Do you know how much you can save on the emission of polluting gases into the atmosphere through a more environmentally friendly shipment (ecofriendly)? Learn about some of our challenges towards environmental sustainability.
Alfaloc, as a brand and company sensitive to the theme of environmental sustainability, has been developing several initiatives related to respect for the environment.
For several years, we have been taking the environment into account when choosing recycled material for the creation of Alfaloc boxes and when we choose biodegradable material – potato starch – for the composition of our business cards, among other initiatives.
But the challenges are increasing. In 2021 we took a new step towards this ecological strategy: accounting for the tons of CO2 emitted in each shipment.
For this we resort to specialized help through the integration of a team with technical knowledge.
Alfaloc places great emphasis on partnerships.
A large part of the CO2 emissions of alfaloc and its services are emitted by “others”. These are indirect emissions for which we also feel responsible.
Many actions in our day-to-day life involve CO2 emissions. Even the simple action of taking a picture with your mobile phone emits CO2. How? Although photography is digital, the digital storage of this photograph – which represents a lot of data – takes up space on a server, and for this server to work in the proper conditions it consumes resources, such as electricity to be connected and electricity for the cooling system of the place where this and other servers are stored.
Shipments also involve CO2 emissions. All shipments. But some types of shipments involve more emissions than others. For example, we know that the airplane is a means of transport that represents a huge emission of CO2. Especially over short distances.
But an airplane can carry a lot of cargo. Several cargo “vans” inside. So, which will be more polluting: a cargo plane or several vans?
That’s what we tried to find out. And we did it!
The term ecofriendly is related to services with less environmental impact, services that are more environmentally friendly, ecosystem-friendly.
Using expert knowledge, we have studied – and continue to study – the carbon footprint of each type of alfaloc shipment.
It means “how many kg of CO2 are emitted if I ship by plane? And by truck?”.
With this knowledge, alfaloc customers will be able to make more conscious choices: “What is the level of pollution if I ship with delivery for today? What if it’s for tomorrow?” A decision with a direct impact on environmental sustainability.
So, in addition to considering factors such as price and speed, you can also consider which service is more ecofriendly. In this way, you will be contributing to a healthier environment, through awareness in your choices.
Talking about long-distance, environmentally friendly transport services is a risk. The impact of freight transport is admittedly very relevant in terms of environmental impact.
The economy has globalized, it has crossed borders. Today, trade between Portugal and China, the USA or Eastern Europe, is a daily reality.
But yes, there are services that are much friendlier than others. With less impact per km or per kg transported.
When we talk about transport within Europe, our Sharing service is very interesting. Because you get incredible transit times, but with the sharing of costs and environmental impact for several loads. Eliminates voids, with a very effective optimization of spaces and routes.
Emissions were calculated based on tons of CO2 emitted for each ton transported per km traveled.
Some of the conclusions are as follows:
This is a very important project, which begins to take the first steps towards environmental sustainability.
The Preliminary Report is available below.
In this report you will find the scientific method and calculation model, several of the considerations and decisions that had to be made – for example, in this 1st study, it was not possible to account for the submissions made at national level -, conclusions and bibliographic references.
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