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SUPPLY CHAINDECARBONIZATION

THE ROLE OF LOGISTICS

AND TRANSPORT IN

REDUCING SUPPLY CHAIN

CARBON EMISSIONS

Report prepared with thesupport of Accenture


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Any errors in this review are the responsibility of the authors. The views expressed are not necessarilythose of the consultative group, the World Economic Forum or its partner companies.

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Supply Chain Decarbonization was produced in

January 2009 by the World Economic Forum,within the framework of the Logistics andTransport Partnership Programme.

The significant contribution of Accenture isgratefully acknowledged.

World Economic Forum

GenevaCopyright 2009

EDITORSSean DohertyAssociate DirectorHead of Logistics & Transport Industry Group

World Economic Forum

Seb HoyleManagerSustainable Supply ChainAccenture

PROJECT ADVISORNarendra MulaniPartnerGlobal Head of Supply Chain ManagementAccenture

CONSULTATIVE GROUPChristopher LoganHead of Strategy (Global)Agility

Samuel SidiqiDirector of Strategy (Europe)Agility

Raji HattarChief Projects OfficerAramex International

Adrian DickinsonScientific AdviserDHL Neutral Services

Martin AndersonGlobal Director of Safety & EnvironmentDP World

Charles HaineManager, Global Environment, GSEDP World

Winfried HaeserDirector, Environmental Reporting and PolicyDPWN

Rod FranklinVice President, Product DevelopmentKuehne & Nagel

Edgar UribeLead, Corporate Environment ActivitiesKuehne & Nagel

David Simchi-LeviCo-Director, Supply Chain Innovation ForumMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Yossi SheffiProfessor of Engineering SystemsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Lynsey MacIverHead of EnvironmentPanalpina

Toon TessierChief Advisor Environmental PolicyPort of Antwerp

Johan RoosDirector, EnvironmentStena AB

Rob Rijk

Environmental ManagerTNT

Ruben van DoornManager, CEOs OfficeTNT

David GuernseySenior Sustainability Program ManagerUPS

Mark van der HorstDirector EU AffairsUPS


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Patrick BrowneSustainability Program Manager

UPS

Antonia GawelGHG ProtocolWBCSD

Andrea BrownGHG ProtocolWBCSD

John Moavenzadeh

Senior Director, Head of Sustainable MobilityWorld Economic Forum

Randall KrantzAssociate Director, Environment InitiativesWorld Economic Forum


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Executive Summary

Significant movement is expected towardsreduced supply chain carbon intensity. This willcreate both opportunities and risks for logisticsand transport firms, with changes in supply anddemand driven by:

Regulation of carbon emissionsHigher and more volatile fuel pricesEvolving consumer and client demand

The sector can play an influential role indecarbonization, both in its own operations andthrough broader supply chain optimisation. Thisprovides direct benefits through reduced costs,managed risks and business growth.

Findings

Human activity generates annual greenhouse gasemissions of around 50,000 mega-tonnes CO 2e.We estimate that 2,800 mega-tonnes or 5.5% ofthe total are contributed by the logistics andtransport sector.

Key to supply-chain-wide decarbonization is anunderstanding of CO 2 emissions across thesystem. Corporate-level reporting, guided by thewidely-used Greenhouse Gas Protocol, is aspreading reality. Product level foot-printing is animportant step towards supply chain carbonrationalisation. It has been given a boost by theagreement of the first standards.

Supply Chain DecarbonizationOpportunities

Commercially viable decarbonizationopportunities which could be enabled by thelogistics and transport industry are of the order of1,400 mega-tonnes CO 2e in the medium term.

Around 60% of this potential carbon abatementoriginates from the sectors own emissions .

Others come from the broader supply chain andcan be achieved through changed logistics andtransport configurations:

Supply Chain DecarbonizationOpportunities

PotentialAbatement

Mt CO 2e

AssessedIndex of

Feasibility Clean Vehicle Technologies 175 High Despeeding the Supply Chain 171 High Enabling Low CarbonSourcing: Agriculture 178 Medium

Optimised Networks 124 High Energy Efficient Buildings 93 High Packaging Design Initiatives 132 High

Enabling Low CarbonSourcing: Manufacturing 152 Medium

Training and Communication 117 Medium

Modal Switches 115 MediumReverse Logistics / Recycling 84 Medium Nearshoring 5 MediumIncreased Home Delivery 17 Medium Reducing Congestion 26 Low

Recommendations

Logistics and Transport ProvidersAdopt new technologies industry-wideImprove training and communicationindustry-wideSwitch modes where possibleDevelop recycling offeringsDevelop home delivery offeringsPromote carbon offsetting of shipments

Shippers and BuyersUnderstand and reduce carbon impact ofmanufacturing through alternative sourcingPlan to allow slower and better optimisedtransportReduce packaging materialsWork on product carbon labelling,standards, auditing tools, and useIncrease shared loading

Policy MakersReflect cost of carbon in energy tariffsSupport carbon measurement and labellingstandardsBuild open carbon trading systemsInvest in infrastructure and flowmanagement

Facilitate recycling along the supply chainEncourage retrofitting of buildings to betterenvironmental levels

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Contents

Executive Summary ........................................... 4

The Need for a Review ...................................... 5

Understanding Supply Chain Decarbonization 5

Context of Decarbonization .............................. 6

Regulation of Carbon Emissions ...................... 6

Response to Higher and More Volatile Fuel

Prices ............................................................... 6

Evolving Consumer and Client Demand .......... 6

Logistics Sector Response ............................... 6

Objectives and Approach ................................. 7

Objectives ......................................................... 7

Approach .......................................................... 7

Findings .............................................................. 8

Logistics and Transport Sector Carbon

Footprint ........................................................... 8

Total Supply Chain Carbon Footprint ............... 9

Pressures for a Shift to Decarbonization ....... 10 Supply Chain Decarbonization Framework .... 12

Main Opportunities for Decarbonization ....... 12

Summary of the Main Opportunities for

Decarbonization ............................................. 14

Overview of the Scorecards ........................... 15

Recommendations ........................................... 29

Logistics and Transportation Providers .......... 29

Shippers and Buyers ...................................... 29

Policy Makers ................................................. 30

Conclusions ..................................................... 31

Annexes ............................................................ 32

Annex 1: Definition of Key Terms................... 32

Annex 3: Further Reading .............................. 40

Annex 4: List of Industry Partners .................. 40

Contact Information ......................................... 41

The Need for a Review

To date, logistics and transport companies havemostly taken a tactical and internal view of supplychain decarbonization. This has resulted inimportant, but nevertheless small scale,responses to climate change. Point solutionshave included increased use of battery poweredtrucks, automated scheduling applications andgreen building technologies.

