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GREEN LOGISTICS PROGRAMME - COMPONENT C
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN LOGISTICS
1. BACKGROUND
Logistics consists of the planning, organisation, management, execution and control of freight transport operations. As such, it is a key contributor to climate change[1]. Furthermore, the growth of transport logistic activities[2], which is linked to economic growth and trade development, shows the importance of decarbonising the transport chain to tackle climate change.
The region under the Green Logistics Programme (hereafter the “GLP”)[3] has a relatively underdeveloped sector still characterized by numerous weaknesses: atomised road transport with a predominance of the informal sector, logistic centres underdeveloped or not developed at all, lack of specialized enterprises and professionals, port sector in the process of restructuring, etc. The World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI, 2014 Update), which has systematically ranked all countries across a range of criteria measuring the quality and quantity of factors affecting logistics efficiency, shows that all of the targeted countries under this program, except for Turkey, have overall LPI scores below 3 (out of 5, where 1 is the minimum score), thus not ranking amongst the top 60 countries worldwide.
Logistics combines a number of crucial elements and actions such as modern means of transport, manipulation equipment, modern logistics centres and concepts like just-in-time, recycling and door-to-door. The application of Green Logistics principles aims to achieve optimum performance expressed in cost, time or energy savings, thus reducing the negative environmental impacts of logistics (such as greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, noise, vibration and accidents) throughout a range of interventions along the chain.
The Green Logistics Programme prepared by EBRD identifies financial gaps, insufficient corporate governance, lack of capacity and awareness as the key barriers to make global freight more efficient and environmentally sustainable. For that purpose, the GLP represents a strategic approach to address carbon emissions from the logistics sector considering all the elements composing the sector’s activities. The proposed programme will support the private sector to introduce green logistics practices and investments to a region that is still characterized by highly inefficient energy use, while at the same time overcoming some of the transition challenges linked to the sector.
The programme will foster sustainability in the logistics sector in the region through building capacity of stakeholders to consider global and local environmental benefits of developments in the sector. Best practices in investment in the sector to increase efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability will be shared regionally and will be of crucial importance to expand the impact of the programme and green the transport value chain.
The GLP will mobilize USD 15 million from Global Environment Facility (“GEF”) for concessional finance to increase access to finance for investments in green logistics in the target regions. In parallel, the Bank will undertake capacity building activities to support investors to eliminate or overcome market barriers and accelerate the transfer of skills, especially in the context of the private sector. In particular, the capacity building activities of the Green Logistics Programme are organized in three components which will be coordinated through the EBRD and undertaken as individual assignments:
1. Delivery of a professional training programme and qualification scheme certified by a leading international logistics body (“Component A”);
2. Development of a single transparent method of calculating emissions across global multi-modal logistics transport chains and application to GEF projects (“Component B”); &
3. Identification of green logistics opportunities and capacity building activities at the client level (“Component C”).
The overall objective of the GLP is to enhance competitiveness of the companies in the sector through the optimal use of resources, technology innovation, and the introduction of best practice and improvements to the energy management practices of the client. This will promote market transformation and transition by introducing advanced assessment of optimal resource use and aligning the interest of technology suppliers and end-users. If green logistics investments are not supported by appropriate training, then potential savings will not be fully realised because of poor operation and maintenance practices. As such, one or more consultants (the “Consultants”) will be engaged via Framework Agreements to provide targeted training and technical assistance in order to deliver Component C.
2. OBJECTIVES
Consultants overall objective to provide targeted training and technical assistance on a variety of topics related to the GLP (the “Assignments”). Each of the Assignments will be undertaken via a Call-Off Notice to the relevant Framework Agreement with the services to be defined in a specific terms of reference.
3. SCOPE OF WORK
The Assignments will focus on one or more of the following key areas:
1. working with the clients’ technical staff to identify new opportunities across their operations;
2. advising on the conceptual development and structuring of projects and assess specific aspects of project preparation (financial and economic analysis, environmental and social assessment, procurement planning, etc.)
3. supporting the Bank in assessing technical and economic potential of sustainable energy technologies across different the logistics sector
4. providing training and capacity building services to ensure clients are able to implement sustainable strategies (eg. training on Energy Management Systems and certification systems, Training on eco-driving and safe driving techniques, development of carbon labelling systems or other incentive systems, etc.)
5. supporting clients by optimising project management during the implementation of the sustainable strategies; and
6. developing Carbon footprint analysis and MRV systems in line with international best practices and the framework delivered in component B of this programme.
7. assessing of gender gaps in the corporate governance and operations, and development of family HR policies such as specific training initiatives for women at specific jobs.
In addition to the specific gender-related assignments, the recommendation from any activities undertaken by the Consultants with this assignment should be gender sensitive, meaning that any implications for gender equality if the recommendations would be implemented should be taken into account. When a training session takes place, equal opportunities should be given to men and women to attend and sex disaggregated data should be collected regarding the participation. The Consultant will also be expected to be familiar and take into account the Banks Environmental & Social Policy and Performance Requirements (PRs) in their assignments, where appropriate.
4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
The Consultant will liaise closely with the EBRD project team in London to whom they will also report. To this end the Consultant will appoint a Project Manager/Team Leader to be the main contact with EBRD.
It is envisaged that for each of the Assignments the Consultants will be required to submit a short proposal containing a brief outline of their proposed approach to the assignment (less than 20 pages) and details of the proposed project team, staffing schedule and costs within 5 calendar days. The short proposal will include information on whether assistance from local consultants will be sought to support the consultant on some tasks.
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[1] In 2009, 24% of the emissions from the EU27 were from the transport and logistics sector: FLAVIA: Freight and Logistics Advancement in Central/South-East Europe, Sub-action 5.1.6 Common results and lessons learned “Green Logistics”, 2013.
[2] Freight transport is expected to grow at 2.3% per annum between 2000 and 2050. World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2004, Mobility 2030: Meeting the challenges to sustainability, Geneva.
[3] The Green Logistics Programme will be implemented in the EBRD non-EU Countries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Egypt, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Jordan, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine.