Green Fleet Action Plan

Sector:

Fleets

Tool:

Plan

Focus:

Operations

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what

The Backbone of a Successful Corporate Fleet Strategy

Green fleet action plans provide the foundation and overall direction for fuel efficient fleet management. They reflect business needs, costs, and technical opportunities and restraints. [1]

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger and City Fleet Manager Chris Hill accept the award as Canada’s first E3 Rated Fleet. / E3 Fleet, 2007. Getting all user groups on board and maintaining effective, regular communication are key elements to success. Senior management support and commitment is critical to ensure the plan has the resources, direction, and the accountability at the implementation level necessary to succeed.

Benefits

A green fleet action plan demonstrates commitment and organizes action plans around fuel efficient fleet operation. It also:

Reduces GHG emissions and related pollutants.
Reduces operating costs.
Reduces insurance costs.
Reduces fuel consumption.
Aligns key players.
Improves communication regarding fleet operations.
Enhances public image.
Builds pride in employees.

Community Examples

Prince George Green Fleets Strategic Plan
City of Richmond Green Fleet Policy
City of Toronto: Green Fleet Plan 2008-2011
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[Use the tab above to learn HOW to reduce emissions with this tool.]

[1] E3 Fleet, Fraser Basin Council.

how

A green fleet action plan should be developed alongside a larger corporate GHG reduction strategy.

Green fleet action plans should always start with the calculation of fuel consumption and GHG emissions baselines. As with other corporate reduction strategies, it should include the identification and assessment of different implementation strategies that will most effectively reduce GHGs.

Key organizational stakeholders should be involved in its development. While each action plan will be different, certain elements should be present. These include:

Fuel efficiency and GHG emissions targets.
Implementation strategies.
Roles and responsibilities.
Milestones.
Monitoring, measuring, and reporting.
Key performance indicators.

Once completed, you should communicate the green fleet action plan to all stakeholders involved and implement it as soon as possible. The community and media should be a part of this as well. They should also be a part of celebrating your successes. The more the community connects with the success you are having in reducing GHG emissions, the more likely they are to work to reduce their own.

This table from the City of Toronto’s Green Fleet Plan demonstrates the emissions reduction successes that the Toronto fleet has had as a result of the City’s Green Fleet Transition Plan. / City of Toronto, 2008