The need to look more strategically at the end-to-end supply chain, encompassing all aspects ofthe product life cycle from raw material todisposal, is now being evidenced. Across sectors,firms and policy makers have spoken of therequirement to consider the total product lifecycleimpact of carbon, before optimising acrossboundaries.

Near-term economic uncertainty has changed theimmediate outlook for the logistics and transportsector. Nonetheless, even in this operatingenvironment, the underlying business imperativesfor supply chain decarbonization remain valid.

Understanding Supply ChainDecarbonization

This report is constructed from the viewpoint ofthe worlds largest logistics and transport firms,capturing the commitment of the sector to be atthe heart of supply chain decarbonization efforts.

We provide both a contextual and an initialquantitative assessment of the supply chaindecarbonization challenge. It looks at likelyopportunities for abatement, purposefully pushing

the boundaries of current knowledge seeking toclarify controversial topics.

Communicating the findings through a series ofaccessible scorecards, we take a first steptowards assessing the scale and feasibility ofpotential emission abatement options across thesupply chain.

Overall, we aim to move the global dialogueforward and to help carriers and buyers alike to:

Take practical and cost-effective stepstowards decarbonization strategiesAnticipate external drivers for change whichmay have significant effects on the long-termdemand for freight


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Context of Decarbonization

Of humanitys 50,000 mega-tonnes of annualCO 2e greenhouse gas emissions, around 2,800mega-tonnes can be assigned to logistics andtransport activities.

Though there is significant uncertainty in thefigures, it seems possible that significantemissions reductions could be achieved in themedium term 1 by implementing changethroughout the end-to-end supply chain. Thiscould be primarily achieved through wider

adoption of available technologies, leveragingnew commercial relationships and developingnew business strategies.

The conditions required to enable these changesare being created. We see three developmentsproviding the necessary business environment forimplementation.

Those three fundamental drivers of change are:Regulation of Carbon EmissionsResponse to Higher and More VolatileFuel PricesEvolving Consumer and Client Demand

Regulation of Carbon Emissions

Supply chain carbon emissions will increasinglybe regulated through a variety of legal standardsas numerous policy developments are underway.By December 2009, the 192 member countries ofthe United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change have agreed to launch amechanism to achieve deep cuts in emissions 2.

Independent targets in developed nations call forsignificant cuts in emissions the EuropeanUnions Energy Policy calls for a 20% reduction ingreenhouse gas emissions by 2020 3 whileCalifornias AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Actseeks state-wide emissions reductions of 25% by2020 3. The UK Climate Change Act mandates an80% cut in national carbon emissions by 2050 3.There is increasing convergence in the debatetowards a universal price for carbon.

Response to Higher and MoreVolatile Fuel Prices

1 Refer to calculations on page 14 2 CEO Climate Policy Report to G8 Leaders, WEF, 2008 3 With respect to 1990 level

A further clear driver of decarbonization is the linkbetween carbon emissions and energy cost. For

the most part within supply chains, there is asimple win-win on cost and carbon, with initiativesto decrease fossil fuel to reduce costs.

Less financial risk can also be the result: reducedfossil fuel consumption decreases exposure tovolatility in the cost base in an operatingenvironment which has and will continue to see significant energy price volatility.

Evolving Consumer and ClientDemand

Evolving customer demand for products, inresponse to changing expectations onsustainability, feeds through the supply chain intwo ways:

Direct consumer response in the form ofchanging retail purchasing patternsIndirect effect as retailers and distributorschange sourcing decisions to respond to- and pre-empt - consumer requirements

Logistics Sector Response

The sector has started to make meaningfulchanges in its own right, targeting substantialreductions in carbon intensity within its demandenvelope.

Major levers of change have been seen as beingoperational efficiency and new technology; greenvehicles such as battery powered vans andhybrid or alternative fuel trucks are increasinglyconsidered, while aerodynamic technologies,such as those supported by the US EPA

SmartWay programme, are commonly seenacross fleets of all types.

In parallel, most large logistics and transport firmspublish annual corporate social responsibilityreports, detailing their path towards moresustainable operations. Several of these includedetailed carbon footprint information, calculated inline with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol - themostly widely used accounting tool for emissions.

To maximise the carbon abatement potential fromtheir investments, logistics and transport firms are

seeking to engage with both policy makers andshippers to make cohesive changes across theentire supply chain. An end-to-end view of thesupply chain is a vital step towards achieving thechanged behaviours which can bring aboutefficient change.


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Objectives and Approach

Objectives

This report examines opportunities for carbonemissions reduction across supply chains.

We provide a quantitative and segmented outlineof the size of carbon emissions across productlife cycles.

We articulate potential trends in future demandfor global supply chain services, in response toexternal drivers of change.

We outline and indicatively quantify the mainopportunities for decarbonization within end-to-end supply chains.

Finally, we identify specific actions logistics andtransport executives can take to most effectivelydecarbonise supply chains: within their businessoperations, in collaboration with shippers andthrough engagement with policy makers.

Approach

There is a clear need to move beyond corporateand geographic barriers in addressing supplychain carbon emissions. Tactical approaches(using specific technologies to meet the needs ofa particular situation) and even sectoralapproaches (whereby initiatives are implementedwithin the boundaries of the logistics andtransport sector) do not meet the requirement todecarbonise end-to-end supply chains as a

whole.

In fact, tactical approaches can serve to shiftcarbon emissions between different parts of thesupply chain, rather than boosting overallefficiency.

We have taken a strategic approach to the end-to-end supply chain, looking at opportunities toaddress carbon emissions across the productlifecycle. The opportunities we outline areintended to be transformational and, in somecases, are unashamedly ambitious.

Nevertheless, we have sought to make theoutcomes commercially relevant to supply chainorganisations and achievable under currentcircumstances. We have not, for example,assumed the adoption of any technologies whichare not already commercially available.

In the development of the report, we have worked

closely with the corporate social responsibility(CSR) and strategy leads of major logistics andtransport firms. We have also been assisted byrepresentatives from NGOs, particularly theCarbon Trust and World Business Council forSustainable Development for which we are verygrateful.

The materials presented in this report aretherefore built on two forms of data and analysis.Firstly, we have used data from official sources,particularly OECD, IPCC and governmentstatistics organisations to understand and begin

to size specific decarbonization opportunities.Secondly, we have put those opportunities intocontext, outlining which may be viable, throughqualitative research and interviews withcolleagues from industry and NGOs.

