Copy of Sustainability Initiatives
As an industry leader, we have a passion for progress. We are guided by a deep sense of responsibility to our customers, associates, and communities and are committed to continually challenging ourselves and our partners to exceed expectations.
Consistent with our core values, we focus on safe, responsible operations and delivering practical and sustainable solutions that reduce waste, emissions and preserve precious resources as we work toward the decarbonization of our industry.
We are committed to moving the world forward in a way that is good for people and our planet.
Vehicle Decarbonization
Penske has been operating alternative fuel vehicles for more than 30 years, all the while investing in the maintenance, training and facilities necessary to support these vehicles. Penske is reducing the environmental impact of its fleet in the following ways:
- Collaborating with original equipment manufacturers on the design and testing of electric vehicles
- Operating one of the largest and most diverse electric vehicle test fleet in our industry
- Maintaining a newer and more efficient fleet, ensuring vehicles feature the latest emissions reduction technologies
- Assisting customers by spec’ing and operating vehicles to optimize fuel efficiency
- Building and operating North America’s first heavy-duty electric vehicle charging network
- Expanding our renewable diesel utilization
- Optimizing routes and reducing empty miles
Sustainable Facilities
Penske is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our locations—from the way our buildings consume energy to the way we power our essential equipment. Here are some of the ways our ways our facilities support our commitment to sustainability:
- Increasing renewable energy usage year over year through the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates
- Penske is increasing the Renewable Energy it purchases directly from suppliers
- Pursuing LEED certification for new buildings, which includes criteria for environmentally sustainable building design, construction and operation
- Utilizing lower VOC emission paint in our collision repair centers
- Identifying carbon mitigation actions at customer distribution centers managed by Penske
- Recycling virtually all streams, including several million gallons of oil and thousands of drums of used oil filters every year, as well as used antifreeze, parts washer solvent, spent batteries, scrap metal and scrap tires
- Implementing new water conservation technologies and practices in our vehicle washing operations that consume approximately 60% less water than traditional fleet washing methods
Awards And Partnerships
Penske has participated in the U.S. Environmental Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership since 2008. Penske is a seven-time EPA SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award winner, six-time EPA SmartWay Excellence Award winner, EPA SmartWay 2022 High Performer for Logistics and Carrier categories.
Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics proudly participate in and support the EPA's Green Power Partnership. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages businesses and communities to utilize renewable energy as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. Penske is one of more than 1,300 partner organizations voluntarily using billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually.
Penske is also a founding sponsor of the annual State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief, a no-cost report that serves as the leading source of information on sustainable technology decisions being made by America’s on-road fleets. The annual analysis gathers real-world data directly from early-adopter fleets across the U.S. to provide deep sector-specific insights into the adoption of battery-electric, natural gas, propane, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, against a baseline of diesel and gasoline vehicles.
Other awards related to our sustainability efforts include:
- US EPA – 2015 Clean Air Excellence Award
- Food Logistics Magazine Top Green Provider – 2011 through 2021
- Supply and Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award – 2013 through 2021
- Inbound Logistics Magazines Green Supply Chain Partner – 2010 through 2022