corporate fleet emissions survey report
DESCRIPTION
Our latest white paper attempts to help you answer this increasing important question. As you may remember, AFLA teamed up with Environmental Defense Fund and Utilimarc to undertake a comprehensive benchmarking survey of environmental performance among commercial fleets. The results from this survey are now available. Among the findings: * 44% of fleets calculate greenhouse gas emissions annually * 29% of fleets have a greenhouse gas reduction goal * Fleets report an average greenhouse emissions rate of 11.23 metric tons per vehicle per year and 0.76 kg per mile.TRANSCRIPT
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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