Sustainability – Page 20
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DuPont offers free cargo cover recycling
DuPont Protection Solutions is offering a free recycling service for its Tyvek cargo covers in the US and, shortly, Canada and other key global markets. The covers’ external layer is made of a 100% high-density polyethylene which can be mechanically recycled but some still end up in landfill through ...
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UK launches aviation strategy consultation
The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond”.The public are being asked to have their say on how the aviation sector should respond to a range of “technological, security, environmental and customer service ...
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Boeing and FedEx Express test green technologies on B777F
Boeing and FedEx Express will use a new B777 freighter to test emerging technologies, such as propulsion advancements and flight deck innovations.The ecoDemonstrator program, now in its fifth phase, serves as a series of flying testbeds designed to improve the environmental performance and safety of future airplanes."The ecoDemonstrator program is ...
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NewsWestern Global flies endangered white rhinos to US wildlife sanctuary
Florida-based Western Global Airlines has airlifted eleven endangered white rhinos from Johannesburg South Africa to an undisclosed wildlife conservation centre in the eastern US.The transfer was part of an international conservation effort to protect the rhinos from extinction.Western Global was contracted by Network Airline Management (NAM) on behalf of the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo takes a lead on climate protection
Lufthansa Cargo has been named as one of two runners-up in the ‘CO2 avoidance as a contribution to climate protection’ category of the German CSR Forum awards for the freight carrier’s ‘OMEGA – using big data to reduce CO2’ project.OMEGA (short for Ops Monitor and Efficiency Gap Analyzer) is a ...
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Wood chopped as Cargolux goes greener with cardboard fibre substitute
Cargolux Airlines has signed an agreement with Trinkaus-Solutions to use its squAIR-timber product that results in more payload and lower aircraft fuel consumption.Cargolux said that it is the first airline worldwide to introduce the lightweight material in its operations, and currently uses it on all pharma shipments out of its ...
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NewsDHL's green award for Lufthansa Cargo
German airline Lufthansa Cargo has been named a ‘preferred carrier’ by DHL Global Forwarding and presented with a GoGreen carrier certificate.Rather like the Michelin Star system for restaurants, Lufthansa Cargo has been awarded with four “green aircraft” by the German-based logistics giant for its environmentally-friendly performance.Lufthansa Cargo was the only ...
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Panalpina takes a scientific approach to reducing emissions
Freight forwarder Panalpina has revealed new "science-based" emissions reduction targets running until 2025.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder has committed to reduce scope one and two emissions - those generated by offices, warehouses, company cars and trucks - by 20% by 2025 from 2013 levels.It will also try to reduce scope three ...
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UN urges logistics firms to think green
A new report by the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport organisations to seek out new ways to balance short-term financial considerations against broader benefits for society and long-term economic gains.It also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions ...
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Carbon watchdog gives top marks to DHL’s environmental efforts
Deutsche Post DHL Group has been recognised as a sector leader in environmental management of transportation for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region by independent non-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).The express operator’s overall A-score puts it in the top 15% of companies in the industry in the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker look to cut carbon
An environmental partnership between Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker has helped the two companies reduce their carbon dioxide output by around 10,000 tonnes over the first five years of the tie up.Following the success of the first five years, the two companies said they are hoping to reduce their carbon ...
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GSF says aviation needs global climate change deal
The aviation sector must agree a global deal to tackle climate change says the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) in its new Aviation Emissions Policy Statement.The sector – a key enabler of economic growth and social development – currently represents 2% of global carbon emissions. However, its projected growth means emissions ...
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IATA urges governments to sign up to aviation carbon offset scheme
IATA has urged governments to sign up to a newly proposed aviation carbon offset agreement at ICAO’s annual meeting later this month.IATA said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) draft negotiating text, published earlier this month, “broadly aligns” with the aviation industry’s call for a mandatory ...
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Lean and green Cargolux
Cargolux has become the first airline to receive the Lean & Green award, recognising its commitment to improve its carbon efficiency by 10% within five years.Lean & Green was started in 2008 as an initiative of the Dutch government to reduce the carbon footprints of companies.Dirk Reich, president and chief ...
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Cleaner and greener: DHL launches carbon calculator
DHL has launched a carbon calculator to predict transport-related emissions for almost all shipment sizes and modes of transport.The calculation, free of charge to customers, is carried out online, based on “intelligent algorithms” said the logistics operator, part of the German Deutsche Post group.Kathrin Brost, vice president, green strategy and ...
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FedEx cuts jet fuel costs and carbon emissions
FedEx has shown its environmental credentials by saving $1bn in jet fuel since 2007 and surpassed a goal to boost ground vehicle fuel efficiency by 30%, five years ahead of target.The results have been revealed in the US-based parcel delivery giant’s annual Global Citizenship Report (GCR) – detailing the company’s ...
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Boeing signs Mexican biofuel deal
Boeing has signed a research and development deal with Aeromexico and Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) to produce biojet fuel.The programme, which is supported by Mexico's Sector Fund for Energy Sustainability and which will be coordinated through the Mexican Bioenergy Innovation Center, aims to advance research and development of ...
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Aircraft CO2 emissions standard edges closer
The introduction of an aircraft carbon dioxide CO2 emissions standard has come a step further at the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).A new environmental measure was unanimously recommended by the 170 international experts on ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), paving the way for its ultimate adoption by ...
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SEKO Logistics wins environmental approval
SEKO Logistics has received approval for its latest data update with the SmartWay Transportation Partnership.The Partnership, a collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry, provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods moving in supply chains.SEKO chief operating officer US Rick Lee said: ...
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Etihad launches new green temperature controlled dolly system
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled and energy-efficient air cargo container cool dolly system.The carrier says that the diesel-powered cooling systems on dollies used at many airports and ground-handling operations use too much energy, are expensive ...