Reducing waste and CO2 emissions associated with the shipping of Honda products and the packaging and distribution of Genuine Honda service parts continues to be a focus of the company's U.S. distribution, service parts and packaging departments.
In an effort to reduce fuel use and emissions associated with the transportation of new automobiles, American Honda has made participation in the U.S. EPA's SmartWay® Transport program a priority for its trucking carriers. In Fiscal Year 2011, 100% of Honda and Acura automobiles delivered to U.S. dealers were moved by carriers certified under the U.S. EPA's SmartWay Transport program. In addition, Honda carriers installed alternative energy sources to operate truck hydraulics during loading and unloading operations.
In Fiscal Year 2011, Honda was able to establish benchmarks and identify areas for improvement in how it packs and ships service parts throughout the U.S., leading to a reduction in truck mileage of 1.5 million miles and cutting CO2 emissions by an estimated 2,400 metric tons.
Reducing Packaging
Through the re-engineering of package designs and the optimized use of available trailer space, Honda's U.S. service parts packaging group in Fiscal Year 2011 eliminated more than 2.2 million pounds of corrugated material and 21,000 wood pallets (966,500 pounds of wood), and recycled 182,681 pallets (8.4 million pounds of wood).