From an initial outline of around 75 potentialtopics, we have slimmed this down to 13opportunities which are of most relevance to thesupply chain sector. These have been validatedwith our key stakeholders and advisors. Thenature of the topic means that a very substantialdegree of uncertainty and estimation remains,although we have sought to validate ourassumptions and estimates at each stage.


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Findings

Our high level findings are structured as follows:

Logistics and Transport Sector CarbonFootprintTotal Supply Chain Carbon FootprintPressures for a Shift to DecarbonizationSupply Chain Decarbonization

Logistics and Transport SectorCarbon Footprint

Key findings:The logistics and Transport Sector has acarbon footprint of around 2,800 mega-tonnes CO 2eRoad freight is a major element of thisfootprintMinerals and food transportation are thelargest contributors by product category

Using OECD emissions data, combined withGHG Protocol emissions factors and other data

points, we have estimated the size of the logisticsand transport sectors carbon footprint . Usingsource data for transport emissions, we excludedpassenger transport emissions and then soughtto build in emissions from warehouses andsortation facilities.

Overall, we estimate that the logistics andtransport sector has a carbon footprint of around2,800 mega-tonnes. In absolute terms, roadfreight is the greatest part, at around 57% of thetotal, with ocean freight some way behind at17%.

Figure 1: Emissions Share per Logistics Activity

Of course, this does not imply that road transportis the least efficient mode however. Assessed interms of emissions intensity per tonne-km, air

freight is considerably more carbon intensive thanroad. Overall, the most carbon efficient modes

are rail and ocean freight. Carbon intensity ofboth modes is quoted by UK Defra as beingaround one sixth of that of road freight or onehundredth of that of airfreight 4.

Figure 2: Emission Efficiency per Transport Mode

Eurostat road freight data suggests that acrossthe EU and Norway crude and manufacturedminerals, building materials make up 17% of alltonne- km moved, with foodstuff and animalfodder being a further 16% 5.

In the USA, looking across all modes, coal makesup 17.6% of all ton-miles moved, with cerealgrains accounting for a further 8.2% of volumes 6.

Taken together, these calculations allow us toidentify the key characteristics of carbonemissions in the freight sector:

Road freight is the principle contributor tofreight transport emissions globallyAir freight is an highly carbon intensivemodeOcean and rail freight are the mostcarbon efficient modesMinerals and food products are majorsources of transport emissions

The current trend is for freight transport carbonemissions to grow over coming years. In theOECD countries, freight transport tonne-km grewby an average of 3% per year from 1990 to 2004 7.The continuing shift to more globalised supplychains, combined with the underlying economicgrowth is likely to continue an assumptionwhich is confirmed by the available country-leveldata after 2004 8.

4 Defra emissions factors, April 2008 5 Road Freight Transport by Type of Goods, 2006, Eurostat 6 http://www.bts.gov/programs/freight_transportation/,

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In India, diesel fuel consumption in the transportsector grew by 1.5% per year from 1990 to 2006 9.

In China, the number of tonne-km of freightmoved by road increased by a massive 14% peryear over the same period 10.

Total Supply Chain CarbonFootprint

Key finding:Logistics and transport emissions are 5 to15% of product lifecycle emissions

There are a number of approaches which look atcarbon emissions across the entire supply chain.Methodologies are not yet sufficiently advancedto draw emissions profiles for the entire industry,but we can draw some initial insights.

Figure 3: End-to-End Supply Chain Process

Using the product-level carbon emissionscalculation methodologies developed by theCarbon Trust, firms have been able to build ameaningful picture of the total product lifecycleemissions of individual products.

An early application of this approach led to thecarbon labels on bags of Walkers Crisps 11. Laterprojects have looked at other consumer products,including T-shirts, light bulbs, orange juice andpotatoes 12. The number of detailed studiescompleted at product level remains small. Theyare, however, likely to prompt more firms to take

9 WEF analysis, using Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Gas data

10 WEF analysis, using National Bureau of Statistics of China data

11 http://www.pepsico.co.uk/carbonlabel, extracted 9/11/08 12 http://www.carbon-label.com/product.html, extracted

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an initial look at the lifecycle emissions of theirproducts, particularly as major retailers

increasingly stipulate carbon reduction targets intheir suppliers contracts .

Economic Input Output Life Cycle Assessment(EIO-LCA) approaches provide an approximateidea of the carbon footprint of more products, withknown accuracy limitations. We have used theCarnegie Mellon University Green DesignInstitute model 13 to look at logistics and transportwithin the lifecycle emissions of products.

One limitation of the EIO-LCA model is that theuse and disposal phases of the product lifecycle

are out of scope. Logistics and transport iscommonly found to be a 5-15% of the emissionsof each product around 9% for telephonemanufacturing and 10% for sugar manufacturingin the following examples.

Figure 4: Share of Emission per Product Type

Clearly it is important that the logistics andtransport sector works internally to slow and thenreverse the rate of growth in its emissions. There

is, however, an equally valuable role for the

13 Carnegie Mellon University Green Design Institute. (2008)Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO- LCA), US 1997 Industry Benchmark model [Internet],Available from : Accessed 12 October, 2008.

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sector to play in enabling emissions reductions inother parts of the product lifecycle.

Pressures for a Shift toDecarbonization

Key findings:The main commercial determinants of supplychain decarbonization will be:

Carbon regulationFuel price volatilityConsumer carbon awareness

Decarbonization pressures from policy makerswill not go away during a recession, with thecontinued development of carbon tradingschemes being evidenced. A significant amountof the cost of energy is already tax take for manyparts of the supply chain. Further fiscaldisincentives to emit carbon such as limit-basedapproaches and tariff-based schemes couldintroduce markets to address environmentalexternalities from supply chain activities.

The major precedent has been the introduction ofEU ETS to heavily polluting industries in the EU.

While the first phase of EU ETS was hit by over-supply, it is expected that this will be addressedin future phases.

EU ETS will be extended to the aviation sector in2012 and there are some discussions aboutextension to ocean freight. There is currently littleor no discussion about direct extension into theroad transportation sector. This is due to pre-existing fuel taxes. However; feed-through effectsfrom changes in manufacturing strategy in energyintensive industries could be expected.

A carbon price applied at the current market ratesfor EU ETS credits would add a further 5% to16% to todays prices of crude -based fuels.

