Kühne + Nagel aims to intensify its environmental protection efforts and will become the first logistics service provider to join the Alliance for Development and Climate, thereby assuming a pioneering role in the sector.

The Alliance was launched in 2018 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and FAW/n. Its goal is to link development cooperation and climate protection through the mechanism of voluntary greenhouse gas offsetting. In addition, the initiative helps finance high-quality, certified development and climate protection projects in developing and emerging countries. Details of the Alliance’s work over the past year can be found in the 2019 Annual Report.

The entry of a global logistics leader into the Alliance marks a milestone for climate-neutral logistics. Federal Minister Dr. Gerd Müller commented: “Climate change has long become a question of humanity’s survival. Industrialized nations, in particular, bear a special responsibility. It’s not only governments that must take action – the private sector must also play its part. With the Alliance for Development and Climate, we have created a platform for this purpose. I am very pleased that Kühne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, is joining the Alliance. This is a major step forward and shows that climate protection and business operations can go hand in hand”.

Kühne + Nagel not only intends to offset its own unavoidable CO₂ emissions from 2020 onward, but also plans to make all supplier transport operations within its network – including airlines, shipping lines, and road carriers – CO₂-neutral by 2030. It will be well worth following the progress of these ambitious efforts.

Further information:

Website of Kühne + Nagel

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