Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA partnered with Woodland Group to reduce its inbound supply chain carbon emissions by 82%.

Part of the reductions, which took place between March 2021 and September 2022, came after Woodland Group initiated a new rail route for Ball at its Doncaster site.

This resulted in a reduced of 886 tonnes of carbon, compared to if they travelled by road.

Jack Harrison, Logistics Development Manager for Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA said: “We are actively finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint by moving to intermodal solutions and alternative fuels across EMEA.

“This is a great step forward to ensure our supply chain offers a competitive advantage to our customer base by offering a smarter and greener supply chain. This is credit to our partnership with Woodland Group and we look forward to future initiatives that can deliver even greater value.”

Luke Fermor, Head of Fulfilment for Woodland Group, added: “Having the opportunity to work closely with Ball Beverage Packaging on driving carbon conscious initiatives through the supply chain has been a vital component to our partnership. Achieving 82% reduction on emissions on inland freight so far as a result is credit to our collective teams’ commitment, innovative thinking, and collaborative approach, and we’re excited to build on this further.

“Working with clients like Ball is a real pleasure and seeing shared vision and sustainability objectives create tangible change is incredibly encouraging for us and our industry’s future. Together we are already looking at new objectives for future development of carbon-conscious solutions that create opportunity and deliver sustainable supply chains.”