As more consumers and retailers make sustainability a crucial factor in their purchasing and business decisions, it is becoming increasingly crucial for dairy processors to develop an eco-conscious mindset. Indeed, operators that leverage transport and logistics systems that are less harmful to the environment can better standout from competitors while reducing expenses.
Transportation companies, meanwhile, are making it easier to create an eco-friendly culture by providing vehicles and services that emphasize sustainability. “With global vehicle manufacturers setting wide-reaching goals toward zero-emissions and fleet leaders around the world following suit, it is increasingly clear that the petroleum-based transportation era has begun its descent, and there is no going back,” said Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based clean transportation and energy consulting firm, in its May State of Sustainable Fleets 2022 Market Brief.
The brief notes that “tens of billions of dollars are being invested globally by traditional and start-up vehicle manufacturers, infrastructure and low-carbon fuel providers, public and private sector fleet operators of all shapes and sizes, and all levels of governments. A new pathway is being paved for zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and low-carbon renewable fuels, with acceleration expected in each subsequent year.”