IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
Watch the video here, and here are some select quotes:
Michelle Demers, CEO, Boundless Research & Analytics
“Noise exists in the ESG space and unfortunately too many of the ways the companies are scored and analyzed are based on self-reported and unverified data. And studies have shown that ESG ratings tend to disproportionately favor large and mega cap companies and they're unfortunately biased against smaller companies. And also GHG emissions that are reported are usually just limited to a company’s central operation without accounting for some of the resource intensive activities that are associated with their supply chain activities or their transportation or waste.”
"We based our methodology on life cycle assessment. It's very science-based. We carefully select relevant metrics and industry benchmarks for every industry vertical we analyze and we have industry experts that validate the data of the companies we've assessed."
Bret Strogen, Director of Research, Boundless Research & Analytics
“In our analysis, given the data provided by Locomation, they can reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of Class 8 trucking per ton kilometer by 22%, which is a pretty significant reduction. If we were only looking at miles per gallon, we would only expect to see around an 8% improvement, largely due to the efficiency in roadway operations where the vehicles can follow closely to each other, reducing drag. But an incredible amount of Locomation's benefits come from the fact that the vehicles are on the road 20-some hours a day. So you're cutting out a lot of the idling activities that the majority of trucks on the road would have these days and that's just wasting fuel while trucks are sitting still. And also Locomation's projected routing improvements... also account for a pretty significant improvement in efficiency. You're not moving empty trucks around the highway and burning fuel as much as conventional trucks, since these trucks are full a much higher percent of the time.”
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