Figure 5: Effect of Potential Carbon Price Additionto Fuel at EU-ETS Market Rates

Reducing fossil fuel consumption in supply chainsis the single most important lever to cut carbon

emissions. It also substantially reduces operatingexpenses in a sector where energy purchasescan range from 5 to 35% of the total cost base 14.

In the decade from 1991 to 2001, energy marketssaw a period of low and stable prices. In the tenyears to October 2001, the average price of abarrel of crude was US $ 21. Furthermore, therange from maximum to minimum price was onlyUS $ 27 over the whole period 15.

Implementing decarbonization also reducesbusiness exposure to energy cost volatility,

helping to de-risk the cost base. The era of lowand stable energy costs ended in 2001, perhapslinked to growing scarcity and uncertainty ofsupply. Through 2008, businesses experiencedthe effects of fuel price volatility and exposure. Inthe two years from October 2006 to October2008, oil prices averaged US $ 86 / barrel. Thelowest spot price of a barrel in that period was US$ 50; the highest was US $ 144 in July 2008 15 .

Figure 6: Fuel Price Evolution

Many businesses in the supply chain, bothlogistics operators and more widely, wereseriously impacted when oil prices spiralled up ashigh as US $144 / barrel in July 2008. Yet others,for example those who hedged at the time ofpeak prices and were unable to unwind theirpositions, lost out as prices fell back.

Additional pressure to reduce emissions comesfrom de facto standards which are not directlylegislated. These are driven in large part byNGOs, think tanks and public policyorganisations. Attention here is increasinglyfocussed on the supply chain:

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The Carbon Disclosure Project launcheda supply chain programme in 2007.

Requests for information were sent toover 2,000 firms 16 The Greenhouse Gas Protocol created ade facto standard for emissions reporting.Specific supply chain guidance comesfrom the Logistics and Transportsupplement of the Global ReportingInitiative 17

Recent initiatives have moved towards thecalculation of the carbon footprint of a productthrough its entire lifecycle. Standards here aregenerally still in development, but the CarbonTrust was instrumental in the October 2008launch of the PAS 2050 methodology 18, while asimilar scheme has been launched in Japan 19. Itseems likely that initial frameworks such as thesewill form the basis of later ISO standards.

On the demand side, consumers still want tobecome greener, with carbon on top of theirminds. 85% of consumers in a recent worldwidesurvey were either extremely or somewhatconcerned by climate change, and 81% thought itwould directly impact their lives 20. And, as SirTerry Leahy, CEO of Tesco plc, commented, thecurrent economic situation means that we needto ensure that green products are not luxuryitems, but can be bought by those on a tightbudget 21, further fuelling pressures to cut bothcost and carbon.

In the short term, consumers are hampered intheir direct response by the limited availability ofinformation; few products are carbon labelled andthere is not yet a global labelling standard.

Consumers instead respond to proxy indicators ofcarbon emissions, with a degree of inaccuracy.One obvious example has been the dialogueabout air miles 22 for supermarket groceries.Consumer awareness campaigns have not, bycontrast, focussed on the emissions impact ofmanufacturing location, though this is likely tohave a larger impact on product lifecycleemissions 22.

16 Carbon Disclosure Project, Supply Chain Brochure 2009 17 http://www.globalreporting.org/Reporting

Framework/SectorSupplements/LogisticsAnd Transportation/ Dec 2008

18 Carbon Trust website, extracted 10/11/08 19 AFP, Japan to label goods' carbon footprints: official,

Aug 19, 2008 20 Accenture End Consumer Survey on Climate Change,

2007 21 Sir Terry Leahy, speech to British Council of Shopping

Centres annual conference, 11 Nov 2008 22 Review of Food Miles Carbon and African Horticulture:

Environmental and Developmental Issues, COLEACP

Nevertheless, consumers have becomeincreasingly carbon-aware: research by the

Carbon Trust23

found that 64% of consumers inthe UK are more likely to use a businessmarketing itself as low-carbon. 67% of consumersin the UK were likely to buy a low-carbon product,and similar trends are seen across much of theEU. In the USA, the data is less compelling, withretailers focussing on price-driven marketing,although the cost-carbon linkage remainsrelevant 24.

Looking again at analysis from the CarnegieMellon Universitys Green Design Institute model,it is evident that the carbon footprint of products

varies significantly in dollar value terms. For basicindustrial commodities, such as iron and steel,emissions are three to four tonnes of CO 2e perUS $ 1,000 of value. For consumer electronicslike laptops and phones, the figure isconsiderably less than half a tonne.

Figure 7: Lifecycle Emissions in Dollar-ValueTerms with Transport Highlighted

It is possible that changing consumer awarenessaround carbon emissions will impact on demandfor products in different ways, particularly ifcarbon calculation and labelling schemes bringfootprint information to the fore. The effects ofchanging consumer demands, combined with asupporting response from the large globalretailers, could therefore have a profound effecton supply chains.

Retailers and distributors increasingly see carbonemissions performance as a source ofcompetitive advantage, on the supply side and on

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. Carbon management can be aroute to lower costs and greater visibility of thecost base. The obligation to reduce emissions will

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be partly borne by the retailer directly, but thatresponsibility will also pass back up the supply

chain.

Already, Wal-Mart has adopted a comprehensiveapproach to sustainability in its supply chainstrategy to realise cost and carbon reductionopportunities across logistics, production andinnovation. Through internal initiatives andengagement with its suppliers, the worlds largestretailer will make its truck fleet 25 percent moreefficient in three years, double in 10 years . Itplans to share [its] innovations throughout thesupply chain, which [it] believes will create aripple effect and magnify these solutions on aglobal scale 26.

Supply Chain DecarbonizationFramework

In preparing this report, we have worked on alarge number of strategic opportunities for supplychain decarbonization. We have identified a set ofcommon characteristics across theseopportunities, generating a high-level frameworkfor supply chain decarbonization as a result.

The framework establishes potential for end-to-end supply chain emissions reduction in ninefocus areas (Figure 8, page13).

The framework therefore supports businessesseeking to develop more focussed and specificinitiatives for decarbonization in supply chains. Itoutlines the likely target areas for all types ofsupply chain. It also allows easy development ofspecific opportunities beneath this, once theemissions in each area have been sized.

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Main Opportunities forDecarbonization

Based on the nine-point framework, workshopswith the World Economic Forums membersallowed us to identify around 75 individualopportunities which displayed potential to reducethe carbon intensity of supply chains.

