SmartWay Partnership Helps Decarbonize our Supply Chain 


As we strive to reach Net Zero carbon as quickly as possible, we are collaborating with our supply chain partners to enhance their sustainability efforts.

Shipping is an important part of our value chain, and our objectives to reduce emissions are set to address the impact of transporting both inputs and finished products. Our efforts align with the ambitions of the international shipping community and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to cut greenhouse gases. 

With that in mind, in FY21, we joined SmartWay – a program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that helps companies advance supply chain sustainability by measuring, benchmarking and improving road freight transportation efficiency. 

As a SmartWay shipper partner, we can view carrier performance rankings, access tailored trainings to improve shipper performance and view carbon emissions generated from all freight activity and peers. 

In the U.S., we improved the percentage of SmartWay carriers used from 82% to 88% from FY19 to FY20. This success puts us among the top 25% of EPA SmartWay Shipper partners. 

Collaboration with other leaders in this area will give us greater insight into our freight activity and will help us to benchmark sustainability considerations for carrier scorecards.