Sustainability Initiative * UK - Saves 124 million HGV miles
124 million HGV miles have been taken off UK roads as part of the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) UK Sustainable Distribution initiative
London,UK -Supply Chain Digital, by Ellie Duncan -22 Feb 2010: -- The initiative has exceeded its four year target of removing 120 million road miles by the end of 2010, a year early, conserving 60 million litres of diesel fuel per year – the equivalent of removing 2,000 lorries from Britain’s roads... Those involved in the initiative include 40 UK household retailer and manufacturing brands... As part of the scheme, the use of double deck vehicles and the sharing of lorries to deliver grocery products has been encouraged...The road miles saved have been generated through best practice internal projects and external partnerships between retailers and suppliers... (White van on road)
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