DB Schenker operations in Australia and New Zealand are now officially sustainable, having received ISO14001:2004 certification
February 1, 2011
DB Schenker operations in Australia and New Zealand are now officially sustainable, having received ISO14001:2004 certification.
Following an audit undertaken by Bureau Veritas, Schenker Australia and New Zealand were conferred with the certification as a recognition of the Transport and Logistics provider’s Global Environment Program and Environmental Management System.
Consistent with the DB Group’s sustainability strategies and environmental protection programs and initiatives, the company
points to the
certification as a testimony to
its broader commitment to Green Logistics.
Schenker Australia and New Zealand CEO Ron Koehler says the ISO 14001:2004 certification shows that the company is on the right track.
“Our Environmental Management System builds on and complements the other initiatives we have in place already such as reducing truck movements by shifting containers to rail freight and successfully introducing intermodal transport concepts,” Koehler says.
Within the comprehensive ‘DB Eco Program’, DB Schenker has developed suites of Green Logistics Lighthouse Projects, which cover an extensive array of products, tools and services.
Some of these include Green Consulting, Green Terminals, Green Logistics Networks, Green Road, Green Products and the carbon calculation tool EcoTransit.
“The DB Group will reduce its specific carbon output worldwide, that is, its carbon emissions relative to its transportation volume, by 20 percent between 2006 and 2020,” Koehler says.
“Being environmentally responsible is not only our corporate social responsibility but also our goal as a company and the best way to add value to our customer’s products through a reduction of their logistical carbon footprint.
“In Australia, DB Schenker was awarded two highly commended awards for ‘Best Green Initiative’ and ‘Environmental Transport’ by Reed Business Information’s Logistics Magazine and Lloyd’s List in 2010.
“We are also the first international Freight Forwarding company to participate in the government program ‘Sustainability Advantage’ run by the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water,” Koehler says.