Picnic is now also part of the club of companies committed to sustainable provisioning of cities. The online supermarket has joined Green Deal Zero Emission City Logistics (Six), a partnership that aims to transport more with fewer movements and fewer emissions.
Green Deal Six seems to fit Picnic like a glove. The online super was launched nine months ago and has been delivering its orders with small, electric delivery vans ever since. According to co-founder Joris Beckers, it actively sought a solution for emission-free city logistics. "For us, that lies in our self-developed compact, electric cars that we use to drive to our customers," Beckers said. "In addition, we are looking at whether we can also deliver or collect for other parties, further reducing the number of transport movements."
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Albert Heijn, DHL and Heineken
Companies such as Albert Heijn, DHL and Heineken are also part of Green Deal Six. They are all concerned with new vehicle technology, better organising transport and working out innovative logistics solutions. Albert Heijn, for instance, recently started delivering groceries ordered online in the centre of Amsterdam using a delivery bicycle. The supermarket chain is also testing an electric delivery vehicle and aims to save kilometres by using a large truck to deliver orders to a point outside the city. From there, small delivery trucks drive into the city.
Heineken recently greatly expanded its electric vehicle fleet. A year ago, the beer giant was driving just one electric car, but recently there were eight. By 2020, the company aims to make full use of zero-emission transport for on-trade distribution in all major cities in the Randstad.
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