Schenker Vietnam has announced the achievement of being certified ISO14001:2004 compliant for its Environment Management System in both the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City locations.

Managing director Jürgen Braunbach said: “Being one of the first international logistics and forwarding companies in Vietnam granted the ISO 14001 certification on environment management, we need to further develop and continue to integrate the environment and economic objectives into the our business, as well as into the supply chains that we manage for our customers.”

Consistent with the DB Group sustainability strategies and environmental protection programs and initiatives, this certification is a testimony to the broader DB Schenker commitment to Green Logistics.

Within the comprehensive “DB Eco Program” of DB Group, DB Schenker has developed suites of Green Logistics Lighthouse Projects, which cover extensive products, tools and services such as Green Consulting, Green Terminals, Green Logistics Networks, Green Road, Green Products, as well as the carbon calculation tool EcoTransit.

DB Group will reduce its specific carbon output worldwide by 20 percent between 2006 and 2020. (cargonewsasia)