Source : Procurement Leaders
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, has revealed that it is “on track” to reduce its relative green house gas emissions by 30% over the next three years, compared to a 2005 baseline.
The logistics company said that new environmental legislation for shipping makes environmental performance a ”key success factor” for the future.
In 2011, the company’s CO2 emissions in grams per tonne kilometre were reduced by 4% compared to 2010. The company attributed the change to improved fleet utilisation, improved energy efficiency and new vessels entering the fleet.
The company’s 2011 Environmental Sustainability Report, notes that there have been “significant” environmental regulations coming into effect this decade to reduce the environmental impacts from shipping, including air pollution, greenhouse gases and the transfer of marine species.
“We actively work to reduce our impact on the environment, cutting emissions and increasing efficiency through investments in vessel design and technology,” said Arild B. Iversen, president & CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics.
"So far this has kept us one step ahead of environmental regulations, but to go further we need to work closer together with customers and partners to adjust to this new reality."