Sustainability

Climate change and other environmental degradations have broken the earth’s natural systems, leading to increased frequency of disasters, new and fatal diseases, and the breakdown of the global economy. “But just as climate change and coronavirus painfully remind us of the harm we’ve caused,” EARTHDAY.ORG states, “Restore Our Earth reminds...

  Black gold: global consumption of coffee has been rising for years – as has the potential impact on the environment, making sustainability in cultivation and transport all the more important. Photo: iStock/Floriana; photo homepage: iStock/ranplett Whether your day begins in Berlin or Beirut, in Sydney or in Santiago de...

When Eva Tan thinks about World Oceans Day and the ongoing need to protect the world’s oceans, two important words come to her mind: awareness and sustainability. By building awareness of the need for ocean conservation, and by focusing on the sustainability and long-term wellbeing of our seas, we can...

On April 22nd, more than 40 DB Schenker employees put on gloves and sun visors, grabbed trash bags, loaded up on water and snacks, and spent much of the day cleaning up the beach, clearing out weeds, and planting new trees at Biscayne Bay in Florida. As part of Baynanza...

World Oceans Day gives shippers a unique opportunity to honor, help protect, and conserve the world’s oceans Spanning three-quarters of the Earth’s surface and representing 99 percent of the “living space” on the planet (by volume), the world’s oceans are precious resources that are often taken for granted—assuming that they...

Hapag-Lloyd and DB Schenker are celebrating 10 years of a partnership to protect the world’s oceans. The joint project that started as a green supply chain from Sweden to China, has now evolved into an environmental partnership that has seen Hapag-Lloyd reduce its CO2 footprint by 45 percent and DB Schenker...

DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo look back on five successful years for the environment. After five years of a strategic partnership between transportation and logistics service provider DB Schenker and air freight specialist Lufthansa Cargo, both companies are already well over half way towards achieving their objective, having saved more...

Just before the new SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) rule went into effect on July 1, Dan Smith, principal at The Tioga Group took part in a Logistics Management webcast, Are you prepared for the SOLAS container weight rule? During the presentation, Smith outlined numerous “misconceptions” that shippers have about the...

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named DB Schenker as a Top Green Provider for 2016. Food Logistics’ annual Top Green Providers list recognizes companies whose products, services, or exemplary leadership is enhancing sustainability within the...

Supply chain sustainability is taking root as shippers embrace technology and best practices that minimize their environmental impact. DB Schenker has been leading this industry charge with numerous initiatives across the globe. It’s always nice to be recognized as a leader, and Inbound Logistics has done just that, with the...