Importance of sustainable packaging and shipping
Global trade keeps us connected with customers, consumers and industries around the world.. There are several modes of transport used in global trade – sea, air, land and rail..
Whichever mode of transport you use, even the most meticulously planned shipment can go awry either due to natural disasters or man-made errors..
Cargo damage is one such disaster that not only gives rise to product and financial losses, but could also affect the relationship between customers and their service providers..
Physical and wet damage could be caused due to lack of proper packaging to protect the cargo on its long voyage..
With current modern developments in sustainable packaging and shipping solutions, businesses have no excuse not to take the movement into consideration.
Making an effort to reduce your environmental impact will not only pay off in cost but will impress your consumers in our now rightly eco-centric society.
Technology has led to the creation of numerous types of sustainable packaging materials, to allow businesses from any industry to reduce their carbon footprint and environmental impact.
Here are some of the pressing reasons to incorporate sustainable packaging and shipping into your supply chain.
Hapag-Lloyd on track to achieve target of 20% reduction in emissions
Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of approximately 2.6 million TEUs including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers operated on the back of 120 liner services worldwide connecting more than 600 ports on all the continents..
Hapag-Lloyd is also one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America and Intra-America trades..
As per Hapag-Lloyd, their container shipping makes a significant contribution to a well-functioning global trade and as such bears a special responsibility for the environment, its customers and shareholders, and its employees..
In line with this, they have released their current sustainability report, titled “Gathering Pace Together”, which gives an insight into the broad spectrum of Hapag-Lloyd’s sustainability-related activities, which deals with topics such as combating corruption, employee training and data protection..