As part of its broader Sustainable Distribution strategy, leading international retailer Tesco has adopted Paragon strategic planning software as it looks to substantially reduce food miles and CO2 emissions. 

Tesco’s delivery fleet accounts for almost a sixth of its total carbon footprint and over the next five years the company is working to reduce the CO2 created per case of goods delivered by 50 per cent, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability. 

As Alex Laffey, transport operations director for Tesco says: “We believe in sustainable growth – it is responsible, it is what our customers want and it makes good business sense.”

Tesco and Paragon joined forces using Paragon’s routing, scheduling and network optimisation software.  By reviewing the allocation of stores to depots, balancing warehouse capacities and daily throughput limits, then optimising the detailed transport schedules, Paragon and Tesco have worked together to reduce the overall food miles and associated carbon emissions.

Paragon managing director, William Salter, says: “Having modelled the distribution network and identified the process, Tesco can now repeat the exercise on an ongoing basis quickly and easily, as it seeks to achieve ambitious carbon reduction targets.”