TNT delivers parcels in cities with electric scooters

TNT delivers parcels in cities with electric
scooters
Contexte
The transport sector represents 15% of the world's CO2 emissions and 35% of global emissions in cities. TNT, a
Année
2010
leading express parcel delivery company established in 2007 the "Planet Me" program, to reduce the impacts of
its activities on climate change.
Catégorie
4. Environnement
Rubrique
Energie/Gaz à Effet de Serre (GES)
Secteur
Transports
Objectif(s)
> Reducing CO2 emissions of the group by 45% by 2020.
> Becoming a leader in carbon neutral transport.
> Empowering employees and encourage concrete action.
Taille de l'entreprise
Entreprise de plus de 500 salariés
Pays
France
Entreprise
TNT
Chiffre d'affaires
10,4 Milliards €
Pays
Autriche
Démarche
The "Planet Me" program consists of three components:
- Count carbon: carbon footprint, communications, ideas for solutions
- Code Orange: identification of concrete commitments and actions on different sites (aircraft, vehicles, buildings,
investments ...)
- Choose orange incentive to behave responsibly employees, organizational challenges
Deliveries of parcels in town, although it represents only a small part of the group's activities, are particularly
expensive ecologically as well as economically (ex: noise, frequent stops, fuel consumption).
In France, TNT Express is developing an innovative carbon-neutral solution, in partnership with Becycle. After
testing deliveries by bike on a smaller scale in the city of St. Etienne, the company uses an innovative electric
scooter: the mechanical force of the pedals can recharge a lithium battery, which provides assistance that can
propel the electric vehicle up to 25km/h. The advantages of this mode of transport are numerous:
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- Ease of travel and parking near the place of delivery saves time (transport, delivery): saving time and money.
- Less noise pollution and no CO2 emissions.
- Visibility and advertising company with a logo on TNT scooter.
The project is multiplying: after Lyon (Becycle franchises), implementation of new generation scooters in
Fiche rédigée par
Gautier VEREECK - IAE Lille
Grenoble, Nancy, Dijon and Paris.
Mise à jour le
Lundi, 23 Mai 2016
Facteur(s) clés du succès
> Consistency of the group's commitment to reduce carbon emissions.
> Encouraging practical applications.
Contribution à la performance de l'entreprise
> Competitive position positively related to multiple environmental initiatives: testing of electric vehicles and
alternatives, eco driving, reducing business travel.
> Electric scooter: saving time, saving fuel, maintenance, and free advertising of TNT's green logo.
Bénéfices sociaux, environnementaux et/ou de gouvernance
> TNT group: reduction of 125,000 tons of Green House Gaz Emissions in 2009.
> Electric Scooter: Zero Carbon emissions for the delivery of light parcels in the city, maintaining the speed by
an electric motor powered by energy from the movement of the pedals.
> Multipliable Innovation.
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