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(From Off Licence News)
Byline: Rosie Davenport
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association has developed a system to help importers work out the size of their carbon footprint.
The online Transport Carbon Calculator enables companies to estimate the carbon emissions generated byAbringing wine into the UK. Importers fill out a short online form about the journey the product is making, such as country of origin, mode of transport, distance and size of the load then hit a button which adds up the CO2 emissions of the consignment. The calculator is currently unable to make estimates about products which are air freighted.
The tool has been spearheaded by the WSTA's logistics committee in partnership with JF Hillebrand and will be officially unveiled at the London ...