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UN report calls on logistics and transport firms to think green
THE United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport organisations to seek out new ways to balance short-term financial considerations against broader benefits for society and long-term economic gains.
In a new report, the UN group also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions that address customer needs while at the same time reduce emissions and for closer collaboration and capacity sharing initiatives between transport companies, according to London's Air Cargo News.
The first ever Global Sustainable Transport Outlook Report, 'Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development,' provides a focused set of recommendations on how the transport sector can help efforts to eradicate poverty while at the same time promote economic growth and fight against climate change.
Its recommendations are based on the findings of the independent High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport which was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2014. The group is made up of leaders from the private and public sectors in developed and developing countries and across all transport modes and sectors.
They include Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) Group, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive, Tewolde Gebre Mariam and Airlines of America vice president of environmental affairs, Nancy Young, as well as representatives from the rail, shipping and public transport worlds.
According to DP DHL chief executive, Frank Appel, sustainability has been an integral part of his group's corporate strategy for years. He said its GoGreen programme has already made great strides in reducing its carbon footprint, developing sustainable transport technology, and making its customers' supply chains greener.
In a new report, the UN group also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions that address customer needs while at the same time reduce emissions and for closer collaboration and capacity sharing initiatives between transport companies, according to London's Air Cargo News.
The first ever Global Sustainable Transport Outlook Report, 'Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development,' provides a focused set of recommendations on how the transport sector can help efforts to eradicate poverty while at the same time promote economic growth and fight against climate change.
Its recommendations are based on the findings of the independent High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport which was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2014. The group is made up of leaders from the private and public sectors in developed and developing countries and across all transport modes and sectors.
They include Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) Group, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive, Tewolde Gebre Mariam and Airlines of America vice president of environmental affairs, Nancy Young, as well as representatives from the rail, shipping and public transport worlds.
According to DP DHL chief executive, Frank Appel, sustainability has been an integral part of his group's corporate strategy for years. He said its GoGreen programme has already made great strides in reducing its carbon footprint, developing sustainable transport technology, and making its customers' supply chains greener.
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