Theres a new trend in town with Logistics Providers and it’s green.
I’m all for protecting the environment, and I’m even more for finding new ways to reduce transportation costs, but I’m not sure I can buy into the whole “green concept” just yet.
In particular regarding the purchase carbon credits (continuing to pollute the environment just as much but purchasing “carbon credits” to offset the damage your business does).
I think there are exciting opportunities out there with alternative fuels and sources of energy, but like any new technology it still seems at a stage, where it will add more cost to logistics services rather than reduce it until the offerings become commoditized.
Logistics Providers are now even putting out press releases speaking to their “greenness” as a marketing strategy.
Local Supply Chain Logistics Reduces Carbon Footprint Saves on Cost
and there is an upcoming conference titled Greening the Supply Chain
Other Logistics Bloggers Weigh In
Our friends over at 3PLwire give their two cents in The Green Supply Chain
Freight Dawg has a great post Understanding: Green vs. Carbon or check out all his Green Supply Chain coverage