In the analysis phase for this report, we havenarrowed these down to the top thirteen itemswhich present a real and credible opportunity forcost-effective and attainable decarbonization.These are the thirteen opportunities which areoutlined in the scorecards presented on pages16-28.

Key findings:Deploying clean road vehicletechnologies, optimising logisticsnetworks and implementing greenbuilding programmes all retain significantpotentialSourcing goods from more efficientproduction locations can provide carbon

abatements which substantially outweighthe additional emissions from moretransportNearshoring in many cases is counter-productive in reducing emissions.However, slowing ocean freight vesselsin transit would have significantabatement potentialIncreasing recycling and reducing the useof packaging materials provides verymeaningful abatement opportunitiesThe potential gains from increasing thetake-up of home delivery are more limited


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for DecarbonizationBased on the analysis which is shown in theindividual Scorecards (pages 16-28), the relativesignificance of the thirteen supply chaindecarbonization opportunities can be plotted,giving consideration to two factors:

Emissions abatement potential on thex-axis : the normalised abatementpotential that we have calculated, Withrespect to the maximum carbonemissions abatement potential from allthe opportunitiesFeasibility on the y-axis : the indexed,qualitative value that has been placed onthe opportunity, considering likely barriersto deployment, and the extent to whichthe potential to deploy is controlled by thevarious stakeholders in the supply chain.

The specific value has been determinedvia a number of workshops with the

strategy and CSR leads from the WorldEconomic Forums Logistics andTransport Industry Partners.

The three opportunities that offer the mostpotential in absolute terms to reduce supplychain carbon emissions within the Logistics andTransport sector are:

Scorecard 1 Clean Vehicle TechnologiesScorecard 2 Despeeding the Supply ChainScorecard 4 Optimised Networks

These three opportunities also appear to offer agood balance between carbon abatementpotential and the likely feasibility (or ease ofimplementation) in supply chains.

Figure 9: Effectiveness of Each Opportunity

Decarbonization Opportunity DescriptionPotential

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Feasibility Clean Vehicle Technologies Introduce clean and environmentally efficient technologies 175 0.8 Despeeding the Supply Chain Decrease transport speed and increase load fill 171 0.8Enabling Low CarbonSourcing: Agriculture Optimise the location of agriculture 178 0.6

Optimised Networks Improve network planning through transformation projects 124 0.8Energy Efficient Buildings Minimise emissions from operating activities 93 0.9Packaging Design Initiatives Reduce weight and volume of packaging 132 0.7Enabling Low CarbonSourcing: Manufacturing Optimise manufacturing location 152 0.6

Training and Communication Provide training to road transport contractors and buildingoperators 117 0.8

Modal Switches Transfer freight from air and long-haul road freight to ocean,road and rail freight 115 0.7

Reverse Logistics / Recycling Improve percentage of total supply chain waste which isrecycled 84 0.6

Nearshoring Transfer long-haul air and ocean freight to road and rail freight 5 0.7Increased Home Delivery Rely on alternate transport services to deliver goods home 17 0.5Reducing Congestion Introduce traffic management techniques 26 0.3

Figure 10: Summary of the Thirteen Opportunities

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For each decarbonization opportunity presentedbelow, an indicative estimate is given of thecarbon abatement potential of that opportunityacross the global supply chain.

We have identified carbon reductions which couldbe reasonably achieved over the medium term,given current technologies and given commercialrates of return on the investments required.

Necessarily, given that the project hasdeliberately sought to push the current state of

knowledge on the topic, there is a degree ofestimation and assumption here. Where this has

a material impact on the calculations, we haveoutlined this in detail in the scorecard.

For the purposes of the calculations, the size ofthe global supply chain is taken As-Is, so noassumptions have been made about potentialfuture growth in the sector.

The mechanism of each scorecard is shownbelow. More details on each calculation and theunderlying assumptions can be found in Annex 2.

Figure 11: Example Scorecard

Appendix ReferenceLinks to an appendix

containing a full description of the

analysis

Effectiveness ChartScoring feasibility against abatement potential

Maximum AnnualGlobal AbatementPotential as calculated

AnalysisGiving context on the nature

of the opportunity and the likely requirements for

successful implementation across supply chains

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Overall OpportunityScoreRed / Amber / Green

ImplementationFeasibilityLow / Medium / High

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Position of thisOpportunityCircled in red on the chart

Affected Part(s) of theSupply ChainLogistics and Transport Sector, Wider Supply Chain or End-to-End Supply Chain

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The high speed of response needed in many supply chainactivities means that consumer demand is met effectively, butat a price of increased CO 2e emissionsSpeed in the supply chain is driven by factors such asleadtimes, deadlines and booking windows. This increasesemissions for example through switches to less efficientmodes of transport, increases in the number of expeditedorders, and increased vehicle and trip speedsIt is thought that easing leadtimes and delivery stipulationscould lead to emissions abatements through despeeding

We have analysed three different sources of potentialabatement forms:

o Slower road vehicle speedo Slower ship speedo Potential loadfill improvement with increased time

windowsWe looked at the typical savings which have been achieved byfirms in slowing down their vehicles such as Con- Waysspeed reduction from 65 mph to 62 mph in the USA 27 We also looked at a similar scenario for ocean freight wherea linear decrease in ship speed brings about a squaredecrease in carbon emissionsWe calculated the abatement potential from each of the threeeffects, before combining to give the total opportunity potential

The single biggest opportunity within this calculation is toreduce the speed at which ships travel as a result of thesquared relationship between speed and emissionsReducing road vehicle speeds is also a highly effective way toreduce carbon emissions while having only a small impact onoperationsMaking reductions in emissions through loadfill improvement ismore difficult themagnitude of anyabatement is smaller,partly because emissionsrise slightly with theassociated increase invehicle weight

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A number of studies have shown that significant benefits cancome from switching production to more carbon efficientsourcesRaw materials represent a large part of the lifecycle carbonfootprint of virtually all manufactured productsThese studies have focused primarily on agriculture forexample, Cranfield University examined the impact of different

sourcing locations for roses, while Lincoln University made asimilar study for lambKey contributors to emissions density are the intensity ofagricultural systems and the efficiency of production, drivingpotential to reduce emissions through changed sourcinglocation

We have analysed the high-level potential for emissionsabatement from:o Indicative savings in agricultural sourcingo Indicative savings in energy consumption associated with

primary production

The analysis has been based on an assessment of paststudies on the topic, then reapplied to calculated agriculturaland energy emissionsThese have then been factored down to consider only theportion of production which is traded internationally i.e. thatwhich could be enabled by the logistics and transport sector ina more limit-based environmentFinally, the output has been adjusted to assess only theamount of trade which may be able to shift sourcing location

The ability to switch sourcing locations in agriculture isperceived to be considerably higher than for other primaryproductionAnalysis of past studies showed that, in individual situations,the savings in agriculture can be significant averaged acrossall studies, the typicalpotential abatement was61% of As-Is emissionsConversely, arelatively low portionof primary productionis traded globally,probably around 40%Overall, it wasestimated that onlyapproximately 10% ofagricultural productioncould be shifted


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In network logistics, optimising the networks nodal points,hierarchy and inter-related transport flows can bring significantreductions in both cost and carbonResearch has shown that many networks remain at leastpartially inefficient as a result of both inertia to change and lackof durability in supply chain strategy decisionsTypical studies show that in As-Is networks, restructuring thenetwork gave both an 11% cost reduction and a 10% CO 2eemission abatement 28.

