The guideline as a practical tool The writers of the SFP Guidelines state that large organizations set CO₂ reduction targets for the entire business. When it comes to transport and logistics of the business activities, Smart Freight Center sees that the organizations mainly seek cooperation with their suppliers in reducing…
Mercedes-Benz Dealer Bedrijven (MBDB) is, as the name suggests, a seller of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars, company cars, trucks and parts. In addition, the company offers a host of services, such as repairs and the spray painting of cars and separate parts. The car company has been around for over 80…
“The app of Innovactory originated from the idea to let motorists drive more efficiently”, says Lucien Groenhuijzen, CEO of Innovactory. With knowledge and experience that he acquired from his former employer, TomTom, he started Innovactory in 2013. “People travel in fixed patterns. When they frequently travel by car, they…
First organisation in the Netherlands that uses 100 percent HVO for freight transport According to Den Hartog, the sludge processing plant SNB is the very first company in the Netherlands that uses 100 percent HVO as fuel for its freight transport. “This is very special”, says Barend van Kooten, director…
Combining technologies Electrically powered vehicles have been at the center of attention for many businesses in the past couple of years. Silent vehicles that do not emit greenhouse gasses appear to be a premise that speaks to the imagination. This is definitely so when it comes to freight traffic: trucks…
Sustainable policy for mobility “We have the ambition to become completely carbon neutral and circular in 2035”, says Zantinge. “When we say carbon neutral, it does not mean compensating our emissions, but actually reducing our energy use among other things to cut down our emissions. Moreover, we have the ambition…
The increase in the average CO₂ emissions of European passenger cars is caused by an upsurge in the amount of registered passenger cars with a gasoline engine. The demand for cars with diesel engines has decreased. Passenger cars with a diesel engine emit less carbon dioxide, according to the EEA.
This is the second time the ministry publishes the aforementioned sustainability report. It provides an overview of the ministrys own energy use, savings and the procurement of sustainably produced products and services. It also describes the measures and efforts undertaken in the past year by the ministry, Rijkswaterstaat, the KNMI,…
Thus concludes the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a report that was recently published. With more than 200 million electric bicycles and more than 300.000 electric busses sold in 2016, China stands as a worldwide frontrunner in sustainable transportation, the IEA reports. Frontrunners of EV’s in Europe are Norway,…
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