We're focused on providing our customers with enviornmentally friendly, sustainable, and innovative supply chain solutions that will reduce our collective CO2 footprint and help stakeholders achieve their bold environmental targets
Kuehne+Nagel will offer CO2-neutral transport from 2020 onwards
Ocean acidification and global warming dramatically impact our natural ecosystems and without far reaching measures life on our planet is under threat; we need courageous and swift actions from companies to change that truth. The logistics industry contributes 7% to the global emission of CO2. As an industry leader we commit to reducing our contribution to that percentage through ambitious climate protection targets, to ensure a future for the generations to come.
Net zero carbon
Planting trees for a better environment
At Kuehne+Nagel, we are commited to sustainability and the protection of the environment. To achieve this, we have set ambitious sustainability goals and created industry leading initiatives suchas the Net Zero Carbon programme. As part of our development of nature based projects, we are planting at a tree for each of our employee's birthdays in 2021. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a community project that supports not just a local village, but the planet itself.
Our Path to CO2 neutrality
Our journey towards full carbon neutrality by 2030 has begun. Through state-of-the-art carbon calculators that work based on globally accepted calculation standards we are able to reduce carbon emission around the globe. By using our carbon emissions compensation services we neutralise the remains.
Visibility
Making greener choices requires awareness of our CO2 footprint along each step of the supply chain. We have included the CCWG (Clean Cargo Working Group) methodology and emission factors in our Carbon Calculator and customer emission reports, enabling shippers to gather reliable information regarding the use of equipment and monitoring systems. This enables optimised routing, carrier and vessel selections, and reduces the carbon footprint caused by redundant inland movements.
Reduction
Our company programme in respect of reduction of own direct and indirect emissions includes for example: Implementation of advanced technologies, such as solar energy and waste disposal in all new logistics centres, Usage of renewable energy, Ongoing training programmes to maintain and expand the environmental awareness of employees, Video conferencing increasingly replaces business trips and Environmental Champions.
Offsetting
Technological progress is helping to reduce emissions, but as GDP growth causes an up to 2-fold increase of global transports, emission reduction activities are outpaced by economic growth. The time to act is now. Carbon offsetting is a recognised mechanism that allows to counterbalance CO2 emissions of a shipment that cannot be avoided. We will lessen our footprint by investing in certified nature based projects around the world that will offset our impact. This mechanism will be made available to our customers.
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