Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 5.2MB) - Panalpina Annual Report 2012
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Environmental initiatives<br />
<strong>Panalpina</strong> is well on track to improve its environmental performance<br />
and will continue to strengthen its efforts, both<br />
internally and in support of its customers. To accomplish<br />
this, it pilots new projects, programs and technologies to<br />
further reduce or even eliminate releases of pollutants to air,<br />
water or soil.<br />
Green buildings: <strong>Panalpina</strong> Germany has launched several<br />
initiatives at its offices in Stuttgart, Nuremberg, and Munich<br />
over the last years. Examples include installations of daylight<br />
sensors to turn off lights automatically when enough<br />
natural light is available. Geothermal energy is used to<br />
reduce fossil energy demand for heating and air conditioning.<br />
Additionally, automated sun-blinds keep the unnecessary<br />
heat out of buildings in the first place.<br />
Eco-friendly transport: In <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>Panalpina</strong> US has qualified<br />
as a SmartWay transport partner, a distinction given to<br />
third-party logistics (3PL) companies who utilize a certain<br />
level of efficient and eco-friendlier transportation. In order<br />
for a trucker to achieve SmartWay approval, they are subject<br />
to reducing and reporting carbon reduction through<br />
various initiatives. <strong>Panalpina</strong> achieved the required level by<br />
selecting SmartWay-approved subcontractors and also<br />
by encouraging existing providers to apply for and achieve<br />
approval. SmartWay is a cooperative effort of the US<br />
Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) and transport<br />
industry groups.<br />
Helping develop renewable energy: <strong>Panalpina</strong> was recently<br />
awarded a contract by Siemens T & D in Grenoble to handle<br />
the logistics for the turnkey construction of one of the<br />
largest solar power stations in Europe covering 66 hectares<br />
in the southern French Alps. Once completed, this photovoltaic<br />
park will produce nearly 30 MW, enough to provide<br />
sustainable power to more than 12,000 households.<br />
The path to CO 2-neutral shipping: With its Eco-Consumption<br />
and Eco-Transport programs, <strong>Panalpina</strong> emphasizes<br />
its commitment to minimizing its own environmental footprint<br />
and to helping its customers find ways to minimize the<br />
impact of their shipments. In the coming years, these programs<br />
will be extended to include <strong>Panalpina</strong>’s primary<br />
subcontractors in order to understand more fully the various<br />
environmental impacts across its supply chain.<br />
Calculating CO 2 emissions for our customers<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>Panalpina</strong> developed a new tool that calculates<br />
CO 2 emissions from transportation via air, sea and road.<br />
The tool is linked to <strong>Panalpina</strong>’s own operational data<br />
warehouse where information on each shipment regarding<br />
its origin, destination, weight and mode of transport is<br />
consolidated and centrally stored. The output is a concise<br />
<strong>Panalpina</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>