Recognizing the importance of water usage, the Port of Los Angeles has implemented measures like smart meters and irrigation system upgrades. These efforts have resulted in a significant reduction in water consumption. The Port fosters the development and adoption of new technologies for a greener future. This includes exploring alternative fuels for cargo handling equipment and collaborating on zero-emission technologies for ships. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach received a top honor from the Southern California Association of Governments for their Clean Truck Fund initiative. The program helps fund and incentivize the changeover to cleaner trucks serving the San Pedro Bay port complex, and is part of the ports’ broader efforts to achieve zero-emissions drayage trucking by 2035.
Raymond Corporation
RAYMOND CORPORATION www.raymondcorp.com
REDWOOD LOGISTICS www.redwoodlogistics.com
Energy Essentials Distributed by Raymond lithium-ion batteries provide companies with a comprehensive lithium-ion, high-performance energy solution to optimize their operations. The implementation of Energy Essentials batteries provides productivity enhancements, including increased uptime and reduced electricity consumption, by allowing for more time between charges with a battery warranty of eight years or 5,000 cycles. In addition, Raymond’s interdepartmental, multi-site decarbonization committee meets monthly to plan, develop, implement and review carbon reduction and energy conservation projects to meet the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. Raymond has upgraded software for automated logic and lighting control programs to zone and control factory and office lighting, heating and air conditioning based on utilization. Raymond has also incorporated LED lighting systems, installed low-flow water-saving faucet inserts in bathrooms to reduce bathroom water usage by 25% and adopted a reuse/ recycle program to recycle around 95% of all manufacturing and office waste. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: The lift truck company recently completed a full- energy management system designed to demonstrate continuous benefits of lower energy costs, peak demand management and resiliency for warehouses. scale battery energy storage system, and solar microgrid and warehouse
In 2023, Redwood launched Redwood Hyperion, a freight emissions calculation and reporting solution to help shippers meet their sustainability goals. Hyperion increases visibility into freight emissions, allowing shippers to measure, offset, reduce, and report on their total emissions footprint. Redwood Hyperion is supported by RedwoodConnect, the company’s proprietary iPaaS platform, which offers a comprehensive suite of carbon tracking and data tools. Logistics teams can download this data and produce reports that are required by government regulators, trading partners and other environmental stakeholders. Since launching, 20% of the freight that Redwood moves is currently being counted through Hyperion and has measured more than 63 million kilograms of CO2E. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Redwood Hyperion, alongside Redwood’s sustainability efforts, has been recognized by EcoVadis for its environmental policies on greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, labor and human rights, ethics, and supplier contracts. The 3PL has been a SmartWay partner for more than 10 years.
PROSPONSIVE LOGISTICS www.prosponsive.com
Prosponsive Logistics employs route and mode optimization technology to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions. By identifying the most efficient lanes and optimizing routes, Prosponsive Logistics reduces driving time and maximizes fuel efficiency while maintaining shipment quality. The implementation of a drop trailer program consolidates shipments, which maximizes load efficiency and reduces the number of trips required, thereby decreasing net carbon emissions. The company also operates a backhaul program, which efficiently utilizes trucks returning from deliveries by filling them with goods for the return journey. The company supports a dedicated sustainability committee that convenes quarterly to strategize and implement sustainable practices throughout the supply chain. Under its “30 by 34” commitment, Prosponsive Logistics pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2034. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Prosponsive Logistics has been SmartWay certified since 2009. It also achieved recognition through a Bronze medal in the Ecovadis sustainability ratings.
RINCHEM COMPANY www.rinchem.com
Among Rinchem’s notable sustainability achievements, it signed a commitment letter with the Science Based Targets Initiative to set its goal in mid-2024, partnered with Keramida
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