A Business Perspective on Reducing the Climate Impact from Tetra Paks Transportations of Goods

Sammanfattning: Title: A Business Perspective on Reducing the Climate Impact from Tetra Paks Transportations of Goods. Authors: Pär Berglund Sebastian Lyngström Supervisors: Lars J Nilsson, Environmental and Energy Systems, Lund University Nils Månsson, Department of Business Administration, Lund University Problem Analysis: Increased awareness concerning climate change will put pressure on companies to reduce their climate impact. Problems arise when trying to reduce the impact from transportations due to companies’ limited control on forwarding agents and difficulties measuring the emissions. Purpose: From a business perspective, this report will enable a reduction of the climate impact that arises from Tetra Paks transportation of goods. A tool called Climate Business Scoring will be created to evaluate prospective measures, which will be the foundation for a climate strategy. Method: The report is based mainly on data from different suppliers of transportation services. Furthermore, to get an insight into Tetra Pak and the climate field, interviews with several relevant employees at TLGT&T were conducted. In addition, theoretical studies have been carried out to obtain a broad, but at the same time deep understanding of the relevant areas. An analysis of the problem is conducted, using the theoretical and empirical findings. Finally, based on the analysis, conclusions and recommendations are formulated. Conclusions: Reduced emissions with reduced cost are possible. The list of alternatives, the CBS tool and the developed strategies are helpful for Tetra Pak to move forward. The next step for Tetra Pak is to measure CO2 emissions from transportations and set goals for reduction. Key words: Climate change, Environment, Transportation, Strategy, Decision making.