Estimating the carbon footprint of a road freight firm, perspectives to mitigate these emissions

Anicia Jaegler and Natacha Gondran

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2014, vol. 6, issue 3/4, 239-254

Abstract: Make supply chain 'greener' and reduce their carbon emissions is a growing issue for businesses. Among the different activities of supply chains, transportation is one that emits the most greenhouse gases. Whereas transportation, and more specifically road freight, is one of the main contributors of European greenhouse gases emissions, it is one of the only sector whose emissions continue to grow. This paper proposes a study at a micro-economic scale of the estimation of the carbon footprint of a road freight company in 2009. The main objectives are twofold: identifying the main emissions sources and finding the best solutions for a greener supply chain.

Keywords: carbon footprint estimation; road freight; GHG emissions; greenhouse gases; sustainability; freight supply chains; carbon dioxide; carbon emissions; CO2; greening; transport industry; road transport; Europe; microeconomics; emissions sources identification; GSCM; green SCM; supply chain management. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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