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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>

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