We looked at the extension of that principle across the widersupply chainAssessing the high-level potential from network optimisation,we estimated potential flexibility within the:

o Distribution hierarchyo Nodal structureo Optimisation of planning decisions

We studied the typical savings achieved in pasttransformational projects, before reapplying these savings torelevant sub-sectors of the road transport industryThe output here is the potential average abatement availablefrom network optimisation at a global, total supply chain level

Significant abatement through transport network efficiency isstill achievable, for example:

o 24% of goods vehicle kms in the EU are running emptyo When carrying a load, vehicles are typically only 57%

loaded as a percentage of maximum gross weightOverall the total abatement potential across the sector globally

could be 124 mega-tonnes of CO 2e per yearOf this, around 30% may be due to the potential to improveeconomic transaction sizes in freight movements

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Energy efficient improvements can be found from:o Improved specification of new buildingso Making incremental improvements to old facilities

Significant cost and carbon savings can be made in threeprincipal ways:

o Through behavioural change (considered separatelywithin Scorecard 8, page 23)

o Implementing more efficient point technologies, suchas new lighting or cooling systems

o Integrating systems together more effectively, to allowthem to collaborate better, and prevent solutionsworking against each other

Local energy sourcing can also be a consideration for energyefficient buildings, with the inclusion of energy green sourcessuch as an on-site wind turbine or solar panels

Overall, buildings are calculated to make up approximately13% of the freight sectors carbon emissions or around 371mega-tonnes of CO 2e emissions per yearBy finding average savings across a number of green buildingsprojects from the public domain, we were able to calculate ahigh level potential abatement figure across the sector

Across several studies, green building technologies typicallydeliver savings in the region of 10% to 15% of energyconsumptionAdditional savings are achievable with the inclusion ofintegrated building management systems which in their ownright have delivered further, similar magnitude savingsThe potential savings from retro-fits are larger than from up-scaling the technologies used in new builds


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Sustainable packaging initiatives can make a substantialcontribution to carbon abatement across the supply chainPackaging initiatives can consider either transit or consumerpackaging and should assess the carbon impact of packagingthrough the entire supply chainTechniques such as packaging elimination, light-weighting andthe selection of alternative materials are already used byleading firms in this analysis, we have assessed the potentialfor further deployment of these techniques

Our initial analysis assesses the total volume of consumerpackaging estimated to be linked to consumer goods logisticsgloballyWe then used figures taken from packaging initiatives such asthe Courtauld Commitment to project the size of savings whichmay be available across the sectorThese potential savings are converted into a carbonabatement potential, in just the production and distributionphases of the product lifecycleThe waste management potential from less packaging isconsidered separately in Scorecard 10 on page 25

There are a variety of estimates available on the weight ofconsumer packaging, which is typically put at around 5% of thetotal weight of consumer goods shipmentsThe carbon abatement of eliminating packaging is significant inthe production phase of the lifecycle at up to 125 mega-tonnes of CO 2e per yearSavings in distribution are considerably smaller, in the regionof 3 mega-tonnes per year


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In lifecycle assessments, the contribution of manufacturing canbe around 25% of total emissions, with energy consumption inthe manufacturing phases playing a significant roleReductions in manufacturing emissions are envisaged to comefrom two different sources in this analysis:

o Achieving economies of scale in productiono Switching to lower carbon energy sources

Based on the IPCC Fourth Synthesis Report emissions formanufacturing, we have assessed the potential abatementfrom:

o Optimising manufacturing processeso Selecting less carbon intensive energy sources

We have then adjusted these calculations to take into account:o Only the elements of manufactures which are traded

globallyo The limitations of contractual terms and the likely

available potential for relocation

This gives the maximum abatement potential that is reported inthis scenario

The carbon intensity of manufacturing changes significantlyacross geographiesthe carbon intensity of power generation also changessignificantly with geographies: emissions intensity in China isaround 175% that of the EU average carbon intensityReviewing a series of factory merger studies, the average costsaving through efficiency was around 11% which weassessed as being broadly indicative of a CO 2e emission

reductionAround 70% of total manufactures are traded internationally,creating theoretical potential for these volumes to be switchedalternatives sourcesWe anticipate thatdifficulties inachieving changecould come from theinertia effects of assetlife, contractorsobligations andgovernment policies


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Increasing attention is being focussed on the behaviouralaspects of managing climate change, both for demand side(consumer) activity and supply side (supplier) actionsIn the logistics and transport sector, attention to date haslargely focussed on the fuel savings achievable through drivertraining programs, helped in part by the significance of fuel inthe transport cost base, and legislative activities such as theintroduction in the EU of mandatory driver trainingThere is a wider potential for emissions abatement fromtraining and communication programmes

We have looked at the theoretical potential which comes fromtraining and communication programmes in two areas:

o Road freight emissions from fuel useo Building emissions from energy use

Due to the limited public research currently available on thesubject, we have not looked at the effect in other modesHowever, there may be additional abatement potential in theseareas for example from a switch to continuous descentapproach in aviation or changed acceleration and decelerationpatterns in railWe quantified the total emissions for road freight andwarehouse / sortation facilitiesWe then considered the typical reported savings from trainingand communication programmes, before reapplying these tothe addressable part of the carbon emissions build-up

Looking across a number of studies, we found that drivertraining programmes achieve an average of 9% fuel economyimprovement, with smaller savings coming from behavioural

building efficiency programmesThe larger footprint of road emissions relative to buildingsmeans that 95% of the total calculated abatement potentialcomes from road freightMany articles refer tothe tail-off of savings inthe period after trainingand communicationactivities, which iswhere reinforcingtechnologies probablyhave an important roleto play


