Lean & Green initiative from GS1 Switzerland
CHEP, the supply chain solutions company, is the main sponsor of GS1 Switzerland's Lean & Green initiative. The initiative aims to reduce CO2 emissions in logistics and warehousing by at least 20 percent within five years. GS1 Switzerland is the host of the initiative in Switzerland and supports the participating companies in achieving their goals.
The Lean & Green initiative awards the Lean & Green Award to companies that commit to climate protection with an action plan. If the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by at least 20 percent within five years is demonstrably achieved, certification with the prestigious Lean & Green Star beckons in a second stage. CHEP is the main sponsor of the initiative and also plays a pioneering role in the logistics industry. This is because sustainability and the principle of a circular economy are firmly anchored in CHEP's corporate goals.
"As the world's leading pooling provider, we are delighted that Lean & Green is now also being rolled out in Switzerland. The initiative gives Swiss companies the opportunity to make an individual contribution to environmental protection, which CHEP is happy to support as the main sponsor. Our business model of load carrier pooling is sustainable in itself and represents a holistic approach. CHEP has been following this principle of 'share and reuse' for many years. That's why we have the necessary expertise to support the initiative's participants in achieving their climate goals," says Anita Kaufmann, Country Leader at CHEP Switzerland.
In the coming year, CHEP is planning various activities in collaboration with GS1 Switzerland to promote the Lean & Green initiative and sustainability awareness in the supply chain.
CHEP pooling and transport collaboration: simply intelligent
In Switzerland, pooling expert CHEP moves several thousand blue load carriers every day. According to the principle of "renting instead of buying," customers only pay for the pallets in circulation at any given time. CHEP organizes the return of the load carriers as well as their cleaning and maintenance or replacement. Even when the economy is at its peak, the company ensures constant availability of load carriers with consistent quality. With 120 million pallets in circulation and 220 service centers in Europe alone, CHEP offers its customers unparalleled reach for cross-border deliveries. Using CHEP pallets not only helps companies make their supply chain more efficient. By pooling and recycling the pallets, they simultaneously reduce their environmental footprint by reducing their CO2 emissions, wood consumption and waste generation.
In addition to load carrier pooling, CHEP offers a range of supply chain solutions for the multi-faceted issues along the entire value chain, from cost optimization and efficiency enhancement to quality assurance. For example, the transport collaboration program offers customers the opportunity to combine their transports with those of CHEP or other customers to make the best use of load space and avoid empty runs. Customers can thus share their transports and, for example, use empty transports from other CHEP customers for their own freight. This transport orchestration is made possible by special matching software developed by CHEP, which compares the 225,000 transport routes and 13.5 million delivery agreements in the CHEP database to tap synergy potential.
In Germany, CHEP is one of the founding members of the Lean & Green Initiative. Since May 2013, Christophe Campe, VP Chep Europe First Mile Solutions & European Key Accounts, has been an ambassador for Lean & Green in Europe. CHEP has received the Lean & Green Award and the Lean & Green Star several times in Europe to date, underpinning its transition to CO2-free logistics.
You can find more information about CHEP at www.chep.com
