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TRANSPORTATION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE
The transport sector plays a vital part in the fight for our climate as fossil
fuel accounts for the biggest contribution to the greenhouse effect. For
New Wave Group, transportation and logistics is a key question. We
are determined to seize every opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from our business operations.
New Wave Group depends on a well-functioning distri-
bution network. Hence, transportation and logistics must be
efficient and sustainable to meet our requirements. Most of
New Wave Group transportations consist of container
shipments between Asia and Europe, resulting in an average
shipment of 3 000 containers per year. For long-distance
transportations, freights by air or by sea are usually the only
available transport mode. Air freights have the highest emissions
of greenhouse gases. Therefore, we have a zero vision to keep air
freights to an absolute minimum, for example at very urgent
deliveries that may be crucial for large business agreements.
EFFICIENT ROUTINES
New Wave Group has two main strategies to decrease our
environmental impact and to cut our emission of greenhouse
gases. First of all, we strive to streamline our own logistics and
operations. Within New Wave Group, we club together as
much of our shipments and transports as possible. It reduces
the environmental footprint as well as the financial cost for
our company. Hence, we consider sustainable distribution
as a natural part of our journey towards a more sustainable
company. Among other things, we have during 2018 intro-
duced a project on improved packaging solutions for long
distance transportation.
3 000
Emissions from air freight and shipping were reduced by
48% during 2018 as a result of less number of shipments
with improved fill rate.
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SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
About 3 000 containers
are shipped yearly on an
average.