CAST-CO2 software for Carbon Emissions Modelling
About CAST-CO2 software
CAST-CO2 is an optional module of our leading supply chain
design system CAST that calculates the environmental impact of any
supply chain modelled in CAST.
CAST-CO2 incorporates industry standard data together with user
input to calculate the carbon footprint of a distribution network.
The carbon footprint is defined as the CO2 emissions produced as a
result of operating the supply chain concerned, taking account of
all modes of transportation including road, rail, air & sea as
well as all types of warehouse operations by country. Users can see
how the future market cost of carbon will influence the optimal
supply chain configurations suggested thereby future proofing the
supply chain against rising carbon costs.
The software can also provide a detailed allocation of carbon
costs to individual customers or customer groupings. Subsequently,
manufacturers can calculate the carbon contribution associated with
particular customer accounts such as individual retailers.
Benefits
Companies are able to analyze the carbon footprint of their
supply chains and then consider different design configurations and
transportation options before making operational changes. For
example, a business running its own dedicated distribution fleet
could evaluate the cost & carbon impact of switching to
alternative fuel sources.
Alternatively, a company might review opportunities for
consolidation of freight across the network, thereby reducing the
number of deliveries as well as the resulting carbon footprint and
operating costs.
By optimizing the carbon footprint of any supply chain together
with cost and service levels, companies normally find ways to
reduce costs and carbon emissions at the same time. In a recent
example, a global industrial manufacturer modeled their European
distribution network and identified savings of 9% in supply chain
costs with a 28% reduction in carbon emissions by switching
significant road freight volumes on to rail and short-sea shipping
options across Europe.
CAST-CO2 offers a comprehensive approach, at the supply chain
design stage, that enables companies to look at a range of supply
chain strategies and configurations that optimize both cost and
carbon emissions.
This comprehensive approach, at the design stage, enables
companies to look at a range of supply chain strategies and
configurations for minimising carbon emissions. In a recent
example, savings of 9% were made in supply chain costs with a 28%
reduction in carbon emissions.
Current initiatives
Since the early aspirations of the Kyoto Protocol, a significant
number of other international initiatives have converged to drive
companies towards a greater focus on their carbon footprint. These
include the Carbon Disclosure Project which, representing over 300
institutional investors who manage over $50 trillion in investment,
require that the world's top 2000 companies report annually on
their carbon emissions.
Governments are also beginning to set the agenda with the UK
Climate Bill requiring a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020,
whilst in the EU the target is set at a 20% reduction by 2020.
These drivers and the increasing adherence to Corporate and Social
Responsibility (CSR) policies mean that all responsible
organizations will be looking at reducing carbon emissions as an
integral part of their supply chain planning process.
CAST and CAST-CO2 represent leading technology to model both the
supply chain and its environmental impact in one software
solution.
For companies in the 21st century, tackling carbon exposure is
more than good environmental stewardship; it could also protect a
company's share price and create a long term competitive
advantage
McKinsey, 2004
Please see the CAST-CO2 product sheet, below