OUR AMBITIONS
FEATURE 1: Environmentally friendly land transport service
Yusen Logistics Group’s ambition, is to contribute to the sustainable development of the economy and society, by taking on the challenges of growing social issues through logistics and creating a better future for all. This implies that our sustainable growth is due to our deep connection with our customers, society and people. In order to achieve a sustainable society and global environment through business, we must also work together with future generations. Environmental issues need to be tackled immediately, with our children and future generations in mind. In the UK, GHG emissions from the transport sector are the largest at 24% as of 2020, and we believe it is an ethical responsibility for us to take action to reduce our environmental impact. Activities and investments aimed at reducing the environmental impact of our planet will put pressure on our profits in the short term as a cost. However, if we do not carry out such activities and investments, we are shelving environmental issues and putting future generations at risk. For example, switching to renewable energy may be costly in the short-term considering the initial investment, however, in the long-term it is creating sustainable value for future generations. In addition, GHG reduction initiatives can themselves become a source of innovation that creates new green businesses, which differentiates us from our competitors and contributes to long-term profit growth.
In April 2022, our global headquarters announced the Yusen Logistics ESG Story. In terms of environmental initiatives, we aim to start providing net-zero emission services by 2030 and to achieve full net-zero emissions for all services provided by 2050. Yusen Logistics UK is working in tandem with our global goals to identify the right actions we can take every day in our business, and to ensure that we are already doing the right things. We have already started to identify what we can do every day in our business to provide decarbonisation services. We will then further improve emissions data quality and correctly disclose the results of each initiative to our stakeholders. By utilising our knowledge, expertise and IT systems to provide consistent, high-quality services and supply chain optimisation, we will help our customers to achieve net zero emissions throughout their supply chains and promote responsible business practices for the region and future generations. Value provided for environmental issues & going green internally It is our obligation to bring change to our services and operations to minimise the environmental impact we create. We are investigating new ways to provide greener services to our customers and suppliers and taking our first steps in moving towards a truly sustainable logistics provider.
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September 2023
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