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France Supply Chain by Aslog and ADEME commit to a frugal supply chain to meet 2050 climate challenges
Focus on circular supply chains and "slow logistics" to meet climate challenges and ADEME's "Transition(s) 2050" scenarios.
Paris, Salon International du Transport et de Logistique 01/04/2025 - France Supply Chain by Aslog and ADEME announce the signing of a joint letter of intent to accelerate the ecological transition of logistics and supply chains. This initiative aims to fully integrate the concepts of "circular supply chain" and "slow logistics" into ADEME's updated "Transition(s) 2050" scenarios, in order to build more sober, resilient and value-creating logistics models.
"This initiative embodies a shared ambition: to reinvent supply chains to build a sustainable future, aligned with the goals of carbon neutrality and material sobriety. Together, France Supply Chain by Aslog and ADEME wish to demonstrate that the ecological transition of supply chains is not only possible, but also a source of economic opportunity and innovation." Yann de Feraudy, President of France Supply Chain
Climate change and supply chains to 2050
Logistics and supply chains play an essential role in the French, European and global economies. However, they are also responsible for significant environmental impacts, particularly in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consumption of natural resources. Faced with the challenges of climate change and the increasing scarcity of raw materials, it is becoming imperative to adapt supply chains to make them more sober, value-creating and resilient.
Concrete objectives and a shared vision
As part of "Transition(s) 2050", ADEME has identified two key objectives: to halve the consumption of virgin raw materials from 20 tonnes to 10 tonnes per capita by 2050, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the necessary transformation of logistics and supply chains remains an underexplored challenge. Without a structural adaptation of the supply chain, trajectories towards carbon neutrality risk being slowed down, leading to inefficiencies and blockages throughout the socio-economic system.
Slow logistics and Circular supply chain: concepts at the heart of transformation
Faced with these challenges, ADEME and France Supply Chain by Aslog wish to work together to fully integrate the transformation of logistics and supply chains into the "Transition(s) 2050" prospective scenarios currently being updated, based on the "slow logistics / slow supply chain"and "circular supply chain" concepts promoted by France Supply Chain by Aslog. Ultimately, this collaboration will help to maximize the reduction of environmental impacts(significant reduction in material and carbon footprints) and improve economic performance, while strengthening the resilience of organizations.
Strategic indicators and concrete recommendations
The results of this work are intended to provide strategic indicators and recommendations for public action. The aim is to provide public and private decision-makers with forward-looking tools and concrete feedback to guide their decisions, while reinforcing ADEME's forward-looking scenarios. Subsequently, these elements will enable innovative solutions to emerge for more sustainable supply chains, experiment with resilient and optimized logistical and organizational models, and support economic players in their ecological transition.
"This collaboration reflects an ambitious vision for building supply chains that are consistent with climate and environmental challenges, while creating new economic and social opportunities." says Antoine Dupont, Deputy Head of the Transport & Mobility Department, ADEME.
About France Supply Chain by Aslog
For more than 50 years, the France Supply Chain association has been pursuing its mission of bringing together companies, business schools and research organizations to innovate, share best practices and provide concrete solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Think and Do Tank, with over 450 member companies and schools, 800 active members involved in our projects, and an audience of 7,000 players, we promote exchange and collective action for a more robust and responsible Supply Chain. As of January 2025, the association' s public-interest activities will be carried out by the SUPPLY CHAIN 4 GOOD endowment fund, starting with projects to decarbonize and sustain our Supply Chains.
Press contact: Marie-Laure Laville - MLD Consulting - Tel: +33 (0)6 18 14 85 36 - mllaville@mldconsulting.fr
