Logistics optimisation to cut transport & distribution emissions
The reduction potential, measured
Time horizon: Immediate
How it cuts it
Choosing the right mode and route and bulk-bottling at destination directly cut distribution emissions.
What to measure for this pairing
Why this source matters
Getting the wine to market is a significant fraction of the footprint, especially for exports. It depends on packaging weight, distance and mode — air freight is tens of times more intensive than sea.
Lightening packaging, bottling near the market (bulk shipping), consolidating loads and preferring sea to air reduce these emissions. It is a typical Scope 3 source.
Source indicators
Scope & reporting: Scope 3 emissions, increasingly required by importers and retail with climate targets.
How to implement the lever
- 1Prefer sea freight over air.
- 2Consolidate loads and optimise routes.
- 3Assess bulk bottling at the destination.
- 4Log mode, distance and weight per shipment.
Frequently asked
Does bulk bottling at destination pay off?
In large volumes and long distances, shipping wine in bulk (denser and lighter than filled bottles) greatly reduces transport emissions and cost.
Does transport really weigh much?
It depends on the market, but for long exports it can rival packaging — especially if any air freight is involved.
Same lever, other sources
Same source, other levers — Transport
How GrapeFlow helps
The footprint per bottle and per season, always up to date — the basis of any low-carbon report.
Carbon footprint per bottle & season
GrapeFlow gathers energy, fuel, packaging and inputs and computes the footprint per bottle and per season — the basis of any report or low-carbon label.
Packaging materials & bottle weight
Weight and composition of each bottle and material by SKU — to quantify and cut the largest footprint source.
Energy & fuels (invoices by OCR)
Electricity, diesel and other fuels captured from invoices, with consumption per kWh, per litre and per bottle.