Award for Europe’s green transport companies

European companies which have shared CO2 data and information on policies, strategy and intentions to reduce CO2 emissions from transport operations have been awarded the ‘first leaf’ by Green Freight Europe (GFE). The award is part of a four-tier labelling program by GFE that recognises and benchmarks members based on their efforts and measures to further improve on CO2 reduction. Heineken, IKEA, DHL, Hewlett Packard, Proctor and Gamble, TNT Europe, UPS and P&O Ferrymasters were among the first recipien
December 2, 2014 Read time: 1 min
European companies which have shared CO2 data and information on policies, strategy and intentions to reduce CO2 emissions from transport operations have been awarded the ‘first leaf’ by 4500 Green Freight Europe (GFE). The award is part of a four-tier labelling program by GFE that recognises and benchmarks members based on their efforts and measures to further improve on CO2 reduction.

Heineken, IKEA, DHL, Hewlett Packard, Proctor and Gamble, TNT Europe, UPS and P&O Ferrymasters were among the first recipients of the award.

GFE is the leading industry-driven program to support companies in improving the environmental performance of freight transport in Europe. All members have access to the GFE Sharing Platform offering expert knowledge, best practices and other information supporting the industry to further improve on their environmental performance and to intensify collaboration.
Air Quality & Weather Systems

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Inrix expands traffic data programme collaboration
    October 12, 2012
    Nearly a year after the I-95 Corridor Coalition, the University of Maryland (UMD) and Inrix announced a three-year expansion of the Vehicle Probe Project (VPP), the coalition and its partners are expanding their collaboration once again. Through a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Awards Grant, the coalition will use Inrix traffic information to expand coverage to over 40,000 miles of roads across fourteen states.
    Read More
  • ITS annual meeting - how transportation affects social issues
    August 2, 2012
    The 2010 ITS America Annual Meeting & Exposition, which will take place in Houston, Texas will offer attendees something of a contrast with the policy-driven event which took place in Washington, DC this year. Houston will go to the other end of the scale and focus on real-life technology applications and operational best practice, says event Co-Chair David Sparks
    Read More
  • Paths to cleaner, more secure US transportation solutions – Pew report
    May 18, 2012
    A new report released by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change examines cost-effective solutions to begin to cut US transportation emissions and oil use now and move toward cleaner, alternative fuels. From burning oil, transportation accounts for more than one-fourth of all US GHG emissions. The report, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from US Transportation, identifies reasonable actions across three fronts – technology, policy, and consumer behaviour – that could deliver up to a 65 per cent reduction i
    Read More
  • Parcels giant DPD UK takes on new Sunrise IT Service Management (ITSM) SaaS to keep things on track and on time
    January 18, 2018
    Sunrise Software has won a contract to supply the parcel delivery group DPD with its IT Service Management (ITSM) SaaS solution to help keep things on track and on time. The package will provide “an easy to use, adaptable and intuitive interface to log and manage incidents for employee and contractual customer support,” says Sunrise. This “includes a self-service portal for end-users.” The new system will be used to support DPD’s 10,000-strong UK staff, its 22,000 business customers and millions of parcel
    Read More

Highlighted Content