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Environmentally Sustainable ‘Fleet’
May. 20, 2008 Fleet Transportation LLC, first Green Ride Global Member in the Washington DC metro area, announces commitment to environmental sustainability and GHG emissions reductions.
Alexandria, VA – Fleet Transportation LLC (http://www.fleettransportation.com) has embarked on an aggressive environmental sustainability program to reduce the environmental footprint of all aspects of their business, including “the greening” of their executive ground transportation fleet. Using the services of Green Ride Global, a North-American firm which provides environmental sustainability programs for the transportation industry, Fleet Transportation has committed to annually reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through fuel efficiency, the transition to new technologies, reduced electricity use, waste diversion, recycling programs, and employee education.
Fleet Transportation’s environmental commitment is considered the high-road among environmentalists. “What some companies are calling a ‘green fleet’ merely consists of parking a hybrid on their lot,” says Justin Raymond, President and CEO of Green Ride Global. “However, what Fleet Transportation is doing is really addressing climate change by transforming their business accordingly and committing to reduce their emissions at source.” By implementing fuel-saving technologies and chauffeur education on enhanced fuel-efficiency strategies, Fleet Transportation will reduce the environmental imprint of their vehicles without resorting to a full-turnover of their luxury fleet.
David A. Glazier, President and CEO of Fleet Transportation LLC, understands the importance of incorporating environmental sustainability into ground transportation from both an environmental and client-service perspective. “We wanted to demonstrate that you don’t have to sacrifice luxury and service when seeking environmentally sustainable options.” Says Glazier
Many of Fleet Transportation’s corporate clients have committed to reducing their own emissions. “The DC market sees a heavy saturation of government and political audiences who – in addition to corporate and retail clients – are scrutinizing their supply chains and selecting service providers who can offer them an environmentally sustainable option,” Continues Glazier. “By using Fleet Transportation’s services, we are helping our clients reduce their own Scope 3 emissions.” GHG emissions caused indirectly by an organization’s or individual’s activities are called Scope 3 Emissions. For example, a company that sends an employee to the airport in a taxi cab is responsible for the emissions caused by that trip, even though that company is not in the taxi business.
As the first Green Ride Global member in the heavily eco-focused Washington DC area,
Fleet Transportation is poised for the “green shift” that has already taken hold of DC-local hotels, tourist destinations and Fortune 1000 corporations. Green Ride Global has developed a custom Sustainability Roadmap that will influence all facets of Fleet Transportation’s business and will assist them in substantiating their hold as a ground transportation leader in the increasingly “green” DC market.
