SUSTAINABILITY IN LOGISTICS

The goal is to transport pallets, goods and merchandise of all kinds in a more sustainable way. Another aim is to be able to trace supply chains from start to finish. Having a sustainable digital infrastructure is essential for this. adesso supports you with a wide assortment of customised IT solutions, logistics expertise as well as methodological skills.

Kiwis from New Zealand, clothes from Bangladesh, smartphones from China – logistics specialists have known about the increasing internationalisation of supply chains for decades. Now, however, the government’s sustainability goals are creating pressure for change, which takes the form of national and international bans and regulations as well as the Paris Climate Agreement, which calls for a sharp reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Beyond that, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG) add a whole new level of complexity to everyday routines.

Many things used to be done using physical forms in the logistics sector. It was important to always be ready to respond spontaneously at any moment to changes. Now, however, the process is becoming much more bureaucratic. Companies are required to provide end-to-end documentation on their supply chains and information on their sustainability activities.

But how can the logistics sector deal with the pressure to be sustainable? How can the transport process be designed in a socially responsible way to reduce its impact on the climate and environment? This includes not only the exchange of goods and commodities, but also of information. The paper-heavy processes that have been commonplace in logistics up to now are hardly up to challenge. After all, they entail the use of large amounts of paper, involve a lot of manual work and are prone to high error rates. This includes the loss of data and low data security standards.

Having a sustainable digital infrastructure is key to a coherent sustainability strategy in the logistics sector, especially when one considers all the things digital solutions have to offer, including the potential to reduce costs in development and operations and make important contributions to sustainability. They can also provide information on sustainability, produce clearly structured environmental and emissions data and open up new business models in the sharing economy. Digitalisation and automation can also help you streamline inefficient processes, which in turn saves you money. Put simply, digital solutions play a critical role in creating a more sustainable future.

With digital coaching, we work with you to develop concepts for the digitalisation of your processes. We employ special techniques to analyse the individual challenges relating to digital sustainability in logistics that exist at your company and create solutions based on this assessment. Our combination of professional expertise in the logistics industry and the IT skills necessary to implement digital concepts makes this possible.

Our IT and industry know-how is broadly diversified. If the situation demands it, we bring other experts from our company on board in the analysis. Do you want to make more efficient use of your resources? Then look into transport optimisation. We are there to support you. For example, we develop concepts together with you that take into account how many employees and trucks are available for route planning and optimise your slot management and route planning processes.