Emissions from fossil fuels used in transportation are a major contributor to the UK’s emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. These emissions also include a number of other hazardous chemicals that damage health and the environment.
Consequently, all organisations are being encouraged to take measures to reduce this through initiatives such as:
- BREEAM
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- The need/desire to ‘be seen to be green’ as part of the corporate image
- Opportunity to reduce costs associated with business mileage
Organisations seeking to reduce the environmental impact of transportation will typically adopt some or all of the following:
- Encouraging use of public transport
- Providing facilities for cyclists
- Increased use of telephone/video conferencing
- Reducing number of deliveries (outbound and inbound)
As a result, an accurate measure of these factors is becoming an important part of many sustainability management programmes.