Together with Justdiggit, Webfleet Solutions, a leading telematics solutions provider, is launching Green Your Fleet, a new tool that helps fleet customers to make a positive climate impact.
The initiative builds upon a long-term partnership between the Bridgestone owned company and the international operating NGO, focused on landscape restoration projects in Africa, through which Webfleet Solutions aims to offset the carbon emissions from its own supply chain and facilities.
The Green Your Fleet platform allows customers to calculate an estimate of their annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions based on their fleet size and vehicle types.
The calculator is built with data from Webfleet Solutions fleet management software WEBFLEET, considering the average fuel consumption and mileage values.
In a second step, the tool generates the amount required to offset the fleet’s carbon emissions.
This is based on Justdiggits’ calculations of the indicative average costs of reducing one tonne of CO2 by regreening dry lands in Tanzania.
With this information, customers can choose to join the programme by supporting Justdiggit and make a real impact on climate, nature and people.
The Green Your Fleet platform also shows how many square metres will be regreened, how many trees will be brought back, how much water will be saved and how many local people are empowered – all by the same contribution.
Wessel Koning, Business Development and Partnerships Director, Justdiggit, said that the company is really excited to launch Green Your Fleet with their partner Webfleet Solutions.
“This platform is a unique customer-facing proposition that inspires and involves companies to join us in the regreen revolution that is needed to cool down our planet,” Koning said.
“With this new simple tool, companies can – in one minute – see what is needed to offset their carbon emissions and empower nature and people in Tanzania.”
Christopher Chisman-Duffy, Sales Director at Webfleet Solutions added: “Sustainability is a top priority for a lot of our customers as well as for our own business. Our fleet management solution WEBFLEET already helps them to reduce their fuel consumption and carbon emissions by up to 25 per cent. The Green Your Fleet platform gives the opportunity to go even further and become part of our regreening programme with our trusted partner Justdiggit.”
The Green Your Fleet platform is an element of Webfleet Solutions’ Green Mission to help build a more sustainable future by lowering the company’s own carbon footprint and helping customers lower their carbon emissions.
Through Justdiggit, Webfleet Solutions has to date invested in regreening an area in Tanzania four times larger than the centre of Amsterdam which results in 51,800 tonnes of CO2 sequestrated through bringing back over 130,000 trees.
This regreening programme not only takes carbon dioxide out of the air, but it also positively impacts the livelihoods of over 18,000 people, saves 700 million litres of water yearly and restores biodiversity.
Christopher Chisman-Duffy, Sales Director at Webfleet Solutions added: “As a part of Bridgestone, we share its global commitment to help shape a more sustainable future of mobility. The extended partnership with Justdiggit is another important step in us putting our Green Mission into action.”
About Justdiggit
Justdiggit is an NGO that makes dry land green again by inspiring and activating farmers in Africa, positively impacting climate, nature and people.
Degraded landscapes are restored by combining traditional techniques, data, technology and a strong communication approach. Justdiggit invites the world to join the Regreen Revolution and cool down the planet together.
About Webfleet Solutions – a Bridgestone company
Webfleet Solutions is one of the world’s leading telematics solution providers, dedicated to fleet management, vehicle telematics and connected car services.
Its main Software-as-a-Service solution WEBFLEET is used by businesses of all sizes to improve vehicle performance, save fuel, support drivers and increase overall fleet efficiency.
In addition, Webfleet Solutions provides services for the insurance, rental and leasing industries, car importers and companies that address the needs of businesses as well as consumers.
Webfleet Solutions has over 50,000 customers worldwide and services drivers in more than 100 countries, giving them the industry’s strongest local support network and widest range of sector-specific third-party applications and integrations.
Customers benefit every day from the high standards of confidentiality, integrity and availability of their ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified service, re-audited in November 2018.
Webfleet Solutions is part of Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Bridgestone), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a leader in advanced solutions and sustainable mobility.