News
25. October 2010
CO2 reduction of 220,000kg
Sustainable logistics with LOXX With the extension of their logistics centre LOXX realised two significant environmental projects: a solar energy system on the warehouse roof and a rainwater retention tank system under the roadway surfaces. On the roof space of 10,000m² there are 1,764 polycrystalline solar modules catching the sunlight. In total, the complete photovoltaic […]
24. October 2010
Network Carbon Footprint
Working in conjunction with the German Institute for Sustainability in Transportation and Logistics (INVL), VTL has become the first network of SME transport companies to work out its cargo operation’s CO2 emissions and has chosen Network Carbon Footprint, or NCF for short, as the term to describe this.
23. October 2010
Fuel-saving competition
Auch GmbH sees protecting the environment as a competitive advantage Especially in a sector that is perceived by the public as road hogs and environmental sinners, it is important to contribute actively to image enhancement. In terms of their vehicle fleet Auch Hauliers and Storage began as far back as early 2005 to convert the […]
22. January 2010
VTL defines Green Logistics with INVL
Sustainable logistics for the entire general freight operation VTL, a leading SME network and provider of pan-European logistics services, is committed to the issue of sustainable logistics within its entire general freight operation. As the first network of SME cargo companies to do so, VTL is cooperating here with the Institute for Sustainability in Transportation […]
14. January 2010
First reference depot meeting
10 VTL partners met in Fulda and declared themselves ready to actively support the Green Logistics project in the VTL general freight operation in order to work out the Network Carbon Footprint (NCF). The plan is to create a table with distances and weights that will facilitate CO2 calculations for individual consignments. At the same […]
13. January 2010
CO2 reduction of 220,000kg
Sustainable logistics with LOXX With the extension of their logistics centre LOXX realised two significant environmental projects: a solar energy system on the warehouse roof and a rainwater retention tank system under the roadway surfaces. On the roof space of 10,000m² there are 1,764 polycrystalline solar modules catching the sunlight. In total, the complete photovoltaic […]
12. January 2010
Network Carbon Footprint
Working in conjunction with the German Institute for Sustainability in Transportation and Logistics (INVL), VTL has become the first network of SME transport companies to work out its cargo operation’s CO2 emissions and has chosen Network Carbon Footprint, or NCF for short, as the term to describe this.
10. January 2010
Fuel-saving competition
Auch GmbH sees protecting the environment as a competitive advantage Especially in a sector that is perceived by the public as road hogs and environmental sinners, it is important to contribute actively to image enhancement. In terms of their vehicle fleet Auch Hauliers and Storage began as far back as early 2005 to convert the […]
5. January 2010
VTL defines Green Logistics with INVL
Sustainable logistics for the entire general freight operation VTL, a leading SME network and provider of pan-European logistics services, is committed to the issue of sustainable logistics within its entire general freight operation. As the first network of SME cargo companies to do so, VTL is cooperating here with the Institute for Sustainability in Transportation […]
1. April 1011
VTL invited by SLV Land Transport Group
The Speditions- und Logistikverband Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz e. V. (SLV) had invited Andreas Jäschke to present the green logistics project of VTL in the scope of the members’ meeting of the Land Transport Group on 8 June 2011. In his lecture Jäschke, managing director of the LCL co-operation VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH, clarified the significance of green logistics: […]