Business Chief Europe Magazine July 2019 | Page 163

Lindsay Zingg
customer demand . As an employer of 14,500 people , the company has worked hard to encourage its staff to support the strategy , ensuring that every level of the business is producing as little environmental impact as possible .
But for Panalpina , sustainability is not just GHG emissions and environmental issues . It also includes the health and safety of employees ,

“ WE ARE LOOKING FOR POSITIVE ACTIONS THAT BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE COMPANY BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE OPERATE ”

— Lindsay Zingg , Global Head of Quality , Health , Safety and Environment , Panalpina
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Lindsay Zingg

Lindsay Zingg , a chemist by training , has been Panalpina ’ s Global Head of Quality , Health , Safety and Sustainability for 14 years . With over 20 years ’ experience in the field of sustainability , she spent her early years in the oil and gas industry before transitioning to the logistics world . In her role at Panalpina , she has led the effort to attain global certification according to ISO 14001 , 9001 and OHSAS 18001 , and is the driving force behind Panalpina ’ s GHG reduction programs , its record setting health and safety programs , achieving an “ -A ” score from CDP and its sustainability reporting efforts . Most importantly she is the mother to two young children , for whom she is committed to leave a healthier , more sustainable world .
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