Logistics journey to meet sustainability targets by 2025 : the case of Metso Outotec
Arkimies, Tuuli (2022)
2022
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Thesis process started from an idea of having thesis topic over sustainability. As I work in the global logistics team within the case company Metso Outotec, I was suggested an idea of creating a sustainability roadmap for the case company and its logistics operations.
Building the roadmap started from the information gathering related to the current state of the sustainability at Metso Outotec. What does the sustainability mean for the company, what kind of data is available over the CO2 emissions and what actions have been taken prior regarding CO2 emissions in logistics operations. The current state of Metso Outotec’s logistics sustainability, described in the thesis as “as-is” -state was conducted through interviews and by familiarizing information which was available on the company's website.
By having the understanding about the “as-is” -state was the foundation to build the roadmap. The concept of sustainability is not something new, but currently it is the topic that is discussed on global, country, company, and individual level. Even though the case company has been engaging in the sustainability activities since 2019 still for many employees the topic in dept was not familiar. The ”as-is” state findings described the status of the sustainability actions in detail in the logistics operations which made it easy to discuss the actions of CO2 emission reduction plans during the brainstorming session within the team.
Through the interviews and brainstorming sessions, the roadmap of suggested actions was completed which contribute on the CO2 emission reductions in transportation to reach the reduction target of 20% by 2025. Additionally other actions were added on the roadmap which do not directly impact the reduction target but will contribute to the overall sustainability of Metso Outotec in the upcoming years, such as CO2 emissions documented from the warehouse activities and usage of sustainable packing materials.
Building the roadmap started from the information gathering related to the current state of the sustainability at Metso Outotec. What does the sustainability mean for the company, what kind of data is available over the CO2 emissions and what actions have been taken prior regarding CO2 emissions in logistics operations. The current state of Metso Outotec’s logistics sustainability, described in the thesis as “as-is” -state was conducted through interviews and by familiarizing information which was available on the company's website.
By having the understanding about the “as-is” -state was the foundation to build the roadmap. The concept of sustainability is not something new, but currently it is the topic that is discussed on global, country, company, and individual level. Even though the case company has been engaging in the sustainability activities since 2019 still for many employees the topic in dept was not familiar. The ”as-is” state findings described the status of the sustainability actions in detail in the logistics operations which made it easy to discuss the actions of CO2 emission reduction plans during the brainstorming session within the team.
Through the interviews and brainstorming sessions, the roadmap of suggested actions was completed which contribute on the CO2 emission reductions in transportation to reach the reduction target of 20% by 2025. Additionally other actions were added on the roadmap which do not directly impact the reduction target but will contribute to the overall sustainability of Metso Outotec in the upcoming years, such as CO2 emissions documented from the warehouse activities and usage of sustainable packing materials.