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24 Towards a sustainable profitability
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Transportation and logistics
For New Wave Group , transportation and logistics is a key question . Therefore , reducing the environmental impact of transports is a priority area .
New Wave Group depends on a well-functioning distribution network . Hence , transportation and logistics must be efficient and sustainable to meet our requirements . Most of New Wave Group transportations consist of container shipments between Asia and Europe , resulting in an average shipment of 3 000 containers per year . For long-distance transportations , freight by air or by sea are usually the only available transport mode . Air freight has the highest emissions of greenhouse gases . Therefore , we have a zero vision to keep air freight to an absolute minimum , for example at very urgent deliveries that may be crucial for large business agreements .
We constantly work with evaluating our processes to streamline our routines and plan our purchases well in advance . Within the Group , we club together as much of our shipments as possible so that containers are always optimally filled during transport . We are also very careful which partners we choose to work with and only use well-known carriers we know are at the forefront from a sustainability perspective , both for sea freight and land transport .
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Because the freight has such a significant climate impact , perhaps the challenges within the shipping have not been given so much space in many companies ’ environmental work . But shipping also has its problems , mainly related to emissions , pollution and garbage from the
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About 3 000 containers are shipped yearly between Asia and Europe
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Clean Shipping Index was founded in 2007 and aim to impact the carriers to use cleaner vessels and upgrade their fleet of ships . Through the CSI Database we have direct access to data on emissions and the environmental performance of a high number of ships . In this way , we can help to create market incentives for environmentally improved vessels .
The exhaust gases from the large ship engines often contain high levels of acidifying and fertilizing sulfur , nitrogen oxides and other dangerous particles . Also , the release of oils and chemicals into the ocean and the leakage of toxic substances from boat watercolor is unfortunately still a reality . Therefore it is important that we try to influence the carriers we work with .
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- Anni Sandgren , CSR and Sustainability Manager , New Wave Group
We have a zero vision to minimize air freight .
Clean Shipping Index
Clean Shipping Index is an initiative aiming to impact the carriers to use cleaner vessels and upgrade their fleet of ships .
QUESTION ! How does shipping affect the marine environment ?