From the very first moment we met RideWise, we knew that we are working towards the same mission – making transport greener! RideWise is a Nottingham based charity, working to make a difference in communities, businesses and lives by bettering the way we travel. Their mission is to make the decision easy for people to choose greener transport by helping thousands of people each year to do so, keeping the air we all breathe clean. 

As part of Anteam’s Summer 2022 trial, we are delighted to partner up with RideWise. They have a tightly-knitted community of cyclists who are passionate about sustainable living and we hope they will enjoy being part of Anteam’s community-based delivery network! We will work together to ensure our communities grow and remain strong, whilst delivering on our shared mission!

Visit RideWise Website

https://www.ridewise.org.uk/

Anteam and ‘The Bead Shop’ (A Craft Business Based in Nottingham) are partnering up for our Summer  2022 Trial! ‘The Bead Shop’ is a crafts savvy business, they offer a multitude of materials to satisfy people’s creative talents and improve people’s mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re looking to purchase a piece of jewellery as a gift or make your own, you can get everything you need from the bead shop, delivered by Anteam!

Our partnership will ensure that sustainability is the new way forward and something for all businesses to get involved in. With same day delivery and low-carbon promise, we want to make sure our customers continue to live their lives in a more sustainable way!

‘Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates’ is a Chocolate Shop well recognised internationally. They are best known for their delicious vegan based chocolates. As we all know, making lifestyle changes in small ways has a big impact, not only for health and well-being, but also for the sake of sustainability. Swapping some foods for vegan alternatives could have a huge impact on climate change.

With sustainability at the heart of what Anteam does it’s important for us to partner with businesses who have a similar ethos. We are all a part of a community in different ways. The sustainability movement is a community everyone can get involved with.  

Our partnership will  ensure that sustainability is the new way forward and something for all businesses to get involved in. With our same day delivery and low-carbon promise, we want to make sure our customers continue to live their lives in a more sustainable way!

Anteam are excited to announce we will be partnering up with ‘Little London Herbal Store’ a local business based in Nottingham, for our Summer 2022 trial. The Little London Herbal Store is a family run business that offers a wealth of healthy produce and sets a great example in Nottingham for their ethos in helping customers become the healthiest version of themselves. 

Our New partnership with ‘Little London Herbal Store’ will bring a great deal of positive impact for customer relations between both Anteam and The Little London Herbal Store. Together we can support our local communities in and around Nottingham whilst building the foundations to have the opportunity to work with other like-minded businesses for future endeavors. 

Our pledge to our customers is that we provide the best possible service to you. With ‘The Little London Herbal Store’ by our side, you’re going to get just that, plus the peace of mind knowing your trust is in capable hands!

Anteam and ShopZero are joining forces to provide low-carbon same-day delivery straight to your door.

Anteam and ShopZero (a local business based in Nottingham) are excited to announce that we will be partnering up for our Summer 2022 trial, funded by the Department for Transport. ShopZero offers a more sustainable way of living and sets a great example in the Nottingham grocery/gift market for their ethos in helping customers improve their environmental impact by reducing food and packaging waste , offering great quality sustainable products, delivered by Anteam.

We like to pride ourselves on the support we offer our local community, after all, making a big change requires a community of like-minded people to work together and make that change. ShopZero holds incredible achievements in the sustainability movement. They have proved that people want change just as much as we need it. 

The growing population of sustainability focused individuals proves businesses like ours need to support one another, communities start small and gradually strengthen, which is why our new bond between Anteam and ShopZero will have a positive impact, not only for the community but also for the sake of sustainability!

Our pledge to our customers is that we provide the best possible service to you. 

We were proud to attend the Transport Innovation Expo, which was a collaboration between the Department for Transport and Connected Places Catapult, on Thursday 7 October. 

Anteam is proud to be recognised as an innovation leader in the transport sector, following our Transport-Technology Research And Innovation Grant (T-TRIG), awarded by the Department for Transport in 2020. 

The various insights gained from the event, which featured prestigious speakers such as Transport Minister Trudy Harrison, will help Anteam to better innovate and grow moving forward.

Credit: Oscar Cooksey-Nash

I think shopping online is fantastic, it’s convenient, easy and arrives so fast! When the delivery comes through your door, the unwrapping of a parcel can feel almost like opening a  gift – even if it’s something mundane like some new pillowcases. 

