ISO 14064-1:2006 – Specifications with guidance at the organization
level for quantifications and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and
removals. GHG protocols
developed by
the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World
Resources Institute
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Green Logistics Consultants
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SmartWay International Conference
Dates: Tuesday, December 2,
2008 through Thursday, December 4, 2008
Location: University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan
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