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“ WE HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE TOP COMPANIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY – IT ’ S RE ALLY BEEN A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION ”
— Lindsay Zingg , Global Head of Quality , Health , Safety and Environment , Panalpina the changes its customers , employees and shareholders expect .
“ Honestly , we have now become one of the top companies for sustainability – it ’ s really been a massive transformation . Everyone from our management team in Basel to employees in the warehouses around the world have had to change their mindset and approach . It ’ s been really motivating to see ,” Zingg says . “ Sustainability is really important in our industry .” When it comes to ensuring the company is running its operations sustainably , Zingg attributes this to “ defining clear goals , having a clear organisation with sustainability managers and allocating the necessary resources in terms of people , time and tools ”.
Demands from customers , employee interests and regulation are the three key drivers of the recent shift in the logistics industry regarding sustainability . “ We ’ re seeing that the retail and automotive industries – our big consumer-facing customers – are highlighting the importance of sustainability . Some of our customers want to be carbon neutral by 2020 . For that to happen we must make sure that we ,
JULY 2019