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Significant differences exist in CO 2e emissions betweendifferent freight transport modes when expressed in terms ofemissions per tonne-km shippedUK Defra data suggests that shipping emissions are in theregion of 1% to 2% of those of airfreight per tonne-km, whencomparing long haul air to ocean freight container vesselsWhere absolute emissions from the less efficient modes aresignificant, switching small volumes of freight in percentageterms to another mode may have a significant impact onemissions

Our initial analysis suggested that three mode switches wereworth detailed investigation:

o Intercontinental air to ocean freighto Short haul air to road transporto Long distance road freight to rail or waterways

We discounted other mode switches as being less practical orof significantly lower abatement potentialFor each potential switch, we used a variety of WTO, Eurostatand USA Department of Transportation data to calculate:

o Total As-Is Emissions from the existing modal split o Switchable Emissions which could realistically be

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Long Haul Air to Sea Freight 54 10 10 Short Haul Air to Road Freight 95 18 17 Long Haul Road Freight to Rail or Water 340 114 87

Overall, the largest abatement potential comes from switchinglong haul road transportation to rail or waterwaysThere is an additional benefit from switching out of air freight,although the savingsmay be harder to achieveand are of a muchsmaller scaleThe key criteria maytherefore be toimprove thecompetitiveness ofthe modal alternativesto road freight forexample by addingrail spurs, ordecongesting long-haul rail flows


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There is potential to address CO 2e emissions throughincreases in the take-up of recycling and reverse logisticsactivitiesThese operations divert volume from waste, addressing landfilland incineration carbon emissionsThey also reduce the resource requirement and thereforeassociated carbon emissions from raw material extractionand processing activitiesFor nearly all types of waste, recycling operations are morecarbon efficient than virgin material procurement and wastedisposal operations

Given that the amount of waste recycled globally is highlyvariable by geography for example ranging from 10% to 60%

just across the EU there is a significant opportunity in somegeographies to promote the growth of recycling solutionsWe have built a dataset which supports modelling of differentrecycling and reuse combinations for various waste streamsThis allows consideration of the impact of different:

o Waste processing options, such as landfill comparedto incineration

o Types of waste, for example metals, plastics, paperso Recycling and reuse scenarios

We assessed the amount of carbon abatement achieved withcurrent recycling rates then calculated the abatement potentialwhich would result from all countries moving to best-in-classrecycling ratesThis gives an assessment of the global potential fromincreased waste diversion

Waste volumes grow in parallel to GDP, suggesting that theopportunities for emissions abatement and associated

business revenues will both grow over timeMaterials with the largest environmental benefit from recyclingare aluminium, steeland other metals,along with someplastics and paperproductsOverall, theabatement potentialfrom raising recyclingrates globally to thebest-in-class level isequivalent to around

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The era of cheap transport and wage arbitrage potentialresulted in a large swing to low cost country sourcingWith rising volatility in fuel prices plus other effects such asthe growing need for flexibility in supply chains nearshoringmay be both a cost-efficient and carbon- friendly choice inmanufacturing location decisionsDiscussions across the literature have focused on switches toMexico for the US and Canadian market, and to EasternEurope for high tech manufacturing for the European market

Our assessment looked at the impact of reducing long haulfreight volumes by replacing it with shorter nearshore flowsIn our calculations, we used current modal splits for both thelong haul freight removed and the short haul freight addedWe used current emissions factor data per tonne-km,assuming no future changes from efficiencies or technologiesFor the long haul volumes removed, only types of freight whichcould be readily re-directed were considered for example,raw material shipments from other geographies were not usedWe then reapplied the switchable volume into a new model,which used the As-Is modal split and current average journeylengths for the relevant parts of the EU and USA freightmarkets

While significant reductions in tonne-km volumes are seen withnearshoring, the impact on emissions remains smallThis is due to the relative carbon inefficiency of road and railtransportation when compared to ocean freightThe average flow length could fall from over 5,000 km to around

700 km but with an emissions reduction of only approximately 5mega-tonnes CO 2eConsidering the effect of switching air freight and assumingthat 25% of volumesmay be able to switchtheir sourcing locations

there may besignificant saving in thespecific relocation ofmanufacturing facilitieswhich require fast orexpedited ordersThis nearshoring of

airfreight opportunitycreates savings ofaround 20 mega-tonnes of CO 2e

Mode Abatement frommode switch [Mt]

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To successfully decarbonise global supplychains, co-ordinated action is required.

Past tactical or sectoral initiatives have beensuccessful in raising the profile of the carbonemissions challenge and in beginning to fostersmall-scale actions. However, they have not beensuccessful in reversing the trend towards supplychain emissions growth.

We see carbon abatement remaining relevant ina downturn and possibly even being moredesirable. As much of managing carbonemissions is about reducing energy consumption,supply chain decarbonization often brings with iteconomic benefits. This makes now the time forthe foremost companies to work together to bringabout change.

To achieve the substantive change necessary,three main groups must collaborate acrossgeographies and organisations:

Logistics and transportation providers

Shippers and buyersPolicy makers, both governmental andnon-governmental

We hope that the recommendations from thisreview can lay the groundwork for meaningfuldialogue between industry, customers and policymakers .

Logistics and TransportationProviders

We see three key responsibilities andopportunities for logistics and transportbusinesses:

Reduce emissions using internalsolutionsEncourage external shippers and buyersto change their behaviourActively engage policy makers

Our specific recommendations for the internalactions the logistics and transport sector can takeare:

Clean vehicleso Speed up the industry wide

adoption of new technologies,fuels and associated processesby implementing where there is apositive business case

Optimise networkso Deploy network reviews of largeclosed networks to ensure

efficient hierarchies and nodalstructures

o Seek to integrate optimisationefforts across multiple networks,for example integrating own andcustomers networks into onemodel

Mode switcheso Work on mode switches within

own networks where possible, forexample in the large closed

networks operated by postaloperators, parcel carriers andpallet networks

Co-loadingo Enable further collaboration

between multiple shippers and/orbetween carriers to make greateruse of co-loading opportunities

Green buildingso Encourage wider industry

commitment to improve existingfacilities through the retro-fittingof green technologies, viaindividual and/or sector-wideactions

o Work towards industry-widecommitments to boostinvestment into new buildingtechnologies

Training and employee engagemento Set budgets for sustainability

training and engagementprogrammes across theorganisation

Recycling and waste managemento Develop new offerings around

recycling and wastemanagement, workingcollaboratively with customers

Home deliveryo Develop new home delivery

offerings, working collaborativelywith customers

Carbon offsettingo Develop carbon offsetting

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By determining the source of supply, deliverylocation and many supply chain characteristics forproducts, shippers and buyers of products lockin much of the carbon emissions associated withsupply chains. They determine how much carbonis designed into a product through raw materialselection, the carbon intensity of the productionprocess, the length and speed of the supplychain, and (at least partly) the carboncharacteristics of the use phase.

