landfills. Inmar boasts a 99% landfill diversion rate per 600 million units processed, and generates 7.7 million KWh of renewable energy—which could power 720 homes for one year. In addition, the company has reduced CO 2 emissions by 4,962 metric tons and recycled 28 million pounds of cardboard. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reuse/recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Keeping returns in commerce and out of landfills NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT The company launched the Inmar Returns Network, a national network of return drop-o¬ locations. The program aggregates returns at the store level and transports them using excess capacity on existing shipping lanes. This reduces fossil fuel consumption and GHG emissions while eliminating one-o¬ trips.
iGPS Logistics www.igps.com
iGPS Logistics’ pooled plastic pallets are 100% recyclable, so they don’t end up in landfills or pollute waterways. Because iGPS pallets are 35% lighter than wood-block alternatives, their transportation uses considerably less fuel and produces fewer emissions. In comparison to multi-use and single- use wood pallets, the iGPS pallet has a lower impact on global warming, algae growth in waterways due to runo¬, fossil fuel consumption, and ozone layer depletion, according to an independent analysis. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reuse/recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Sustainable packaging • Sustainably source materials NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT For every 100,000 iGPS pallets shipped, nearly 5,000 gallons of fuel are saved, and there is a reduction of more than 130,000 pounds of greenhouse emissions.
Hyster Company www.hyster.com
Hyster is innovating clean power solutions for materials handling equipment to help operations in intensive industries mitigate environmental impact and meet emission standards. Hyster has planned pilots for an hydrogen fuel cell (HFC)-powered ReachStacker at the Port of Valencia and an HFC- powered empty container handler in Germany. Additionally, the company is working with Capacity Trucks to develop electric and hydrogen- powered terminal tractors. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse/recycling program Hyster’s developments in hydrogen fuel cell-powered port equipment led to the first-ever real-world pilot of an HFC-powered top pick container handler at the Port of Los Angeles. The single truck is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 127 tons and reduce carbon monoxide, ground-level ozone, lead, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide by half a ton over the course of one year. • Reduce energy usage • Energy-ecient lighting NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services www.jbhunt.com
Inmar returns inspection and processing
In 2022, J.B. Hunt announced its intentions to reduce its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034 (baseline 2019), advancing the company’s sustainability vision of moving the freight industry toward a low-carbon future. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse / recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Solar panels
• Energy-ecient lighting NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT In 2022, J.B. Hunt’s intermodal
Inmar Intelligence www.inmar.com Inmar Intelligence aims to make returns and reverse logistics sustainable through solutions and services that maximize value recovery, reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and keep products out of
segment helped to avoid an estimated 3.6 million metric tons CO 2 emissions when compared with transportation by truck alone, the equivalent of removing 794,094 passenger vehicles o¬ the roads for one year.
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