Companies around the world continue to fight against climate change by addressing the environmental impact of their supply chains, and many have set both near- and long-term decarbonization and sustainability commitments. CEVA Logistics is taking the next step in its journey to net zero and in support of its customers around the globe. The company announced a new sub-brand today to unify and further develop its sustainable logistics solutions—CEVA FORPLANET.
The new suite of CEVA FORPLANET logistics solutions enables customers to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains by leveraging a range of low carbon transport and circular economy solutions. In addition, with many customers needing to accurately communicate about their activities, CEVA FORPLANET solutions provide precise data and CO2e calculations to ensure proper reporting.
As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics is committed to reaching net zero by 2050. In the near-term, CEVA is committed to reducing its emissions through three main levers—its warehouses, its fleet operations and its low carbon solutions offered with carrier partners. The CEVA FORPLANET solutions will address the vast majority of CEVA’s emissions, as scope 3 emissions account for 95 percent of the company’s 2023 level.
CEVA’s corporate social responsibility efforts were recognized recently with the company receiving a gold medal with its annual EcoVadis score. The recognition placed CEVA in the top 1 percent of logistics and transport companies, and the top 5 percent of companies overall.
Low carbon solutions
As the new suite for its sustainable logistics offering, CEVA FORPLANET includes solutions around measuring, optimizing and shifting to low carbon transport. The solutions include modal shift, as well as alternative fuels for air, ocean and ground transport.
So far in 2024, CEVA has avoided more than 26,000 tons of emissions thanks to more than 10 million liters of sustainable maritime and aviation fuel. In addition, CEVA currently has more than 1,000 electric and low carbon fuel vehicles operating across its ground operations and proposes rail and barge solutions as other modal shift solutions. One block train is the equivalent of taking 25 trucks off of the road, reducing road congestion and emissions (up to 90 percent). The company also has new solutions and pilot programs in development, including wind propulsion.
CEVA also offers customers a consulting approach, for those interested in a deeper partnership to transform their supply chains using the suite of CEVA FORPLANET solutions through a five-step transformation program. Customers seeking more details or wanting to assess their shipments independently can use various tools provided by CEVA, including eco-calculators accessible on its website and within the MyCEVA digital platform.
Circular economies
CEVA Logistics is also actively promoting circular economies across various industries, including automotive, consumer & retail, healthcare, technology, and industrial sectors. CEVA collaborates with customers and other industry partners to develop closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics processes and product take-back programs (including repair, refurbishment and resale) to promote more efficient resource management with supply chains. As an example, CEVA is a partner in various pilot programs underway in the automotive sector dealing with tires and with electric vehicle batteries.
CEVA’s FORPLANET packaging replaces single-use options with reusable packaging and consumables within supply chains. Using its web and mobile application, CEVA can manage customers’ entire stock of transport and logistics packaging through the various stages of use, reverse logistics and end-of-life recycling. Solutions range from pallet covers to isothermal kits to circular boxes. In the first half of 2024, CEVA’s reusable packaging solution saved more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic from being used.
Mathieu Friedberg, CEO, CEVA Logistics, said: “With the world around changing, action is required. As one of our core CSR pillars, ‘Acting for Planet’ isn’t just an empty phrase, but a guiding principle that must affect everything—down to the solutions we offer. With the launch of this new CEVA FORPLANET sub-brand for our suite of solutions, we’re committing ourselves to both promote current decarbonization efforts and develop better ways of sustainably supporting our customers’ supply chains in the future.”