Why Is the Transport and Logistics Sector Lacking Environmental Performance? Lessons from the Sectors of Production of Building Materials and Wholesaling

Dieplinger, Maria; Oberhofer, Peter; Fuerst, Elmar

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13177-1_1

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“…A core aim of corporate management is to enhance the economic efficiency within a company. Environmental management, on the other hand, has the objective to enhance environmental performance which should at the same timein an ideal casealso contribute to the aim of economic improvement [1]- [3]. Existing research indicates that significant efficiency improvement potentials exist with regard to both, environmental and economic performance, particularly in the logistics industry [4]- [6].…”

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Identifying Carbon Reduction Potentials in Road Transportation: Creating a Carbon-Tracking Tool for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

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Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Improving environmental performance of road transport through carbon reduction initiatives can be a demand challenge, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Whether existing carbon reduction potentials are effectively and efficiently uncovered largely depends on the availability of information as well as on how to make use of it. An often-observed problem is the lack of tools for SMEs to obtain useful carbon-related information from road transport. Against the background of a case study of the carbon-tracking tool CO2-Tec, this paper highlights the importance of decision-making information and demonstrates how carbon reduction potentials in road transportation can be uncovered for SMEs. Particular attention is paid to the information needs of the SMEs and how these needs can be fulfilled. The analysis of the results suggests a pattern of action that increases the efficacy and efficiency of information management and use in corporate practice.

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