The voluntary scheme has been launched this month following the Government’s challenge to businesses to respond to national and international climate change targets. The scheme is intended to provide a cost-effective means of capturing progress that individual businesses make in tracking and reducing fuel usage and consolidating the data into a collective picture with other logistics industry operators within FTA membership.
 
The G4S fleet vehicles currently participating in this scheme include cash in transit vehicles from its Cash Solutions business, Care & Justice’s Detention & Escorting vehicles and Integrated Services logistics vehicles. The entire fleet consists of some 3,000 plus vehicles across the businesses.
 
John Lennox of G4S Cash Solutions, which is a National Council member of the FTA, commented: 'We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and have already implemented a number of successful initiatives across the G4S fleet to reduce environmental impact. It is a continuing focus for our business and trials of new technologies are ongoing. Being a member of the LCRS means that we can really focus in on this important issue and we are delighted to be associated with the FTA’s excellent work.'