Business Chief Europe Magazine July 2019 | Page 161

CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ PANALPINA – GLOBAL PLASTIC CAMPAIGN ’ 161 as their logistics provider , are reducing our own CO2 emissions .”
In response , the firm has deployed biodiesel trucks in Singapore to serve its customer L ’ Oréal . Last year , the company launched an agreement with CMA CGM to reduce carbon emissions caused by ocean freight . The goal focuses on the use of liquified natural gas ( LNG ) powered vehicles that will emit 25 % less CO2 emissions , 99 % less sulfur emissions , 99 % less fine particles and 85 % less nitrogen oxides emissions .
Taking this even further , in 2015 Panalpina committed to a sciencebased greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions reduction targets and was one of the first businesses in the logistics industry to have them approved by the Science Based Target initiative . As part of this , the company has pledged to lower its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 20 % by 2025 against a 2013 baseline . Scope 3 emissions from business travel will be reduced by 25 % from 2017 levels . As another part of its effort to minimise its environmental impact ,
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