En route to sustainable logistics Vol.4

November 30,2022

― Committing to sustainability
Along with innovating greener logistics for its customers, Nippon Express is moving quickly to reduce its own direct carbon emissions. Progress in the use of renewable energy, LEDs and eco-friendly vehicles, ships, and other modes of transport, among other initiatives, has led to a sharp drop in the group's emissions and fuel consumption. It is planning to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in emissions compared to the FY2013 level by next year, which will be seven years ahead of schedule.
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Elsewhere, the company joined a program launched by All Nippon Airways to use sustainable air fuel manufactured from biomass, waste cooking oil, and exhaust gases on its cargo flights . From May of this year, Nippon Express adopted TCFD recommendations, allowing it to identify risks and opportunities to the group's business related to climate change. Equally important, since 2021, the group has commissioned for third-party verification of emissions data to ensure transparency and reliability of its sustainability commitments.
All such measures are being underpinned by organisational and attitudinal changes in the group.
"Establishing the Sustainability Promotion Division has been a spur to think proactively about sustainability and how it is at the heart of our group management," says Unno. "We will continue to discuss how sustainability impacts our business and what we should be monitoring and disclosing from this perspective."
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Although only recently appointed head of this division, Unno explains that his mission will be achieved when sustainability thinking comes naturally to every employee in Nippon Express.
"At that point, sustainability will be motivating every employee, helping our company grow while maintaining our planet. Our division can then step up to face other challenges."

This content was paid for and produced by Nippon Express in partnership with the Commercial Department of the Financial Times.

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