corporate fleet emissions survey report

2009

CorporateFleetEmissionsSurveyReport

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TableofContents

APartnershipEffort‐Page3

AbouttheSurvey–Page4

Results–Page4

Conclusions–Page5

GreenhouseGasEmissionsAnalysis–Pages6&7

GraphsandCharts–Pages8‐15

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APartnershipEffort

Environmentalperformanceisanincreasinglyimportantareaoffocusforalltypesofvehiclefleets.Aswithothercriticalareasofperformance,benchmarkingagainstpeersisanimportant,objectivewaytomeasuretheeffectivenessofafleetorganization’sefforttoidentifyopportunitiesforimprovement.

Tohelpaccomplishthis,EnvironmentalDefenseFund(EDF),theAutomotiveFleet&LeasingAssociation

(AFLA),andUtilimarcteameduptoundertakeacomprehensivebenchmarkingsurveyofenvironmentalperformanceamongcommercialvehiclefleets.

Thesurveyresultswillenableparticipatingcommercialfleetstobetterunderstandtheeffectivenessoftheircurrentenvironmentalprograms,identifycharacteristicsthatareconsistentamongleading

programsanddemonstrateeffectivestrategiesforreducingvehiclefleetenvironmentalfootprints.

EnvironmentalDefenseFundEDFisaleadingnationalnonprofitorganizationrepresentingmorethan700,000members.Since1967,

EDFhaslinkedscience,economicsandlawtocreateinnovative,equitableandcosteffectivesolutionstosociety’smosturgentenvironmentalproblems.Toleanmoreaboutourworkwithleadingfleets,visit:www.edf.org/greenfleetAFLATheAutomotiveFleet&LeasingAssociation(AFLA)istheforumdedicatedtoimprovingcommunication

betweensellers,buyers,fleetmanagers,lendinginstitutions,fleetmanagementcompanies,usedvehiclemarketers,andalliedautomotiveservicecompanies.Utilimarc®Utilimarc®isanationallyrecognizedfleetbenchmarkingandconsultingfirm.Withmethodologies(patentpending),aproventrackrecordandclientpartnerships,Utilimarccandelivertheresourcesandskillsnecessaryforyourfleettobecomebestinclass.

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Thankyoutoallthecompaniesthatparticipatedinthisfirst‐of‐a‐kindeffort.‐YourEDF,AFLAandUtilimarcrepresentatives.

AboutTheSurvey Contained16questionsconcerningenvironmentalvehiclefleetperformance Distributedtothe300largestcorporatevehiclefleetsintheU.S.andfleetsthataremembersof

AFLA Surveyparticipantswereanonymous

Results1 72.7%ofcompaniesreportedtheycurrentlyhaveaprogramtoimprovethe

environmentalperformanceoftheirfleet

30.3%reportedthatfleetmanagementisamongthetop2or3environmentalpriorities

forthecompany

43.8%calculatetheirfleet’sgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsannually

