Research and Markets: Sustainability in Transport: Implications for Logistics and Express Companies

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8dccb8/sustainability_in) has announced the addition of the "Sustainability in Transport: Implications for Logistics and Express Companies" report to their offering.

“Sustainability in Transport: Implications for Logistics and Express Companies”

Environmental product performance is fast becoming an important consideration for consumers' purchasing decisions. Transport firms in the logistics and express industry will need to demonstrate leadership in sustainability in order to play their part in the drive towards achieving greener supply chains.

Scope

• Overview of current Sustainability efforts within transport industry
• Current carbon emission levels per transport mode and impact of various scenarios on these levels
• Outline of available options to transport organisations to tackle emissions and also turn it into a sustainable competitive advantage

Highlights of this title

Recent research and initiatives by organizations concerning Sustainability issues is demonstrating that manufactures and retailers will have to become more pro-active and effective in order to ensure their supply chains become more environmentally sustainable as end consumers will increasingly be demanding this from their providers.

Logistics and Express firms will have to take their Sustainability efforts a step further and have clear strategies in place to help their customers implement more environmentally sustainable supply chains in order to respond to the increasingly stronger demands from the end consumer for green products.

Key reasons to purchase this title

• Understand current state of Sustainability within the transport sector
• Learn about consumer attitudes towards Sustainable transport and green supply chains and the implications it holds for transport firms
• Gain insight into options available to transport firms to become more sustainable and take advantage of opportunities

Key Topics Covered:

• What do sustainable, green logistics involve?
• Green logistics
• Sustainability
• Sustainability indices
• What is the current regulatory framework surrounding sustainability and what is pending?
• What is currently being done or could be done by companies on the sustainability front?
• Indirect reduction of CO2 emissions
• CO2 output by mode and for the total logistics and express market, and the opportunities to reduce this
• Total global CO2 emissions aggregated for each transport mode
• Opportunities to reduce the CO2 emissions
• Modal shift is not enough
• Direct reduction of CO2 emissions: initiatives taken by logistics and express companies
• Intermodal Solutions
• Growth of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles
• Investment in green vehicles and strategic co-operation
• Cost reduction through more efficient networks
• Market opportunities that have a positive effect on the environment
• Reverse Logistics
• Home Delivery
• Creating awareness and interest
• Publication of sustainability reports, various indices
• Green Products and Services and Environmental Campaigns
• What are shippers doing on this front and what impact will that have on transport firms?

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Source: Datamonitor