La IBM Smart Green Pallet

Co-developed with a consortium of pallet manufacturers, retailers, researchers from Aix-Marseille University, plastics and composites experts, ADEME, and Ineo-Sense—under the governance of IBM (creator and innovator of the SGP)—the Smart Green Pallet already supports all fresh-product flows for a major French retailer: 80,000 logistics units, 35 warehouses, and 600 stores across France.

1. Winner of the France 2030 Logistics 4.0 initiative, this solution is based on a pallet made of recycled plastic, with a 10-year lifespan and recyclable up to six times.
2. It integrates:

   • an Ineo-Sense IoT device: temperature monitoring, autonomous inter- and intra-site geolocation, shock detection;

   • a Cloud platform;
   • a blockchain-like architecture using a GRAI code, a unique identifier providing secure, continuous end-to-end tracking of operations.

Operational benefits

• Real-time traceability: location, temperature, humidity, shocks…
• Continuous monitoring of the cold chain and transport conditions: reduced product losses and guaranteed product freshness, mitigating regulatory risks linked to cold-chain breaches.
• Significant reduction in pallet and merchandise losses thanks to data-driven insights.
• Repairable, recyclable, and reusable materials sourced in Europe: an average lifespan of 10 years compared to 1.5 years for a wooden pallet.
• 30% reduction in the weight of handling units.
• Measurable carbon footprint and lower CO₂ emissions thanks to reduced transport weight.