NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT Tucker has been a SmartWay partner for the past 15 consecutive years, partnering with the EPA to measure, benchmark, and improve sustainable logistics operations. Union Pacific www.up.com Union Pacific set a target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 and locomotive well-to-wheel GHG emissions by 26% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline. UP committed to revalidate this short-term target in line with the 1.5°C global warming scenario and develop a goal to reach net-zero value chain GHG emissions by 2050. Other UP initiatives include investments in battery-electric locomotives, increasing use of renewable fuels to 10% of total diesel consumption by 2025, and partnering with The Nature Conservancy to explore nature-based solutions. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Use alternative fuels/energy sources • Reuse/recycling program • Use wastewater • Reduce energy usage • Sustainably source materials • Solar panels • Energy-ecient lighting • Engage supply chain for collaborative decarbonization NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT In 2022, UP refurbished more than 132,800 equipment parts, avoiding use of 22,500 tons of new steel.
Tucker Company: Energy-e°cient transportation solutions
Trinity Logistics www.trinitylogistics.com Since 2008, Trinity Logistics has participated in the SmartWay program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution caused by freight transportation. Trinity has also been partners with the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care since 2009, which involves staying committed to improving company performance through community awareness, security, distribution, and pollution prevention. The 3PL o¬ers carbon o¬set programs through Carbonfund.org, and works with a third-party vendor to help its shippers and carriers o¬set their carbon footprint on shipments. Trinity also employs LED lighting and timers. GREEN INITIATIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reuse/recycling program • Reduce energy usage • Energy-ecient lighting NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT With the help of Carbonfund.org, Trinity was able to calculate electricity usage in its corporate Delaware location and donate funds to the Carbonfund.org Foundation to o¬set its own emissions by planting trees and sending funds to the Texas Capricorn Ridge Wind Project.
Tucker Company Worldwide www.tuckerco.com
Tucker Company Worldwide, a Smartway partner, provides a complete range of North American transportation energy-ecient solutions. The company has more than 60 years of experience in the renewable energy industry and supports operations for many of the nation’s best-known names in clean energy and other related industries. Shippers can use Tucker’s clean energy supply chain solutions to transport short- and long-haul wind, solar, and hydropower equipment and machinery. GREEN INITIATIVES • Sustainable shipping strategies
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