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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.

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