TNT Planet me

Sustainability

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:40:00 +0200

Share - Information for TNT shareholders • Volume 12 • Issue 41 • March 2010

Carin ten Hage, director of the Planet Me programme

Making work of CO2
Carin ten Hage: “Do you know where they are crying out for electric vehicles the most? In China.”

With its Planet Me programme TNT is aiming to drastically reduce CO2 emissions. The results are now also being included in the annual report. By 2020 TNT’s target is to improve the company’s CO2 efficiency by 45% compared to in 2007.

TNT announces ambitious CO2 efficiency objective

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:12:00 +0200

Today, TNT announced, for the first time, its CO2 efficiency objective during a press conference, hosted by CEO Peter Bakker and CFO Henk van Dalen.

The ambitious objective is a 45% improvement in CO2 efficiency by 2020, compared to 2007 levels. TNT sees the objective as a commitment to action – one that establishes its company-wide ambition level and underscores its commitment to environmental efficiency.

WEF agrees carbon reporting guidelines

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:40:00 +0200

The World Economic Forum’s Logistics & Transport Industry Group has agreed standard guidelines for calculating consignment-level carbon emissions from logistics and shipping operations.

The Guidelines for Consignment-level Carbon Reporting will help consumers and businesses assess the carbon impact of transporting products and drive carbon efficiency in the freight and logistics sector.

Dutch businesses launch 'sustainable entrepreneurship' lobby group

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:45:00 +0200

Over thirty Dutch businesses have banded together in a bid to lobby government for environmental changes.

The objective of the group, called De Groene Zaak (The Green Cause), is to accelerate the realisation of a sustainable Dutch economy by putting pressure on Dutch politicians to remove existing regulatory and legal obstacles.

TNT and Lysanda partner to curb vehicle fuel usage

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:51:00 +0200

Lysanda, the vehicle management software provider, today announces an agreement to be the approved supplier of on board eco-driving technology for vehicle fuel savings to TNT.

Eco-Log helps reduce vehicle fleet running costs by providing highly accurate data on fuel consumption and wastage.

The deal ensures that all of TNT’s global business units can purchase Lysanda’s Eco-Log product at an agreed price and terms.

Peter Bakker receives 'Sustainability Leader Award'

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:46:00 +0200

SAM and SPG, two leading sustainable investment companies, announced today that they are granting their Sustainability Leader Award to Peter Bakker and their Sustainability Pioneer Award to Ashok Gadgil, a scholar at Berkeley.

The jury commended Bakker's 'innovative corporate citizenship' and TNT's 'integral approach towards sustainability' which encompasses the long-term partnership with the WFP, the Planet Me programme and the linking of manager compensation to non-financial goals.

Each year since 2001, the award is given to 'two individuals who have provided extraordinary leadership or done pioneering work on behalf of sustainability and business success.

TNT starts carbon-free tricycle deliveries in Paris

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:42:00 +0200

TNT Express France has started using tricycles to deliver light parcels in the centre of Paris. The carbon-free service will initially cover the 3rd arrondissement of the capital before extending to the entire city heart by June 2010. The initiative is conducted in cooperation with Green Logistics / Becycle, a new company specialising in ecological transportation.

TNT already makes tricycle deliveries in eight other French towns (Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne, Dijon, Nancy, Rouen, Grenoble, and Valence). “Three other city centres will follow during the first half of 2010,” said Eric Jacquemet, the president of TNT Express France. Cargo tricycles have proved reliable, efficient and popular for inner city deliveries. They are an answer to noise, pollution, and traffic jams.

Going green on a global scale

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:25:00 +0200

If you’ve ever wondered how a multinational company organises an ambitious project on a large scale, here’s your answer.

The TNT ‘Planet Me - First Steps’ Blueprint provides a glimpse into how global transport company TNT took its early steps in establishing its environmental commitment and how it executed the global programme during its first year to more than 150,000 employees.

Climate deal creates unpredictable future

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:40:00 +0200

The Copenhagen agreement for tackling climate change, widely billed as “weak and inadequate,” could create an unpredictable future for environmental measures, said TNT spokesman Mark Dijk.

"The vague outcomes, reached this past weekend, and the discussions held between the US, China and India could lead to a patchwork of national and regional solutions," said Dijk, Senior Manager Public Affairs.

TNT India’s road safety record dramatically improves

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:00 +0200

From 22 out of 44 road fatalities in 2007, down to just three in the first six months of 2009: this is the stark improvement seen in India’s road safety track record in just two years.

This palpable success is down to the introduction of TNT India’s Road Safety Management Systems (RSMS) and Road Safety Plan in April 2008. “Training and management focus have been paramount throughout this journey, while driver amenities, such as restrooms and hub facilities, have been improved significantly too,” said TNT India’s Corporate Responsibility Director Jay Parkhe.