Shippers and buyers can take decisions whichactively drive positive change up and down thesupply chain. For example, if a large retailerchanges its buying requirements, its supplierssupply chains are amended accordingly.

Our specific recommendations are that logisticsand transport businesses engage shippers andbuyers of products in conversations that supportimprovements in:

Product and packaging designo Agree additional standards and

targets around packaging lightweighting and elimination

o Seek cross-industry agreementson modularisation of transitpackaging materials

Low carbon sourcingo Develop sustainable sourcing

policies that consider the carbonimpact of primary production,manufacturing and reworkactivities

Tactical nearshoring opportunitieso Integrate carbon emissions

impact into the business case fornearshoring projects

Mode switcheso Support efforts to make mode

switches across supply chainso Begin to despeed the supply

chain, allowing economic orderquantities to rise and deliveryfrequencies to fall

Carrier incentivisationo Build environmental performance

indicators into the contractingprocess, particularly aroundcarbon emissions

Consumer incentivisationo Support better understanding of

carbon footprints & labellingwhere appropriate

o Work with consumers to make

recycling easier and moreresource efficientTechnologies and techniques to helpsynchronise supply chains

o Encourage collaborationamongst shippers and carriers

o Invest in data exchanges toincrease visibility of co-loadingand other collaborationopportunities

Policy Makers

Policy makers have a key role to play indecarbonising supply chains. Substantialintervention by international regulatory bodies,governments and de facto policy makingauthorities is necessary to support the emissionsreduction required across the sector. The policyinterventions we envisage will further reduce theextent to which carbon is an externality acrosssupply chains and will create supportiveenvironments to help businesses deal with thescale of change required.

Our specific recommendations for policy makersare:

Energy pricingo Ensure that the full cost of

carbon is reflected in energytariffs across all geographies andall modes of transport

Carbon reportingo Work with the logistics and

transport sector to developuniversal carbon measurementand reporting standards

Carbon tradingo Build an open carbon trading

systemo Review tax regimes to remove

counter-productive incentivesCongestion

o Promote further expansion ofintegrated flow managementschemes for congested roads

o Make specific, point investmentsin congested nodes or sectionsof infrastructure aroundcongested road junctions, portsand rail junctions

Capacity expansiono Actively promote mode switches

to rail, short sea and inlandwaterways

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facilities with government supportCarbon labellingo Support efforts to move towards

further carbon labellingRecycling and waste management

o Address anomalies inincentivisation around recycling monetarising the potentialenvironmental benefits fromrecycling

Green buildingso Encourage industry to commit to

improvements, which consider

the boundaries of possibilitieswith current and futuretechnologies, through individualand sector-wide actions

Conclusions

Through this research, we have identified thatlegislative and commercial imperatives willcontinue to support the case for supply chaindecarbonization.

Legal and de facto standards, energy costvolatility and evolving consumer expectationscreated the circumstances for the logistics andtransport sectors initial response and makenow the time to move towards more strategic

responses.The types of responses required often transcendfirms, sectors and geographical boundaries. Ofthe three top opportunities for supply chaindecarbonization identified, two can only beachieved with a truly multi-sectoral response. Thethird, speeding up adoption rates of green vehicletechnologies, would be greatly benefited bysupporting action from policy makers to aidimplementation.

We have therefore recommended that three

groups (logistics and transport providers,shippers, policy makers) collaborate to achievedecarbonization.


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Annex 1: Definition of Key Terms

CO 2eExpression of greenhouse gas emissions in comparative units of carbon dioxide emissions,calculated by multiplying the mass of a given greenhouse gas by its global warming potential

Decarbonization A reduction in the carbon intensity of a process or set of linked processes, such as a supply chain

EIO-LCA ModelA model developed by the Green Design Institute at Carnegie Mellon University to estimate the overall environmental impacts from producing a certain amount of a commodity

Freight transportTransportation of goods and products by ship,aircraft, train or road means

Logistics and transportActivities, resources and means associated with the movement and handling of goods and products

Mega-tonne (Mt)1,000,000 tonnes

PAS 2050Publicly Available Specification document giving the specification for the assessment of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services, created by three UK authorities: BSI,Defra, Carbon Trust

Product lifecycleConsecutive and linked stages in the creation of a product from raw material acquisition or generation of natural resources to end of life,inclusive of any recycling or recovery activity

Supply chainThe system of organisations, technologies and activities which is involved in the achievement of

the product lifecycle

Tonne-kmStandard unit resulting from the multiplication of a payload in tonnes by a distance travelled in km


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Agriculture Saving which can be made by relocating agriculture 61% WEF analysis derived from:Cranfield, LincolnPortion of goods traded internationally 44% WEF Calculations

Likely applicability across all agricultural activities 10% WEF analysis

4 OptimisedNetworks

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1. Abatement in road transport, considering:

Road transport total emissions 1620 Mt OECD 2005 data

Potential savings based on network transformation 13% Accenture Internal

Portion of the sector only affected by the transformation 57% WEF Analysis

5 Energy EfficientBuildings

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1. Abatement in road transport, considering:

Emissions from all considered operating activities 371 Mt OECD 2005 data

Potential savings on operating activities 16% WEF Analysis based onRoyal Mail, Vattenfall, DHL

6 Packaging DesignInitiatives

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1. Abatement in logistics operations, considering:

Total emissions from logistics operations 2847 Mt OECD 2005 data

Percentage of total weight reduction achievable 5% UK Local GovernmentAssociation - 2007

Percentage of logistics operations associated to consumergoods

14% International Chamber ofShipping

Average maximum abatement from logistics operations 19% IGD Packaging Reductionfact sheet, 2007

Achievable abatement target 80% WEF Analysis

Potential abatement 3.09 Mt

2. Abatement in paper packaging, considering:

Total packaging volume globally 253 Mt Research Market Ltd.

Paper percentage 51.30% Research Market Ltd.

Emissions associated with paper packaging 0.83 kg /(kgrecycled paper)

timetochange.org

Achievable abatement target 15% WEF Analysis


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