Researchers have found that online shipping is twice as “fun” as traditional shopping because your brain releases the happy hormone serotonin. You get an initial dose of serotonin when you click buy and another when your parcel arrives at your doors. Much more enjoyable than standing in line at the mall, right?  

As consumer patterns are shifting towards online shopping, accelerated by Covid-19, I was interested to find out just how green e-commerce as compared to traditional shopping.  

So, I’ve put together a guide on the potential harms of shopping online – and how to  avoid them.  

How Green is Online Delivery? 

The ecological cost of e-commerce has dramatically shifted over the years. Initial research highlighted how shopping for books online had a lower delivery impact than going in-store  (Matthews et al., 2001).  

Since then, research from MIT has found that online delivery is a greener alternative to traditional shopping but only when the shipping process is slow (Weideli et al., 2013). That means no express delivery.  

In recent years e-commerce has soared and become much more sophisticated as consumers buy a great deal more online and delivery times have become a lot shorter.  

Next Day Delivery, What’s the Harm?  

It’s easy to see why express delivery has become ubiquitous in the online retail sector. Thanks to logistical wizardry, with one click, your consumer desires are fulfilled within hours. This speedy delivery comes at an environmental cost. 

Packaging Waste 

Have you ever noticed that if you order two separate items, they don’t often arrive in the same package? That’s because when you order multiple items through express delivery,  they are likely coming from two separate facilities across the country. This results in a new cardboard box for every purchase. A study of Walmart found CO2 emissions of products are  35% higher on products when shipped separately than when shipped together.  

Empty Vans 

To meet the pressing time demands, shipping vans no longer consolidate their load and will start their transit even if they are only partially full. This means more pollution as vans will make numerous trips between hubs and homes.  

Unfortunately, online retailers are not doing enough to inform their customers of the hidden environmental costs that they promote. 

It’s important to note that online shopping can be much better for the environment than traditional shopping. As soon as you choose “next day delivery”, things change. 

So, if you want to reduce your CO2 emissions you may have to wait a few days. But through innovation, it is possible to change this. We believe that there are innovations available that can reduce emissions while keeping “same-day delivery” intact. 

Don’t you think there is a better model than our current delivery service?

Anteam is pleased to share that its Free Delivery Weekend was a great success! We succeeded in meeting our dual goals of forging connections with members of the community and empowering local businesses. Building up to the weekend, our team of staff and volunteers reported on the overwhelmingly positive reception they faced by local businesses. We hope to learn from the weekend and to use the connections made as a springboard.

The week running up to Delivery Weekend was an opportunity to investigate whether Anteams ‘pitch’ would be well-received by local businesses. Confidence and morale were high as during a coffee morning the team practiced how they would approach businesses. It didn’t take long before Anteam required its first business sign-up from a florist called Living Flowers. After the first session, the team reported on how businesses often stated their appreciation for Anteam’s local roots and green credentials.

Over the course of the weekend, numerous deliveries were made for businesses and members of the community! Anteam made a gift delivery of plants to the local high school for Living Flowers. We were also grateful for the opportunity to make a Covid safe delivery to a member of the community who was shielding. And we even made a light-hearted delivery of snacks and prosecco to a family holding a garden party for the England football game!

Anteam is proud of the work made by the staff and volunteers who successfully operated the Delivery Weekend. The team learned a great deal and fostered a great sense of comradery. Anteam wishes to thank the establishments of Living Flowers and Mercado Deli as well as members of the community for collaborating with us in making the weekend a great success. And finally, we wish to thank the volunteers for going out and spending their time handing out flyers and engaging with businesses.

Paul has joined Anteam! The latest member of our team is an entrepreneurial Economics and Management graduate from the University of Oxford. Paul is our new Marketing Assistant; we are confident that his previous marketing experience and flair for innovation will make him a key asset to our team. 

During his time at Oxford, Paul enjoyed studying the theory aspect of his degree. He looks forward to deploying his theoretical expertise in a real-life context.

Paul has previous marketing experience garnered from a previous internship which he hopes to use – and build upon them further – to drive Anteam’s growth.

A significant motivation for Paul wishing to join Anteam was our eco-friendly and ethical focus. Paul found resonance with Anteam’s commitment to giving back to society. He believes the role is an intriguing personal opportunity as he has the chance to facilitate a positive societal impact. As a Marketing Assistant Paul is now determined to develop Anteam into a strong and trustworthy brand.