Today, Ryder System, Inc. released its 2011 Corporate Sustainability report titled “Making Commerce Flow More Efficiently and Sustainably, for Everyone.”  Their third report since 2008 outlines steps and achievements taken by Ryder in the development and execution of their sustainability strategy.   Highlights from the report include figures developed using methodology from the Carbon Disclosure Project.

The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for profit organization working to drive greenhouse gas emissions reductions.   Their reporting system is divided into three “Scopes.”   Scope 1 covers direct emissions for all operations owned and controlled by Ryder.  Scope 2 covers indirect emissions for purchased electricity, while Scope 3 covers indirect emissions associated with employee business travel. 

Ryder reports 2011 enterprise emissions for the U.S. and Canada’s Scope 1 & 2 at 459,452 metric tons of CO2 equivalent,; down by 7,410 MT in 2010; and by 14,482 MT in 2009.  Much of these carbon reduction gains came from a 3.1% reduction in energy use at Ryder facilities.   Ryder’s Scope 3 emissions for the U.S. and Canada reported 18,838 MT in 2011, up by 3,913 MT in 2010, their first year of reporting Scope 3 emissions.  Ryder explains the increase is due to an expansion in the scope of the data capture to include employee use of rental cars in their CO2e in 2011.

Ryder provides transportation and logistics solutions.  In 2011 they posted revenue of 6.05 billion dollars, employed 27,500 employees globally, and had 807 fleet management operating locations across the globe.  Their fleet composed of 121,000 full service lease vehicles; 35,300 contract maintenance vehicles; and 39,000 rental vehicles.

Read the whole report here.

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