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SmartWay In the News
March, 2012: Summary of Fall 2011 U.S. Freight Sustainability Freight Summit
A summary of the proceedings and issues discussed at the U.S. Freight Sustainability Freight Summit held late last year is now available. EPA, in collaboration with the American Trucking Associations, Environmental Defense Fund and Retail Industry Association hosted the summit. At the summit, leaders from government, the transportation and freight, retail and manufacturing sectors came together to share their insight and experience in working towards sustainability in the movement of goods.
February, 2012: “Brighter Skies for Freight: Logistics industry perfects approach to environmental responsibility.”Leading SmartWay partners discuss challenges and strategies for achieving transportation sustainability in this feature article highlighting issues raised at last year’s U.S. Freight Sustainability Summit.
February, 2012: Retail Industry Leaders Association Releases Retail Sustainability Report. Retail Industry Leaders Association, a SmartWay Affiliate, recently released a first ever Retail Sustainability Report. The report highlights key sustainability trends and challenges in the retail sector, as well as opportunities to enhance performance and create savings. The report details the operational strategies and solutions used by industry to achieve sustainability. SmartWay is highlighted in the transportation section of the report as a key strategy for many U.S. businesses.
2012 Retail Sustainability Report 
November 17-18, 2011: The U.S. Freight Sustainability Summit cohosted by U.S. EPA SmartWay, American Trucking Associations, Environmental Defense Fund and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, featured leaders from companies and organizations that are invested, engaged and actively pursuing sustainability in the U.S. freight sector. These leaders and stakeholders shared their insights and experiences in successfully integrating sustainability into their transportation management and business practices.
October 4, 2011: EPA Recognizes 2011 SmartWay Champions
EPA recognized six individuals and six teams from SmartWay partner organizations who have made a strong and lasting contribution to SmartWay's mission to reduce the economic, environmental and energy footprint of goods movement. These partner representatives are being recognized as the 2011 SmartWay Champions. The Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), a SmartWay affiliate, hosted the SmartWay champion program during the 8 am plenary session on Tuesday, October 4.
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SmartWay Webinars
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- Upcoming Webinars: To participate in an upcoming SmartWay webinar, you must pre-register. Select the registration link and you will receive additional instructions on how to join the webinar.
- Recordings of Past Webinars: For all of the webinars that have already occurred, we have provided recordings for you to watch at your leisure. PDFs of the presentations are also available.
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Upcoming SmartWay Webinars
Webinar Title: Consolidate Operations in SmartWay's Multi-modal Tool!
Description: SmartWay Multi-modal carriers, and other companies that employ significant rail operations, greater than ten percent of their total freight, are invited to fill the Multi-modal tool. This webinar is your opportunity to learn how to consolidate your truck fleet, rail and logistics operations appropriately in SmartWay's Multi-modal tool. Join Matt Payne as he walks you through this tool step-by-step.
When: Thursday 5 April 2012, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Eastern Time
Teleconference
Number: 1-866-299-3188; access code: 7342144276#
There is a 50 person capacity maximum for this webinar. To register for this SmartWay Multi-modal Tool training for carrier partners, please go the following link:
https://epa.connectsolutions.com/smartway-mmt/event/registration.html