The Road Haulage Association (RHA), which will produce an interim
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carbon report with a more "narrative approach'' next summer, has previously questioned the effectiveness of general carbon reporting. "Whether it will add value to the UK economy is another matter altogether," said RHA director of policy Jack Semple in a letter to CMthis summer (22 July). "It will add cost, and contribute to a smoke-and-mirrors PR and marketing industry.
'Transport contractors will be pragmatic and phlegmatic in doing what their various customers require of them. Carbon reporting is dismissed as largely pointless, not least by those who do it routlnely.
"Also, there is a clear belief that it is being used by large retailers and others to gain commercial advantage over SME rivals."