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What is the Carbon Footprint?

Yolda Yolda 19 Sep 2023, 3 read min
What is the Carbon Footprint?

The carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the activities of individuals, organizations or countries. This measure is used to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions, specifically CO2 emissions, of an activity or process. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities increase the concentration of these gases in the atmosphere. As a result, the greenhouse effect intensifies and leads to global climate change. The carbon footprint serves as a tool to identify and reduce the activities that contribute to this climate change process. The environmental impacts of the CO2 footprint include:

Reducing the carbon footprint is critical to controlling greenhouse gas emissions and finding sustainable solutions such as promoting clean energy sources, increasing energy efficiency, regulating transportation, and implementing sustainable agricultural practices. Reducing the carbon footprint is a crucial step in the fight against climate change and for the protection of the environment.

What is the Green Logistics?

Green logistics is an approach that integrates environmental sustainability principles into logistics operations. It aims to reduce the environmental impact of traditional logistics processes and use natural resources more efficiently. The goal is to reduce the carbon footprint and increase environmental responsibility in the supply chain by reducing harmful practices. Green logistics encompasses several practices to achieve these goals:

Energy Efficiency: This involves using innovative technologies to consume less energy with transportation and equipment.

Optimization of Transportation Routes: This helps reduce fuel consumption while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Supply Chain Management: This includes assessing the environmental performance of suppliers, promoting the use of sustainable materials and improving waste management processes.

Recycling and Waste Management: This includes measures to reduce waste, integrate recycling processes, and properly dispose of hazardous waste.

Manage your CO2 Emissions in Your Logistics Processes with Yolda!

With Yolda’s environmentally conscious approach, you can reduce your carbon footprint in your logistics processes. With our CO2 emissions feature, you can manage the emissions resulting from your transportation activities on just one screen. You can view the carbon footprint created during your transports through the Yolda dashboard and access your weekly and monthly carbon footprint reports on the Green Center page. You can also download your reports as PDFs.

Track your carbon footprint performance with your monthly reports on Yolda and reduce your carbon footprint in your logistics processes!

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