Port of Long Beach heralds its green transportation initiatives
March 6, 2025
Keeping in line with its myriad sustainability initiatives, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) recently announced it has rolled out two new incentive-based programs, for a cumulative $57.4 million, focused on accelerating emissions reductions through the purchase of zero-emissions cargo handling equipment and cleaner harbor craft.
DHL Express survey finds shipping sustainability important, amid limited investment
February 17, 2025
A global survey of over 5,000 small and midsized businesses find few are willing to dedicate significant resources to building sustainable delivery options.
Trump’s return to the White House seals U.S. exit from Paris Agreement amid business and environmental debate
February 17, 2025
Lost in the shuffle of the myriad executive orders issued by President Trump soon after his return to the White House was one stating that the United States, again, has exited the Paris Agreement.
DHL Group and Neste herald partnership focused on lowering carbon emissions in logistics
February 6, 2025
The partnership will help DHL reach its sustainability goals, including electrifying delivery vehicles and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
New FedEx offering aids U.S. customers with emissions-tracking efforts
May 25, 2023
Entitled FedEx Sustainability Insights, the company said this new cloud-based tool, which was created by FedEx Dataworks, leverages near-real time FedEx network data to estimate CO2e emissions for both individual tracking numbers and FedEx.com accounts.
Convoy issues first-ever sustainability report
May 4, 2021
The report, entitled “Ship Responsibly: Convoy’s 2020 Sustainability Report,” provides an overview of the company’s commitment to shipping responsibly, as well as its various accomplishments focused on key environmental and social issues in 2020 and its new goals and commitments this year and into the future.
C.H. Robinson heralds initiatives focused on helping shippers reduce carbon emissions
April 8, 2021
With an eye on enabling shippers to further reduce carbon emissions, Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson announced today it has rolled out various offerings, for global shippers, with sustainability focuses.
FedEx rolls out $2 billion plan focused on having carbon-neutral operations by 2040
March 4, 2021
Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx announced this week it is making a $2 billion investment in order to have carbon-neutral operations by 2040, which it said will be focused on by initial investments in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration.
Environmental Defense Fund report makes the case for zero-emissions vehicles purchases
March 3, 2021
As myriad supply chain stakeholders continue to keep a watchful eye on climate change, sustainability, and the need, or even expectation, of having greener supply chains, a report recently released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) presents the case for what can be done to spur on increased investment in, as well as the adoption of, electric vehicles used for delivery.
