Environmental Considerations

The rise in global transportation poses major threats to the environment with issues such as noise and pollution as a major contributor to environmental damage.

It is everyones responsibility to ensure a balanced approach is taken to alleviate the damage caused by factors rising from these transport systems without compromising on business standards.

Factors to consider when reducing harm to the environment include the following:

• Ensuring all transportation departments comply with your Government Environmental Policies.

• Encouraging all companies dealing with transportation and freight forwarding to set in place a working and achievable Environmental Policy which is updated on a regular basis.

• Improve the quality of life in towns and cities where air pollution is a threat from air craft.

• Loading cargo with consideration to space as a premium and utilising where necessary.

• Reducing carbon dioxide from transport where possible by using reduced carbon dioxide fuel.

• Using electricity supplied from sustainable sources to power offices and machinery.

• For all freight forwarding companies to obtain palettes and packaging from sustainable sources.

• WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) – conscientious disposal of office equipment.

• End-of-Life - The responsible disposal of vehicles when no longer needed.