Green Logistics

By Pramey ZodeIntern, Logilink India

Current Scenario• Road freight increased from 67 billlion TKM to 1,128 billion

TKM during 1970-2010 at a CAGR of 7.3% [1]

• Annual CO2 emissions would increase from 2.45 million tons CO2 in 2016-17 to 12.32 million tons in 2046-47 [2]

• CAGR in Indian CO2 emissions from transport sector due to fossil fuel combustion has been around 4.5 % compared to 1.16 % in OECD countries [3]

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Need for Green Logistics• Mounting energy costs • Worldwide alarms among corporate over GHG emissions • Climate change • Regulations such as EPA (Environmental Protection Agency),

RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)• Improved community awareness of environmental issues

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Ways To Go Sustainable • Restoring to rail as primary mode• GHG emissions reduction by• Reducing the loads • Increasing fuel efficiency • Eco friendly fuel • Reducing emissions from vehicle exhaust

• Transportation management system • Transportation considerations• Shipment consolidation• Reducing empty miles• Multimodal logistics

• Distribution optimization• Lean distribution processes• Trimming transportation miles

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Ways To Go Sustainable • Partner Expansion• Packaging Innovations• Container Optimization• Network Optimization • Warehouse Layout Optimization

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How LEX can go about it?Delivering solutions in terms of:• Packaging• Route planning and optimization• Driving patterns• Compliance• Return load• Intermodal transport• Shipment consolidation• Electronic documentation• Vehicle maintenance• Carbon reporting as per ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Lifecycle

Accounting and Reporting Standard‘• Online Carbon Dashboard

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References

1. http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/TransportScenarios.pdf

2. http://www.countercurrents.org/nazareth160313.htm3. http://

www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/what-is-green-logistics-and-why-is-it-important-for-india-115080600426_1.html

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