Planet under Pressure
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
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THE NEW MAN TRUCK<br />
GENERATION: WHEN GOOD<br />
BECOMES GREAT<br />
How can truck drivers work comfortably, digitalization processes be simplified, and emissions<br />
lowered? Digitalization and sustainability are the key trends transforming the transportation<br />
industry. With its new MAN truck generation, MAN has designed the best possible vehicle for<br />
its customers, enabling them to overcome market upheavals and live up to their social<br />
responsibilities when it comes to sustainable development and protecting the environment.<br />
By Peter Attin, MAN<br />
Around the world, the majority of all<br />
goods are transported by trucks. According<br />
to a study by Roland Berger, freight<br />
transportation makes up 70 percent of all<br />
transportation in Europe and the United<br />
States, and 75 percent of transportation<br />
in China. Despite the significance<br />
of the transportation industry, many<br />
companies within it are working inefficiently,<br />
for example as a result of unnecessary,<br />
empty runs. The problem?<br />
Free loading space and cargo do not<br />
always coincide. As a result, companies<br />
are unable to exploit their full potential<br />
while continuing to incur high costs for<br />
operating their vehicle fleets. One of the<br />
solutions to this problem is to use digital<br />
applications: “Digital services do make<br />
our customers’ businesses considerably<br />
more efficient and help them to realize<br />
higher margins. The flipside, however,<br />
is that they are more complex, which<br />
causes problems for a lot of our customers,”<br />
explains Joachim Drees, Chief<br />
Executive Officer of MAN Truck & Bus.<br />
“Sustainability is another issue of crucial<br />
importance. Lawmakers are calling for<br />
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Global Goals Yearbook 2020
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