Green Logistics Forum

94% of supply chain professionals rate green issues as a business priority - but
how many of them know what actions to take to green their supply chains?
The Green Logistics Forum is dedicated to turning environmental business goals i
nto real collaborative achievements by providing a forum in which all areas of t
he transportation and logistics industry can come together to discuss the issues
and make firm plans to green their logistics in a informed and strategic way. T
hrough our news we will inform the logistics community about the latest trends a
nd developments in logistics greening. And, through our series of executive summ
its and webinars, we will educate the industry and facilitate new partnerships a
nd collaborative greening efforts between associates and competitors.
The aim of each of these events will be to form the participants into a united c
ompany with the action plans and knowledge they need to go green the business-ef
ficient way, and communicate these efforts to their customers, partners, and the
public. The goal of the meetings will be threefold:
Environmental Footprint Measurement: To discover the ways in which your transpor
tation and logistics are effecting the environment
Environmental Performance Reporting: To hear best practices on Corporate Sustain
ability Reporting, share your companies' practices with the industry, and benchm
ark
Environmental Performance Improvements: To learn the ways in which you can green
your transportation and logistics from the industry experts, collaboratively de
velop an industry-wide action blueprint for each mode and vertical, and make you
r company one of the leaders by pledging to reduce your environmental footprint
Global supply chains need worldwide goals, and the key to the Green Logistics Fo
rum is to bring the worldwide industry together to decide upon and pledge to wor
k towards reasonable and concrete goals that will make a real difference to the
environment.
Join us at our pioneer Summit in Zurich, February 19-21, where the leading retai
lers, manufacturers, 3/4PLs, carriers, technology providers, container lines and
ports will meet to discuss the industry's green goals and plans. The time to ac
t is now, and the place to pledge that you will make real change is here. For mo
re information, including a call for speakers, visit www.greenlogisticsforum.com
or contact Katharine O'Reilly, Director on 1 800 814 3459 ext. 329 or koreilly@
eyefortransport.com
Green Logistics Principles
Foreword
The Company considers the logistics process a core activity fully integrated wit
h Manufacturing, sales and purchasing and, thereby, having a significant Influen
ce on Company performance. The environmental sustainability of logistics process
es is also a key factor in added value for the Company and therefore should be r
ecognized and fostered as a part of a world-class business approach. The commitm
ent to introducing solutions those are environmentally friendly and economically
viable and, consequently, aimed at safeguarding health, reducing traffic conges
tion, fighting climate change and conserving natural resources, will remain one
of the Companyâ s principal priorities.
The Green Logistics Principles aim to harmonize all Company initiatives in follo
wing sustainable logistics practices, providing clear indications to enable the
Sectors to act consistently in working with partners in the supply chain, monito
ring indicators and achieving targets. Compliance with these guidelines is funda
mental to delivering consistent performance and proactively developing new Green
Logistics solutions that will ensure adequate respect for the environment.
World Class Logistics
World Class Logistics extends World Class Manufacturing methodologies to Supply
Chain processes. With World Class Logistics, the Company aims to establish a Sup
ply Chain that is fully synchronised with the Production System and design inbou
nd and outbound logistic flows, progressively eliminating all forms of waste thr
ough an approach of continuous improvement. The Company makes a constant effort
to employ alternative modes of transportation - such as sea and rail on long dis
tance - and to engineer logistics flows for the delivery of parts and optimize u
tilization of transport capacity for delivery of finished vehicles to local dist
ribution centers and compounds located near the final customer.
The progressive synchronization of logistics processes will enable environmental
impacts to be minimized through the more efficient use of resources, limited em
ission of greenhouse gases, optimized use of raw materials for new packaging and
minimal generation of waste resulting from use of expandable packaging solution
s.

Core approaches
The Company is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its logistics p
rocesses, with particular focus on CO2 emissions, through four main areas of foc
us:
â ¢ increase in low-emission transport
â ¢ use of intermodal solutions
â ¢ optimization of transport capacity
â ¢ reduced use of packaging and protective materials
Increase in low-emission transport
For both inbound and outbound logistics transportation, The Company aims to use
vehicles that meet the strictest environmental standards and, thereby, guarantee
low emission levels.
Use of intermodal solutions
The Company promotes alternative solutions to road transportation by continuousl
y exploring other feasible modes of transport (sea, rail, etc.) in accordance wi
th the geographic location of component and material suppliers and the distribut
ion network for finished products.
Optimisation of transport capacity
The Company is committed to continuously developing solutions to achieve the bes
t utilisation of transport capacity. Several technical and organizational change
s have been adopted for both transportation routes and the optimized use/configu
ration of transport volume.
Reduced use of packaging and protective materials
Reduction of packaging and protective materials is an essential lever in reducin
g the environmental impact of logistics processes. The engineering and standardi
sation of containers, including the adoption of a lightweight design and reusabl
e packaging materials, enables the use of raw material to be minimised, waste re
duced and transport capacity optimised, thereby resulting in lower CO2 emissions
.