Resultsshowedanaverageof0.47kgGHGspermileforfleetsthatregularlymeasure

theiremissions,and0.75kgGHGspermileforthosethatdonot

69%ofcompaniesreportedtheydonotpublicallydisclosetheirGHGemissionsatthis

time

29%reportedtohaveafleetspecificGHGreductiongoal;50%ofwhichhavean

absolutereductiongoal

Mostcompaniesrankfleetfueleconomyimprovementastheirhighestpriorityamong

environmentalinitiatives

35.5%reportedtheyagreethattherearelowcosttono‐costoptionsavailabletoday

thatwillhelptheirfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions

7,612,096istheaveragenumberofmilesdrivenbyafleet

2,672istheaveragenumberofvehiclesinafleet

1Applicabletoonlythosecompanieswhocompletedthesurvey

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ConclusionsFromthesurvey,wewereabletoestablishacomprehensivepictureofthecurrentstateofenvironmentalperformanceamongleadingfleets.Giventhevastrangeofparticipationinthesurvey,itappearsthatmostfleetsareattheveryleastrecognizingtheimpactafleethasontheenvironment.Fleetmanagementleadsasthetopenvironmentalpriorityforone‐thirdofcompanies.Andover70%ofcompaniescurrentlyhaveaprogramforimprovingtheenvironmentalperformanceoftheirfleet.Nearlyhalfofcompaniesreporttheycalculatethetotalquantityofgreenhousegasemittedbytheirfleetannually.Thisisapromisingfigurethatrevealsnotonlyknowledgeaboutgreenhousegasesbutalsotheactionstakentomanagethem.Companiesreportedtheyencouragedriverstooptimizefueleconomyoftheirvehiclesbycommunicatingwiththemregularlyaboutdrivingpracticesthatcanreducefuel.Otherinitiativesincludeaskingdriverstosignapledgetofollowgooddrivingpractices,assigningdriverstotakeacourseinfuel‐smartdrivingpracticesormonitoringunit‐specificmilespergallon.Whenaskedtoindicateunderwhichscenariotheyprojectthegreenhousegasimpactoftheirdecision,orderingnewvehiclesstronglyemergedasthenumberoneresponse7.Consideringthepurchaseofvehicleadd‐ons,suchastelematicswasadistantsecond.Itisnotsurprisingthatfueleconomyistheleadingenvironmentalpriority.Companiesareclearlyseeingthetightrelationshipbetweenthisoperationalissueandenvironmentalperformance.OthereffortstoreduceGHGemissionsincluderight‐sizingvehiclestothejob.MaintainingpropertireinflationandimprovingroutingalsorankashighprioritiesintheefforttoreduceGHGemissions.WhilealmosthalfofcompaniesreportedtocalculateGHGemissionsannually,70%donopublicallydisclosetheinformation.Whereasmostcompaniesdonothaveafleet‐specificGHGreductiongoal,50%ofthosecompaniesthatdoalsohaveabsolutereductiongoals.Fleetsaremixedontheperceivedavailabilityoflowcosttono‐costoptionsthatcanhelptheirfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions.Fleetsthatareactivelymanagingtheirgreenhousegasemissionsappeartobeperformingbetterthantheirpeerswithregardstoemissions.Fleetsthataremeasuringtheiremissionsreportalowerrateofemissions(0.47kgGHG/milecomparedto0.75kgGHG/mile).Collectively,thissurveydisplaysthatseveralleadingcompaniesarecomprehensivelymanagingtheirfleetGHGemissions.Stepssuchasmeasuringemissions,incorporatingthemostefficientvehiclethatmakesbusinesssense,minimizingmilestraveledandoptimizingvehicleusecanhelpfleetsstarttoreducetheirGHGemissions.SharingbestpracticesandbenchmarkingperformancewithpeerscanhelpallfleetsbetterindentifythemosteffectiveopportunitiesfortheirfleetstoreduceGHGemissions.

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GreenhouseGasEmissionsAnalysisThissurveywasthefirsteverpublicbenchmarkingeffortforvehiclefleetgreenhousegasemissions.Allparticipantswereaskedtoprovideemissionsdata.Thosethatdidnothaveemissionsdataatthereadywereaskedtoprovidefuelconsumptiondata.TheirGHGemissionswherethencalculatedfromthefuel

data2.Intotal,18fleetsprovidedsufficientdatatobeincludedinthisanalysis.

Grouping AveGHG(kg)/Mile AveGHGMT/Vehicle

All18Fleets 0.76 11.23

Light‐DutyFleets 0.52 9.75

MixedLight‐and‐MediumDutyFleets 0.76 11.43

EnergySectorFleets 1.09 10.69

ServiceFleets 0.59 10.41

SalesFleets 0.68 10.82

FleetsMeasuringGHGEmissions 0.47 9.54

FleetsNotMeasuringGHGEmissions 0.75 10.53

FleetsReportingGHGEmissions 0.53 9.61

FleetsNotReportingGHGemissions 0.74 11.42

ReducingGHGaPriority 0.57 9.63

ReducingNotapriority 0.72 11.44

2EmissionswerecalculatedusingtheEDF‐NAFAFleetEmissionsCalculator:www.edf.org/fleetcalculator.

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Theaverageemissionsofthesefleetswere11.23metrictonsofgreenhousegasespervehicleand0.76kilogramsofgreenhousegasespermiledriven.Forcomparisonpurposes,agasoline‐fueledvehiclethat

achievesatwelvemiles‐per‐gallonfueleconomyaverageemits0.77kgGHG/miles.

