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including: energy, land use and ecology, water, pollution, Ethics: corruption, anti-competitive practices, and
waste and transport. information management responsibility
Sustainable procurement: supplier environmental and
Another DSV facility, Brackmills Gateway, in the UK social practices expanding
received BREEAM certification for its sustainable design.
The building has a number of sustainable initiatives that The platinum certification puts DSV in the top 1% of
include rainwater harvesting for flushing toilets to reduce companies and places us firmly as a leader in sustainability your website
potable water use, sustainable drainage systems and solar in our industry. However, as a top three transport
photovoltaics for electrical power. and logistics provider, we recognise that we have a
responsibility to do more. That is why we have raised our
And it’s not just in the facilities themselves that have level of ambition and are now committed to reaching net cross-border?
been designed with sustainability in mind. Around all zero emissions across our operations by 2050.
new facilities, the landscapes are designed to support local
wildlife with bird and bat nesting boxes, wildflower buffers This net zero by 2050 target and our accounting
and large-scale planting using native woodland species. principles have been developed in line with the Science
Based Targets initiative (SBTi) framework to ensure
International accreditation and ratings that our decarbonisation strategy is based on the latest
Sustainability initiatives such as these have contributed climate science and in line with the goals of the Paris
to giving DSV strong ratings by the leading international Agreement. We have also set a near-term goal to reduce Clonable copies, translates and maintains
sustainability rating agencies. At the current time, we have our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% and our indirect
your cross-border websites automatically.
been recognised internationally for our commitment and emissions (scope 3) by 30% in 2030. These near-term
impact on the sustainability agenda by a number of ratings targets are also validated by SBTi.
agencies, including the global ranking platform EcoVadis.
To achieve these targets, we have developed a No need to maintain and manually translate
In 2023 we were awarded a platinum certification by decarbonisation roadmap that outlines the levers we
every website anymore, that’s on us.
EcoVadis for our efforts within CSR performance. will use to reach our aims. These include greater energy
EcoVadis is an organisation that rates companies annually efficiency, phasing out fossil fuels across all transportation
based on 21 sustainability criteria focused on the following modes, producing renewable energy, and testing and
four key performance areas: implementing new technologies. Much of this work is
being done with customers, sub-contractors and other
Environment: impact from the production processes stakeholders.
(energy consumption, water, biodiversity, local and
accidental pollution, GHG emissions), impact from In today’s interconnected global business arena, we must
product use, and end-of-life of ethics work together if we are to reach the goals of the Paris
Labour and human rights: Human resources Agreement and reduce our environmental impact. As a
management (accident prevention, staff training, global transport and logistics provider, we understand
working conditions, social dialogue) and Human this better than most. That’s why we are ready to support
Rights (respect for labour laws, diversity, our customers in the e-commerce field to embrace the
discrimination) business opportunities that lie in taking a more sustainable
approach to transport and logistics.••

SOURCES:
1. Forbes Advisor https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/ecommerce-
statistics/
2. YouGov Deutschland GmbH online survey in 2021
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