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But this pressure is being exacerbated further by a long-standing, competing demand: sustainability and the ongoing need for decarbonization.
Transport is a vital industry, but it’ s also a significant contributor to emissions. Domestic transport, including emissions from road vehicles, trains, domestic aviation, and shipping and railways, is now responsible for 31 percent of the UK’ s greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses undoubtedly recognize the need to improve their environmental performance in this area yet cost pressures and a demanding market have understandably made it difficult to maintain the focus.
How can businesses reconcile two, on the surface, seemingly very different goals? The answer, perhaps, is that they are not all that different at all.
GXO’ s new insights report, The Future of Transport, explores the tension between these demands, and highlights how organizations can unlock efficiency, improve performance, and build long-term resilience while still supporting the transition to Net Zero.
Why there’ s a gap between ambition and action
The ambition is clear: GXO’ s exclusive survey of over 1000 UK transport and
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