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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined forces with the United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Altimedes Consulting to develop a
set of guidelines on the procurement of sustainable freight transport services. 29th
of August 2011
The potential of Sustainable Procurement to raise awareness and to create incentives for suppliers to improve their sustainability performance has been increasingly recognized but sustainable procurement of freight transportation services is rather recent and has only partially been integrated in the procurement policies of public and private organizations.
Sustainable procurement of freight forwarding services means the purchasing of transport services with the lowest environmental and most positive social impact alongside value for money considerations such as price and service
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined forces with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Altimedes Consulting, a partner in the Green Logistics Consultants Group, to develop a set of guidelines on the procurement of sustainable freight transport services. While these guidelines are aimed at UN organizations they can be of benefit to other public and private organizations.
The main objective of these guidelines is to provide comprehensive information on the sustainable challenges in the freight transport industry, how freight forwarders and transport companies can improve their sustainability performance, and information on which and how sustainability procurement criteria and requirements can be defined and integrated in the different phases of the procurement cycle.
The guidelines for the sustainable procurement of freight transport services are one of a series on sustainable procurement developed by the UN and will be available soon on the UN Greening the Blue website
10 June 2011
The new ISO 50001 energy management standard and ENFORCE -
The ISO International Standard will publish on 15 June the ISO 50001 on energy managem.ent
systems
ISO 50001 will provide public and private sector organizations with management
strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs and improve energy performance.
The standard will be available on the ISO Website www.iso.org on 15 June. In addition, ISO is launching the standard on 17 June at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG).
ISO 50001 is intended to provide organizations with a recognized framework for integrating
energy performance into their management practices.
The standard is intended to accomplish
the following:
- Assist organizations in making better use of their existing energy-
consuming assets - Create transparency and facilitate communication on the management of energy resources
- Promote energy management best practices and reinforce good energy management behaviours
- Assist facilities in evaluating and prioritizing the implementation of new energy-
efficient technologies - Provide a framework for promoting energy efficiency throughout the supply chain
- Facilitate energy management improvements for greenhouse gas emission reduction projects
- Allow integration with other organizational management systems such as environmental, and health and safety.
The ENFORCE programme www.enforce.com, developed by a multi disciplinary team of
partners in the Green Logistics Consultants Group provides a perfect starting point
and framework for the development of energy management systems in freight transport
operations in compliance with the ISO 50001 standard.
ENFORCE is a state of the art, comprehensive approach to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency performance levels in road transport and logistics operations.
ENFORCE combines existing technologies, supply chain, logistics and transport best
practices and behavioural change into a 360° evaluation and management process and
has been designed for shippers, own-
With more than 100 checkpoints in 13 categories, quick scans, audits and information we support our clients in their efforts to achieve and maintain the highest transport energy savings.
ENFORCE provides training, supporting tools, a monitoring and reporting platform and a framework for closer collaboration between shippers and carriers.
10 September 2010
Launch of web based courses on sustainable transport and logistics
We are pleased to announce the launch of our web based interactive courses on sustainable transport and logistics
This interactive practical training course will start in March 2011 and provides a comprehensive overview of the basics of transport and logistics emissions monitoring, accounting and reporting by companies and local authorities. The course will cover all major aspects of freight transport and logistics greenhouse gases and local pollutants, monitoring and reporting of transport emissions as well as major strategies and measures to improve the environmental performance of transport and logistics operations and supply chains.
This course is developed for anyone with an interest in transport and logistics emissions and energy management including transport and logistics managers, transportation services purchasing managers, corporate and local authority environmental or sustainability managers and consultants. Upon completion, participants will be well prepared to implement what they have learned into their own business or local environment.
The course has been developed by leading experts in the field of transport emission assessments and reporting. Developers as well as instructors have a strong background in transport and logistics.
29 August 2011
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined forces with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Altimedes Consulting to develop a set of guidelines on the procurement of sustainable freight transport services.
10 June 2011
The new ISO 50001 energy management standard and ENFORCE -
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10 September 2010
Launch of web based courses on sustainable transport and logistics