SupplyChain Magazine October 2020 | Page 147

deliveries to its key customers . The organisation ’ s overall aim is to source less fuel from an organisational point of view across Africa and reduce its carbon footprint in Africa .
Electricity , and the infrastructure to produce and use it sustainably , are not the only solutions that AB InBev is deploying for its procurement operations in Africa . Its plants , where necessary , have been relaid to accommodate its forklift trucks for maximum efficiency , and a new fleet of LNGfueled forklifts has been deployed across its continental operations . The trial has been successful , with its LNG forklift performing at 100 % the same as a diesel equivalent .
Having signed a contract with Tetra4 , 50 % of its fleet has been converted to LNG , resulting in a 15 % CO2 emissions reduction . Forklifts , being nimble and easy to move in and out of facilities , represent a far more
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