Fleet tracking and telematics specialist Geotab has announced its commitments to helping fight climate change via its inaugural Sustainability Report.

In its inaugural Sustainability Report, Geotab charts a path towards net zero emissions within the company by 2040

In the report, Geotab has set an ambitious new target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, one decade earlier than called for in the Paris Agreement.

“Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time,” said Neil Cawse, chief executive officer of Geotab. “Our commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 is not just about us – it’s about creating a better world for the generations to come. And as a global leader in connected transportation, we have a unique opportunity to work with our peers and partners to help move the commercial transport ecosystem to carbon neutrality.

“This is something we take very seriously – from being a core driver in our innovation and product strategy, down to the companies with whom we do business, and the tactical decisions our team makes on a day-to-day basis.”

Geotab’s goal is to continue decreasing its carbon emissions by measuring and managing its overall footprint annually. Some examples of the company’s plans to achieve its goals include putting into place greener energy sources for its buildings, reducing materials and other carbon-emission elimination strategies.

But the company is also working to help its 50,000-plus global customers and partners achieve sustainable transportation outcomes. More than 2.5 million vehicles use Geotab worldwide and its customers’ fleets emitted over 25 million metric tons of CO2 in 2020. An increase in efficiency by even just 5% would equate to a decrease of CO2 emissions by 1.25 million metric tons per year.

Geotab’s work to help customers includes via its Green Fleet Dashboard, which provides organisations with insights related to fuel and energy consumption, GHG emissions, EV utilisation and driver behaviour. Its Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment tool is also helping businesses determine how to replace their internal combustion engine vehicles with electric vehicles.

Geotab is also working to advance industry knowledge of EVs through insights on EV performance data, along with vehicle movement and electrification datasets.

Cawse continued: “As a technology leader, we are in a unique and important position to fight climate change by driving other companies’ low-carbon transportation initiatives with our own products and services. Since our data-driven insights empower fleets to understand, act upon, and scale their efforts in reducing their emissions, this is where Geotab, along with our partners globally, can make the biggest difference.”

The Geotab Sustainability Report will be released annually. It can be accessed here.

• Neil Cawse, as well as other Geotab executives, will be participating in the Sustainable Innovation Forum, being held 8-10 November 2021 in Cessnock Quay, Glasgow alongside COP26. As well as discussing the company’s sustainability initiatives and technology, the Geotab team will explore the journey to sustainable transportation.