Whether you own/rent your own warehouse or pay for warehousing services, a best-in-class green warehouse would consider the following green initiatives at the operations level:

• Reducing stock holding is the fastest way to reduce the carbon impact of warehousing.
• Investing in a Warehouse Management System to maximise storage and reduce the number of trips made by the handling equipment.
• For fuel-based of mechanical handling equipment, reduce fuel consumption, carry out appropriate maintenance, provide fuel efficient driving training. At end of life, replace with electric MHE (ensuring the electricity used is low carbon).
• Measuring waste (tonnes/sqm per day), % of waste recycled, reducing waste (reduce inventory disposal due to overproduction, obsolescence, faulty product / go paperless / use eco-friendly packaging).‍
• Responsible sourcing of store pallets, labels and packaging.