Holcim in India is deploying its industry-leading Transport Analytics Center (TAC) in 35 plants of ACC and Ambuja to optimise its logistics for road safety, enhanced efficiency and sustainability. TAC is currently tracking more than 20,000 trucks through various data sources like ERP, in vehicle monitoring system (IVMS), NFC, RFID and others for advanced analytics and artificial intelligence applications. Globally, transportation accounts for around a fifth of the world’s emissions and going farther with less is an essential part of ACC and Ambuja Cement’s net-zero pledge.
TAC was implemented in 2018 in India to monitor road safety KPIs which helped both the companies to achieve nearly 75 per cent km without any safety violations and 60 per cent reduction in offsite incidents. In the journey along with ACC and Ambuja, TAC provided data analytics on a daily basis to the Driver Management Center (DMC) in all the 35 plants for focused intervention in the form of training and coaching the drivers to improve their driving behaviour. This intervention has helped proactively act on ‘at risk’ drivers. On the other hand, it enables transporters engagement in the process and ensures drivers’ participation with a structured reward and recognition programme. The technology and process are still a benchmark in the Indian cement industry.
TAC through its proprietary digital tool enables transparent tracking of its transportation emissions, including those of its third-party suppliers, to continuously reduce its environmental footprint in line with its Scope 3 emissions target. On its net-zero journey, Holcim set itself its industry’s first Scope 3 emissions reduction target, with the aim to reduce its Scope 3 emissions related to transportation and fuels by 20 per cent in 2030. With TAC, Holcim is accelerating its Scope 3 emissions reduction target.