The company also cut its sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) emissions by 135,000 tonnes in a nine year period from 2000 to 2009, an amount nearly equal to all the SO2 emissions from road vehicles in the United States for an entire year.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven in times of global economic crisis, we must continue to build value for our customers,\u201d declared Arild B. Iversen, ceo of WWL. \u201cAn efficient supply chain, with reduced environmental risks in every possible step, is one of the surest ways to cut costs while benefitting the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The figures cited above are contained in the company’s 2009 Environmental and Social Responsibility Report, the shipping industry\u2019s first emissions inventory report to receive 3rd party verification that it conforms to the accounting requirements of ISO 14064-1 and The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol).<\/p>\n
Melanie Moore, global head of environment and quality, WWL commented, \u201cWe are working hard to minimise our environmental footprint by working closely with our customers to reduce their carbon risk in the supply chain while creating real economic and brand value.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many environmental challenges that we need to confront, but we will continue to be bold enough to address them by ensuring we remain an environmental forerunner,\u201d Moore concluded.<\/p>\n
An online report contains WWL\u2019s environmental performance metrics, and information on the company\u2019s other environmental initiatives from 2009 including:<\/p>\n
\u2022 WWL\u2019s pioneering supply chain optimization study with Indian automaker Tata Group and energy consulting group Xynt\u00e9o to identify opportunities to reduce both carbon emissions and costs from the Indian automaker\u2019s outbound supply chain.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A collaborative project being run with Wallenius Water with the 2008\/09 Volvo Ocean Race to advance scientific knowledge of invasive species and the impact of international shipping on the oceans. A nine-month water sampling project run with the crews of the round-the-world yacht race generated valuable data which is currently being analysed about invasive species, which the WWF has named as one of the four major threats to the world\u2019s oceans.<\/p>\n
\u2022 WWL\u2019s continued close partnership with WWF, the global conservation organization, and the company\u2019s sole sponsorship of the WWF High Seas Conservation Programme which strives to improve high seas conservation and governance through sustainable shipping practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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