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Green Logistics Consultants Group
The Green Logistics Consultants Group is an international collaborative
network of
supply chain consultants
with a general or specific expertise in areas where companies and/or
local and national governments can improve the environmental
performance of their supply chains or transport infrastructure.
Objectives
of the Green Logistics Group are (1) the promotion of the importance of a
green logistics policy
or
sustainable supply chain
among companies, (local) authorities and the general
public, (2) the promotion of the added value of green logistics consultants
to launch and accelerate the implementation process of effective
sustainable
logistical
measures and (3) to develop and share calculation tools and best practices.
The focus is on an accurate,
complete, consistent
and transparent
measurement of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and other
air contaminants and on a wide range of solutions to reduce energy use and emissions.
Activities
of the Green Logistics Consultants Group are :
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to actively promote a
sustainable
logistics approach;
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to accelerate the adoption of a green logistics policy by the industry and
authorities;
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to develop and share best practices, check lists, handbooks, information
etc.;
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to centralise and disseminate information and knowledge;
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to foster
international
cooperation
and co-ordination with the objective to (i) agree a worldwide accepted
framework for the calculation of emissions of goods transport and supply
chains and (ii) to create
harmonised
databases
with international and national information on emissions factors and
logistics data.
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to provide networking events and seminars;
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to provide training to our consultants;
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to create international and regional clusters of expertise;
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to encourage a common approach and collaboration
between its partners;
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to establish green logistics awards and certification programs;
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to strengthen contacts with leading institutes and the government;
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to promote research in sustainable supply chains and the funding of it;
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to promote the services of
our
consultants and their companies.
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