Asexpected,differenttypesoffleetshaddifferentemissionsprofiles.Light‐dutyonlyfleetsreportedanaverageannualemissionpervehicleof9.75metrictonsand0.52kgGHG/mile(roughlyequivalenttoanachieved18MPGofagasolinefueled‐vehicle).Mixedlight‐and‐mediumdutyfleetsemittednearly11.5

metrictones/vehiclesand0.76kgGHG/miles

Fleetsthatwereactivelymanagingtheirgreenhousegasemissionsoutperformedtheirpeersandhadlessemissionsoverall.Fleetsthatreportedregularlymeasuringtheirgreenhousegasemissionshadanaverageemissionsrateof0.47kgGHG/mile.Theirpeersreported0.75kgGHG/miles.Fleetsthat

claimedreducinggreenhousegasemissionswereamongtheirtoptwofleetenvironmentalprioritiesandthosethatpublicallyreportedtheiremissionsalsoreportedloweremissionspervehicleandpermilethantheirpeers.

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GraphsandChartsWhatistheprimaryuseofyourfleet?

Whatisyourcompany’smainindustry?

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Howmanyvehiclesareinyourfleet?

Item Percentage500orless 9.09%

501‐1,000 6.06%

1,001‐5,000 45.45%5,001‐10,000 21.21%

10,000andabove 18.18%

Whatistheaverageamountofmilesdrivenpervehicle?

TotalAverage:19,970

Doesyourcompanycurrentlyhaveaprogramforimprovingtheenvironmentalperformanceofitsfleet?

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Wheredoesfleetmanagementrateamongtheenvironmentalprioritiesofyourcompany?

Doesyourcompanycalculatethetotalquantityofgreenhousegasemissions(GHGs)emittedbyyourfleetatleastonanannualbasis?

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Participantswereaskedtoprovidedataonfleetgreenhousegasemissions.Fleetsthatdidnothavethisdataavailablewereaskedtoprovidefuelconsumptiondata,whichwasthenusedtocalculategreenhousegasemissions.

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Indicateunderwhichofthefollowingscenariosyouprojectthegreenhousegasimpactofyourdecisions:(checkallthatapply)

Whichofthefollowingactionsdoyoutaketoencourageyourdriverstooptimizethefueleconomyoftheirvehicle:(checkallthatapply)

Item PercentageCommunicatewithdriversregularlyaboutdrivingpracticesthatcanreducefuelconsumption

81%

Askdriverstosignapledgetofollowgooddrivingpractices 15%

Item Percentage

Orderingnewvehicles 87%

Consideringvehicleadd‐ons,suchastelematics 32%

Decidingonmaintenanceplans 16%

Planningdriverroutes 16%

Noneoftheabove 13%

Other 3%

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Assigndriverstotakeacourseinfuel‐smartdrivingpractices 15%

MonitorvehicleuntilspecificMPG 15%

Encourageminimalidling 3%

Other 3%

NoneoftheAbove 9%

RankthefollowingareasinpriorityorderforyoureffortstoreduceGHGemissions:(1beingthehighest;10thelowest)

Value AverageRankRight‐sizingvehiclestothejob 1.5Teachingdriversfuel‐savingtips 3.6Reducingvehicleidling 3.8Maintainpropertireinflation 4.2Improvingrouting 4.9Regulatingvehicletopspeeds 5.9Restrictingvehiclepersonaluse 6.0Cargo‐weightreduction 6.1

WheredoyoupublicallyreportyourfleetGHGemissions?(checkallthatapply)

Item PercentageWedonotpublicallydiscloseourGHGemissionsatthistime. 69%AnnualReport 10%PressRelease 7%AnnualCitizenship/SustainabilityReport 7%WebSite 3.5%Other 3.5%

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Unsure 10%Doesyourcompanyhaveafleet­specificgreenhousegas(GHG)reductiongoal?

Ifyes,whattypeofgoalisit?

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Ratethefollowingenvironmentalobjectivesbyorderofimportanceforyourcompany:(1beingthehighestpriority;4thelowest)

Value AverageRankImprovefleetfueleconomy 1.6Reducegreenhousegasemissions 2.7Acquiremorehybridvehicles 2.8Increaseuseofalternativefuels 3.0

Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Pleaserateyourlevelofagreementwithit.1beingagreestrongly;5beingdisagreestrongly.

Therearelowcosttono­costoptionsavailabletometodaythatwillhelpmyfleetsignificantlyreduceGHGemissions.

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