Ketan Kulkarni, Chief Commercial Officer, Blue Dart, underscores the global trend of escalating extreme weather events over the past decade, spotlighting the growing awareness of climate change and environmental concerns.
Countries worldwide, including India, have made commitments to combat this issue. India, for instance, has pledged to reduce carbon emissions and shift to clean energy sources as part of its Paris Agreement obligations.
To ensure future readiness, companies must integrate sustainable principles throughout their operations, fostering collaboration with colleagues, customers, and partners.
Their goal is to cut emissions intensity by 33–35 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels and transition 40 percent of electricity generation to non-fossil fuel sources. Sustainability is gaining traction across various sectors, including the logistics industry in India, a significant CO2 emitter
They’ve outlined specific goals in the Logistics National Plan (LNP) and comprehensive logistics action plan (CLAP), aiming to align logistics costs with global standards by 2030 and rank India among the top 25 nations in the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) by the same year.
Corporations are taking decisive action in this arena, implementing various strategies within the sector. These encompass enhancing energy.
Efficiency: Prominent firms are embracing sustainable express logistics, emphasising efficiency to curtail energy usage and emissions. Utilising techniques like route optimisation, load consolidation, and modal shifts greatly diminishes fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Employing cutting-edge technologies like telematics systems and GPS tracking enables real-time monitoring and informed decision-making, further reducing unnecessary mileage and fuel consumption. To ensure future readiness, companies must integrate sustainable principles throughout their operations, fostering collaboration with colleagues, customers, and partners. In aviation, some companies commit to using sustainable aviation fuel for a portion of their flights as part of their 2050 net-zero emissions logistics goal.
Adoption of alternative fuels: Logistics goes green with electric, hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles, curbing emissions. Carbon-neutral services and GoGreen solutions by industry leaders promote eco-friendly domestic and international deliveries.
Greening infrastructure: Offices and distribution centres are being optimised to reduce energy consumption and waste. Sustainable practices include using energy-efficient lighting systems, implementing renewable energy sources like solar panels, utilising intelligent building management systems, and adopting eco-friendly packaging materials.
Innovation-led practices: The implementation of automation and robotics in the sector is aimed at improving energy efficiency and resource consumption.
Last-mile optimisation: Sustainable logistics emphasises last-mile optimisation, embracing route planning, delivery consolidation, and urban electric vehicle and bicycle use to cut fuel consumption and emissions. Leading Indian transportation companies partner with What3Words to enhance precision and customer satisfaction nationwide. Retailers integrate What3Words at checkout for pinpoint-accurate deliveries. The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred innovative logistics experiments, including drone testing and climate-controlled solutions, furthering industry progress in efficiency and sustainability.
