Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) new green campaigning website sustainabledistribution.com has been unveiled.

The new website was launched at the FTA’s summer reception at the Members Dining Room within the House of Commons by FTA president Andy Haines and chief executive Richard Turner, who was awarded an OBE for services to transport in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2007.

The website, which was unveiled in front of ministers, backbench MPs and civil servants from the Department for Transport, aims to support the FTA’s environmental campaigning activities, which include carbon footprint and sustainability. The website will feature blogs from senior FTA staff, as well as examples of corporate social responsibility by its members.

The event also gave MPs the opportunity to raise and discuss questions regarding freight transport and related issues with FTA personnel.

“FTA events like this are an excellent way of showing politicians and civil servants just what the freight industry is doing to respond to climate change,” said Haines. “We are taking our arguments to politicians directly and explaining how the freight industry is not only delivering the goods and services, which we all use every day, but is carrying out the job in an efficient, safe and increasingly environmentally responsible way.”

On the FTA chief executive’s recent honour, Haines said: “This is a richly deserved recognition of Richard's talents and commitment to the transport industry over so many years.”