Greensourcing Strategies
Many Steps to SmartWay Awards
There are 27 winners of the 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards. The organizations recognized took a number of different measures that earned these awards. For example, many of those recognized invested in trucks that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says qualifies for its SmartWay Certified mark as the cleanest, most efficient available today. Some took efforts to optimize delivery routes, while others modified shipping and receiving practices that enabled reduced idling.
SmartWay was created by EPA in early 2004 to address environmental and economic challenges within the freight industry. It describes itself in the simplest form as a brand that identifies products and services that reduce transportation-related emissions. It is a partnership among government, business and consumers to protect the environment, reduce fuel consumption and improve air quality.
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