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Decarbonising the transportation of goods

In a changing global environmental, economic and geopolitical context, optimising and decarbonising transport circuits for finished products represents significant opportunities for companies.

Strategy

Decathlon is working to reduce the carbon footprint induced by the transport of its goods. The company tracks CO2 emissions as well as time and cost indicators. The scope covers the transport flows of finished products, from manufacturing plants to store or home delivery. To reduce its impact, Decathlon focuses on the most significant emission sources, i.e. air and road transport, and implements a strategy based on five main pillars:
1. Limiting air transport in favour of sea transport
2. Decarbonising road transport by purchasing energy alternatives to fossil fuels and using transport modes that emit less CO2, such as trains and barges
3. Measuring the CO2 performance of transport to facilitate informed decision-making
4. Optimising truck loading through rationalisation solutions
5. Optimising distances travelled through efficient local logistics schemes.

Actions taken in 2024

- The use of low-carbon modes of transport was stepped up for flows from warehouses to French stores, achieving 38% of kilometres travelled using alternatives to diesel fuel (17% more than in 2023).
- The French logistics scheme was improved to avoid five million kilometres in travel, corresponding to 2,500 tonnes of CO2e in 2024.
- Electric truck delivery testing was launched in Spain and France, where electricity has a low carbon footprint, particularly for long-distance port to warehouse and inter-warehouse deliveries (639,795 tonne-kilometres).
- Training was devised to upgrade the skills of 73 transport managers on the fundamentals of transport decarbonisation and support in selecting carriers based on sustainability criteria.

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