Going green

An in-depth look at Maersk’s new containership design

With the only methanol bunkering infrastructure situated in Northern Europe, it seems Asia-Europe is the most viable trade for Maersk’s new 16,000teu vessel design.
However, Maersk may need to wait a while before it can run its vessels on the new fuel.
The routes are “still to be decided”, explained Maersk’s Concepción Boo Arias. “But if you look at where the Hong-Kong class vessels are deployed, you will have an idea …

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Forwarder Forto goes green and offers to compensate customers’ CO2

Digital forwarder Forto will offer climate-neutral solutions across its portfolio by 2025 – but it already has a good take-up of its carbon offset programme, despite higher costs for customers.
The company has pledged to offer to compensate the CO₂ of every customer, and is working with Planetly to measure and analyse the carbon footprint of the transport booked by customers, in order to identify inefficiencies and reduce emissions.
Its partnership with …

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Time to go up a gear on sustainability, and it needs collective effort, says Seko

Seko Logistics management reckons it’s time to shift gears to a collective effort on sustainability.
The logistics provider has joined the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA), an industry initiative established by BSR, an organisation of sustainable business experts.
SAFA has some 250 members, airlines, forwarders and shippers, looking to jointly press the accelerator on sustainability.
On the shipper side, SAFA boasts membership of the likes of H&M, Hewlett-Packard, Louis Vuitton and Nike,...

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DHL steps up its bid to go from ‘yellow’ to green with new emissions targets

DHL has joined hundreds of major companies in signing up to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), part of its accelerated roadmap to decarbonisation.
It has also promised investment in climate-neutral logistics of €7bn ($8.35bn), up to 2030.
Some 1,200 companies are now using the SBTi, which aims to cut global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and must follow a “rigorous process” to develop an emissions reduction target in line with  the initiative’s criteria.
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Supply chain radar: The next green puff – it’s your turn now

It’s a gold rush as the supply chain gets green, very green, greener than ever. Obviously, there’s top dollar involved – for all those kind souls and entrepreneurs looking to save the planet.
Background
The benefits for the borrowers are pretty obvious: diversify funding in typical project financing-style while promising they “behave environmentally”, using collateral, where it applies, to exploit cheap funding while pushing back debt maturities further out in the duration …

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Help on hand for those struggling with logistics emission date reporting

Help is at hand for companies struggling to understand, and report accurately on, their logistics emissions.
Smart Freight Centre, which helped develop the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC)  framework, is now offering a validation service which checks companies’ logistics emission calculations and reporting.
The service will examine the credibility and completeness of the data and check that methodology and reporting is in line with the GLEC declaration.
“Many companies want to reliably...

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IKEA’s sustainable leadership story: cutting emissions by 70% per shipment

Any freight and logistics company that thinks it can put environmental concerns on the backburner needs to think again. Because customers are putting the environment at the top of their lists. Smart Freight Centre is showcasing the strategies of some major shippers, leading the way on how to work towards carbon neutrality. It’s IKEA this time. “Our long term ambition is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% per shipment …

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Bolloré Logistics strengthens its commitments in the fight against climate change

After setting carbon reduction objectives on its direct emissions in 2018, Bolloré Logistics is now committing to cutting by 30% by 2030 (relative to 2019) its Scope 3 CO2 emissions generated by the execution of transport services. The ambitious goal, considerably lower than the 2°C trajectory, involves making a sustainable offering central to its operations.
“Bolloré Logistics has for several years supported its customers in their growth by providing ecoresponsible solutions. …

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Climate change: why bother?

Smart Freight Centre, a partner of The Loadstar, has published a simple, clear blog on why companies should care about climate change; it includes their legal responsibilities and a roadmap to get started. It also outlines what could happen if companies fail to address their environmental responsibilities. The ramifications can be significant, from lack of customer loyalty to difficulties in recruitment, as well as challenges in gaining financial support for …

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