John Lewis partnership reduce CO2 emissions

John Lewis has managed to reduce the CO2 emissions from its fleet of HGVs. The actual reduction in CO2 is 2.4% compared to last year and by 6.3% from its 2005 baseline figure.

The company has placed great emphasis on getting the aerodynamics of the trucks right and making sure drivers are well versed in fuel-efficient driving techniques. By using these techniques and in cab driver monitoring, the group could save 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per vehicle each year, that’s a 4% saving.

General Manager of the Bracknell based firm, Justin Laney said:

“In many ways our fleet is already industry-leading in carbon reduction, but we need to keep pressing for improvement,

“To that end, we have several pilot projects either running or in the final stages of planning.

“We are committed to working with others, including vehicle manufacturers, legislators and planning authorities, to be at the forefront of developments in both emerging technologies and robust carbon reporting in transport.”

The report notes that the firm is focussing on the aerodynamics of its trucks and “future developments include extending the use of sophisticated software modelling to optimise the aerodynamics of our vehicles”.